Marcus Williams (basketball, born 2002)

Marcus Williams (born July 29, 2002) is an American college basketball player for the San Francisco Dons of the West Coast Conference (WCC). He previously played for the Wyoming Cowboys and Texas A&M Aggies

Marcus Williams

No. 55 – San Francisco Dons
Position	Point guard
League	West Coast Conference
Personal information
Born	(2002-07-29) July 29, 2002 (age 22)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school	Dickinson (Dickinson, Texas) Clear Springs (League City, Texas)
College	Wyoming (2020–2021) Texas A&M (2021–2022) San Francisco (2022–present)
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-WCC (2024) Third-team All-Mountain West (2021) Mountain West Freshman of the Year (2021)

High school career

Williams played basketball for Dickinson High School in Dickinson, Texas as a freshman. He transferred to Clear Springs High School in League City, Texas for his sophomore season to play with his older brother, Faite. After the season, Williams returned to Dickinson but was ruled ineligible to play for the varsity team, moving down to junior varsity. As a senior, he averaged 21.4 points, 7.3 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 3.3 steals, helping his team achieve a 32–5 record, win the Region III-6A title and advance to its first state tournament in 65 years.^[1] Williams shared District 24-6A MVP honors with his teammate, Tramon Mark.^[2] He originally signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for Northern Colorado under head coach Jeff Linder. He switched his commitment to Wyoming after Linder was hired there.^[3]

College career

On December 9, 2020, Williams scored a freshman season-high 30 points for Wyoming in an 83–61 win over Denver.^[4] On March 10, 2021, he recorded 15 points, 10 assists, seven steals and six rebounds in a 111–80 first round victory over San Jose State at the Mountain West tournament.^[5] As a freshman, Williams averaged 14.8 points and 4.3 assists per game.^[6] He was named Mountain West Freshman of the Year and to the Third Team All-Mountain West.^[7][8] Following the season, Williams transferred to Texas A&M.^[9] He averaged 7.9 points, 3.4 assists, 2.2 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per game. For his junior season, Williams transferred to San Francisco.^[10]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2020–21	Wyoming	25	24	31.1	.452	.330	.705	2.5	4.3	1.4	.2	14.8
2021–22	Texas A&M	27	25	24.5	.362	.283	.610	2.2	3.4	1.3	.1	7.9
2022–23	San Francisco	34	2	25.5	.410	.408	.740	3.2	2.8	.9	.1	7.8
Career		86	51	26.8	.412	.341	.695	2.7	3.4	1.1	.1	9.8

Personal life

Williams' older brother, Faite, plays college basketball for Prairie View A&M.^[1]

References

1. Potter, Davis (March 10, 2021). "Marcus Williams didn't garner much attention as a recruit. That's changed at Wyoming". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
2. Dunnam, Ted (March 25, 2020). "Basketball: Dickinson's Mark, Williams share district MVP". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
3. Potter, Davis (April 10, 2020). "Familiarity with Linder, fan support sell Texas guard Marcus Williams on Wyoming". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
4. "Marcus Williams goes for career-high 30 in Wyoming victory over Denver". Billings Gazette. December 9, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
5. "Ike's 32 leads Wyoming past San Jose St. 111-80 in MWC". Associated Press. March 10, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
6. Hattersley, Andrew (April 17, 2021). "Standout Wyoming freshman Marcus Williams transfers to Texas A&M". 247Sports. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
7. Tucker, Cody (March 8, 2021). "Media names Williams Mountain West Freshman of the Year". 7220 Sports. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
8. Katz, Michael (March 8, 2021). "Williams named Mountain West Freshman of the Year by media and coaches". Wyoming Tribune Eagle. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
9. Gambino, Frank (April 19, 2021). "Former UW Player Marcus Williams Transfers to Texas A&M". KTWO. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
10. Wagner, Jonathan (May 9, 2022). "Former Texas A&M guard Marcus Williams finds new home in transfer portal". On3.com. Retrieved November 12, 2022.

External links

• San Francisco Dons bio
• Texas A&M Aggies bio
• Wyoming Cowboys bio