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Jersey Number 13
Benny Williams
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 208
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Bowie, Md.
- High School:
- St. Andrew's Episcopal (Md.)/IMG Academy (Fla.)
Bio
Junior Year:
Williams made his season debut and logged 10 minutes in a Dome win against COLGATE ... He scored eight points, which included a two-of-two effort from beyond the arc, to go along with four rebounds and a steal versus TENNESSEE ... He added six points and a team-high two blocks in a win over CHAMINADE ... In a home win versus LSU, he logged three points, four rebounds and two blocks in 14 minutes of action ... Williams scored six points, and led the team with two steals and two blocks in a road loss to VIRGINIA ... He tallied two rebounds and one assist in a win at GEORGETOWN ... The forward scored eight points on four-of-four from the field in a win against OREGON ... He also tallied three rebounds, two assists and two steals in 18 minutes against the DUCKS ... Williams logged six points, three rebounds and two assists versus NIAGARA ... He had a season-high 15 points, seven rebounds and two assists in a win over PITT ... The junior logged five rebounds, one block and one steal at DUKE ... He contributed three rebounds, two steals and two blocks against BOSTON COLLEGE ... The forward swiped two steals and blocked one shot at NORTH CAROLINA ... He went three-of-four from the field with seven points, five rebounds, a block, and a steal against PITTSBURGH ... Williams produced five points, three rebounds and one assist in a win versus MIAMI ... He went 2-6 from the field with eight rebounds against FLORIDA STATE ... Williams went 5-10 from the field scoring 11 points with five rebounds in a win against NC STATE ... Benny scored seven points with five rebounds against BOSTON COLLEGE ... He had seven points and eight rebounds at WAKE FOREST.
Sophomore Year:
Williams had a career-high 17 points and eight rebounds versus COLGATE ... He had seven points and seven boards when the Orange defeated NORTHEASTERN ... Williams recorded four points, four steals, and three rebounds in win against RICHMOND ... He logged his first regular-season double-double (11 points, 10 rebounds) versus ST. JOHN'S ... He contributed eight points and five rebounds in the loss at ILLINOIS ... Williams stuffed the stat sheet with nine points, a personal-best six assists and six rebounds in a home win versus OAKLAND... He poured in 13 points and hauled down four rebounds in a victory against GEORGETOWN ... When Syracuse defeated MONMOUTH, Williams had 13 points and five rebounds ... He contributed 12 points and five boards in a Dome win against CORNELL ... Williams logged his second double-double of the season against BOSTON COLLEGE, scoring 16 points and grabbing 11 rebounds ... He scored five points in a home victory against NOTRE DAME ... The sophomore scored 12 points and secured five rebounds in a road loss at MIAMI ... Williams scored two points, grabbed three rebounds and logged two steals off the bench in a win against FLORIDA STATE ... In a home loss against DUKE, Williams scored four points and pulled in two boards ... The forward added nine points in a road loss to CLEMSON ... Williams exploded for a career-high 24 points, shooting five-for-six from three and collecting nine rebounds in loss to PITTSBURGH ... He tallied 11 points and eight rebounds against GEORGIA TECH in the Dome ... Williams had 18 points and 11 rebounds in the ACC Tournament loss to WAKE FOREST.Â
Freshman Year:
Williams led the team in rebounds (nine), scored seven points, and had three assists en route to an exhibition victory against PACE ... When the Orange won an exhibition contest with Le MOYNE, Williams scored 11 points, grabbed five rebounds, and snagged five steals ... In the contest against COLGATE, Williams recorded seven points ... He grabbed three rebounds in the Battle 4 Atlantis matchup against VCU ... In the Dome win against BROWN, Williams scored six points ... When the Orange took on VIRGINIA in the Dome, he pulled down four rebounds ... Williams scored four points in the loss at WAKE FOREST ... He saw 25 minutes of action in the away NC STATE victory ... Williams went 3-of-4 from the line in a Dome win against LOUISVILLE ... He grabbed three rebounds in a win at BOSTON COLLEGE ... At VIRGINIA TECH, Williams grabbed one board ... Willliams tallied three points and two rebounds in a home BOSTON COLLEGE win ... He saw action against GEORGIA TECH and NOTRE DAME ... Williams produced career-high totals in minutes (30) and points in a home-court pairing with DUKE ... He had six boards versus the BLUE DEVILS ... He played eight minutes in the NORTH CAROLINA road contest.Â
IMG Academy (Fla.):
He spent the 2020-21 season at IMG Academy and was coached by Chad Myers ... Williams averaged 16.3 points and 6.0 rebounds per game with the Ascenders ... In his first appearance with IMG Academy, Williams produced 11 points and seven rebounds in a 65-52 victory against Believe Prep (Ga.) in the Big Shots Myrtle Beach Tipoff ... He picked up first-team, all-tournament recognition at the DME Beach and Ball Tournament ... He tallied 18 points when IMG Academy defeated Massanutten Military Academy (Va.) in the Sunshine Prep Showcase ... When IMG Academy defeated The Skill Factory, 77-67, Williams contributed 17 points and five rebounds ... He had 22 points and five rebounds inm a 93-56 victory against Carmel Christian (N.C.) ... The next time out, Williams produced 16 points and seven rebounds to lead the Ascenders past Bull City Prep, 86-84 ... He was named a Spalding Honorable Mention All-American ... Williams was named to the 2021 Jordan Brand Classic roster ... The event was not held this spring because of the pandemic ... Williams was selected to compete in the Allen Iverson Roundball Classic ... He played for Team Loyalty, coached by former NBA performers Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes ... Williams was rated15th overall and a five-star recruit by Rivals.com ... He was ranked 27th overall by ESPN and 25th overall by 247Sports in the Class of '21 ... Williams was one of 50 finalists for the Sports Illustrated All-American team ... He played for Team Takeover on the Elite Youth Basketball (EYBL) circuit.
