Darrell Williams (basketball)

Darrell Williams

320px Williams playing for A&M–Commerce in 2015.
No. 25 – Partizan NIS Belgrade
Position	Power forward / Center
League	Basketball League of Serbia ABA League
Personal information
Born	(1989-09-15) September 15, 1989 Chicago, Illinois
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school	Dunbar Vocational (Chicago, Illinois)
College	Chipola College (2008–2009) Midland College (2009–2010) Oklahoma State (2010–2011) Texas A&M–Commerce (2014–2015)
NBA draft	2015 / Undrafted
Playing career	2015–present
Career history
2015–2016	VOO Wolves Verviers-Pepinster
2016–present	Partizan Belgrade
Career highlights and awards
Daktronics NCAA Division II All–American (2014–2015) LSC Newcomer of the Year (2014–2015) LSC Player of the Year (2014–2015) South Central Region Player of the Year (2014–2015) TABC Small College Player of the Year (2014–2015)

Darrell Williams (born September 15, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Partizan of the ABA League and the Basketball League of Serbia.

High school

Williams played at Dunbar Vocational High School in Chicago where he led his team to a district title with a 10-0 mark as a senior and guided his team to a regional semifinals loss in Class 4A. In the district finale against Bowen he scored 20 points and also had 20 rebounds and blocked 8 shots.

College career

2008–09 (Freshman season)

Williams played at Chipola College during his freshmen season. He averaged 7.4 points and six rebounds per game at Chipola College. He led the Indians to finish third place in the NJCAA national tournament with a 34–2 mark. In the third place game against Connors State College he scored 18 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and dished out four assists as the Indians defeated the Cowboys 102–70 in the third-place game at the NJCAA national tournament.

2009–10 (Sophomore season)

During his sophomore season he played at Midland College. He averaged a double-double with nearly 14 points and more than 10 rebounds per game during that season. While also shooting 54.2 percent from the floor, and making 147 of 271 shots. He led his team to a 30–3 record as the Chapparals fell to eventual NJCAA national champion Howard in the regional finals. He also had 13 double–doubles that season and was one of the highest ranked junior college prospects.

2010–11 (Junior season)

After drawing offers from Gonzaga, DePaul, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Texas, and Oklahoma State, Williams chose to sign as a transfer to Oklahoma State for his junior season. He played in 23 games for the Cowboys and started 12. He led the team in rebounding with 7.3 boards per contest, grabbing 168 rebounds in 23 games, averaged 7.1 points per contest while shooting 47.3 percent from the floor.

Sexual assault allegations

On December 12, 2010 Williams attended a party in Stillwater. At this party two women claimed that Williams sexually assaulted them. Hearings followed, and though there was no physical evidence or witnesses, the district attorney believed the alleged victims' claims. On July 23, 2012, Williams was convicted on sexual assault charges and spent three months in jail. In April 2014, the Oklahoma Court of Appeals overturned the conviction. The case will not be re-tried.

2014–15 (Senior season)

File:Athletics-MBSK vs TAMUK-1662 (15895113133).jpg

Williams dunking against A&M–Kingsville in 2015.

Williams spent his senior season at Texas A&M University–Commerce. For the Lions he averaged a double-double with 18.5 points per game and 12.4 rebounds per game. He finished second in the NCAA DII with 23 double-doubles. He also led the Lions to a 24–8 record and a championship victory in the Lone Star Conference (LSC) tournament, Williams was named the games MVP. In the championship game against Angelo State he scored 15 points, had 13 rebounds and also a double-double. He was awarded LSC newcomer of the year and player of the year honors. He was also named the South Central region player of the year, a Daktronics first team All-American and the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches' (TABC) small college player of the year.

Professional career

NBA Summer League

After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, he joined the Chicago Bulls for the 2015 NBA Summer League. In 5 games, he averaged 3.8 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. On July 12, 2015, he scored 3 points and had 3 rebounds for nearly four minutes on the court against the Toronto Raptors. On July 18, 2015, he played his best game in the NBA Summer League, against Phoenix Suns; he has scored 9 points and had 13 rebounds.

VOO Wolves Verviers-Pepinster

In August 2015, he signed his first professional contract with VOO Wolves Verviers-Pepinster of the Scooore League in Belgium. In 10 games, he averaged 17.2 points and 10.7 rebounds per game in 26.2 minutes on the court.

Partizan Belgrade

After the departure of Nikola Milutinov in Olympiacos, Partizan has long been looking for a center. Aleksandar Džikić, new coach of Partizan has found Darrell Williams as the new center of Partizan. On 8 January 2016, Williams has signed a contract with the Partizan and took the number 25. On January 16, 2016, Williams has officially made his debut for Partizan in the ABA League against Krka and for 14 minutes on the court, he scored 4 points and had 4 rebounds.

External links

• Eurobasket.com profile
• FIBA.com profile