St. Andrew's Episcopal School (Md.):
Williams was coached by Kevin Jones at St. Andrew's Episcopal School ... The Lions were 18-10 in 2018-19 ... St. Andrews reached the semifinals of the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament before losing to Flint Hill, 81-60 ... In 2019-20, the Lions were 24-4 and Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference Champions ... Williams had 16 points in a season-opening, 61-44 victory against McDonogh ... St. Andrews Episcopal had an 10-game winning streak in the early portion of the campaign ... When St. Andrews beat Landon in the MAC/IAC Challenge, Williams posted 11 points, eight rebounds and five assists ... The Lions defeated Sidwell Friends in the conference title game, 50-42, and Williams contributed 15 points ... Williams averaged 16.0 points and 10 rebounds per game ... He was named to the Washington Post All-Met First Team .. He also earned All-Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference recognition.
Personal:
Benny Williams is the son of Ben Williams and Lynn Hayman ... He was born in March 2002 ... He is enrolled in the School of Arts and Sciences.
Williams made his season debut and logged 10 minutes in a Dome win against COLGATE ... He scored eight points, which included a two-of-two effort from beyond the arc, to go along with four rebounds and a steal versus TENNESSEE ... He added six points and a team-high two blocks in a win over CHAMINADE ... In a home win versus LSU, he logged three points, four rebounds and two blocks in 14 minutes of action ... Williams scored six points, and led the team with two steals and two blocks in a road loss to VIRGINIA ... He tallied two rebounds and one assist in a win at GEORGETOWN ... The forward scored eight points on four-of-four from the field in a win against OREGON ... He also tallied three rebounds, two assists and two steals in 18 minutes against the DUCKS ... Williams logged six points, three rebounds and two assists versus NIAGARA ... He had a season-high 15 points, seven rebounds and two assists in a win over PITT ... The junior logged five rebounds, one block and one steal at DUKE ... He contributed three rebounds, two steals and two blocks against BOSTON COLLEGE ... The forward swiped two steals and blocked one shot at NORTH CAROLINA ... He went three-of-four from the field with seven points, five rebounds, a block, and a steal against PITTSBURGH ... Williams produced five points, three rebounds and one assist in a win versus MIAMI ... He went 2-6 from the field with eight rebounds against FLORIDA STATE ... Williams went 5-10 from the field scoring 11 points with five rebounds in a win against NC STATE ... Benny scored seven points with five rebounds against BOSTON COLLEGE ... He had seven points and eight rebounds at WAKE FOREST.
Sophomore Year:
Williams had a career-high 17 points and eight rebounds versus COLGATE ... He had seven points and seven boards when the Orange defeated NORTHEASTERN ... Williams recorded four points, four steals, and three rebounds in win against RICHMOND ... He logged his first regular-season double-double (11 points, 10 rebounds) versus ST. JOHN'S ... He contributed eight points and five rebounds in the loss at ILLINOIS ... Williams stuffed the stat sheet with nine points, a personal-best six assists and six rebounds in a home win versus OAKLAND... He poured in 13 points and hauled down four rebounds in a victory against GEORGETOWN ... When Syracuse defeated MONMOUTH, Williams had 13 points and five rebounds ... He contributed 12 points and five boards in a Dome win against CORNELL ... Williams logged his second double-double of the season against BOSTON COLLEGE, scoring 16 points and grabbing 11 rebounds ... He scored five points in a home victory against NOTRE DAME ... The sophomore scored 12 points and secured five rebounds in a road loss at MIAMI ... Williams scored two points, grabbed three rebounds and logged two steals off the bench in a win against FLORIDA STATE ... In a home loss against DUKE, Williams scored four points and pulled in two boards ... The forward added nine points in a road loss to CLEMSON ... Williams exploded for a career-high 24 points, shooting five-for-six from three and collecting nine rebounds in loss to PITTSBURGH ... He tallied 11 points and eight rebounds against GEORGIA TECH in the Dome ... Williams had 18 points and 11 rebounds in the ACC Tournament loss to WAKE FOREST.Â
Freshman Year:
Williams led the team in rebounds (nine), scored seven points, and had three assists en route to an exhibition victory against PACE ... When the Orange won an exhibition contest with Le MOYNE, Williams scored 11 points, grabbed five rebounds, and snagged five steals ... In the contest against COLGATE, Williams recorded seven points ... He grabbed three rebounds in the Battle 4 Atlantis matchup against VCU ... In the Dome win against BROWN, Williams scored six points ... When the Orange took on VIRGINIA in the Dome, he pulled down four rebounds ... Williams scored four points in the loss at WAKE FOREST ... He saw 25 minutes of action in the away NC STATE victory ... Williams went 3-of-4 from the line in a Dome win against LOUISVILLE ... He grabbed three rebounds in a win at BOSTON COLLEGE ... At VIRGINIA TECH, Williams grabbed one board ... Willliams tallied three points and two rebounds in a home BOSTON COLLEGE win ... He saw action against GEORGIA TECH and NOTRE DAME ... Williams produced career-high totals in minutes (30) and points in a home-court pairing with DUKE ... He had six boards versus the BLUE DEVILS ... He played eight minutes in the NORTH CAROLINA road contest.Â
IMG Academy (Fla.):
He spent the 2020-21 season at IMG Academy and was coached by Chad Myers ... Williams averaged 16.3 points and 6.0 rebounds per game with the Ascenders ... In his first appearance with IMG Academy, Williams produced 11 points and seven rebounds in a 65-52 victory against Believe Prep (Ga.) in the Big Shots Myrtle Beach Tipoff ... He picked up first-team, all-tournament recognition at the DME Beach and Ball Tournament ... He tallied 18 points when IMG Academy defeated Massanutten Military Academy (Va.) in the Sunshine Prep Showcase ... When IMG Academy defeated The Skill Factory, 77-67, Williams contributed 17 points and five rebounds ... He had 22 points and five rebounds inm a 93-56 victory against Carmel Christian (N.C.) ... The next time out, Williams produced 16 points and seven rebounds to lead the Ascenders past Bull City Prep, 86-84 ... He was named a Spalding Honorable Mention All-American ... Williams was named to the 2021 Jordan Brand Classic roster ... The event was not held this spring because of the pandemic ... Williams was selected to compete in the Allen Iverson Roundball Classic ... He played for Team Loyalty, coached by former NBA performers Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes ... Williams was rated15th overall and a five-star recruit by Rivals.com ... He was ranked 27th overall by ESPN and 25th overall by 247Sports in the Class of '21 ... Williams was one of 50 finalists for the Sports Illustrated All-American team ... He played for Team Takeover on the Elite Youth Basketball (EYBL) circuit.
St. Andrew's Episcopal School (Md.):
Williams was coached by Kevin Jones at St. Andrew's Episcopal School ... The Lions were 18-10 in 2018-19 ... St. Andrews reached the semifinals of the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament before losing to Flint Hill, 81-60 ... In 2019-20, the Lions were 24-4 and Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference Champions ... Williams had 16 points in a season-opening, 61-44 victory against McDonogh ... St. Andrews Episcopal had an 10-game winning streak in the early portion of the campaign ... When St. Andrews beat Landon in the MAC/IAC Challenge, Williams posted 11 points, eight rebounds and five assists ... The Lions defeated Sidwell Friends in the conference title game, 50-42, and Williams contributed 15 points ... Williams averaged 16.0 points and 10 rebounds per game ... He was named to the Washington Post All-Met First Team .. He also earned All-Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference recognition.
Personal:
Benny Williams is the son of Ben Williams and Lynn Hayman ... He was born in March 2002 ... He is enrolled in the School of Arts and Sciences.
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