Mark Williams Returning To Duke For His Sophomore Season In 2021-2022?

As a freshman at Duke in 2020-2021 Mark Williams who is a center was Named to the All-ACC Academic Team

• Named to the ACC All-Tournament Second Team after averaging 18.0 points and 10.0 rebounds in Duke's victories over Boston College and Louisville

• Played in 23 games and made 15 starts, including a start in each of the final 11 games

• Averaged 7.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.4 blocked shots, while shooting .664 (71of-107) from the field for the season

• Emerged as a frontcourt threat over the final 14 games by leading the team in rebounds (6.1), field goal percentage (.684) and blocked shots (28) while ranking fifth in scoring (10.8) in that stretch

• Made his first career start against Bellarmine (12/4), scoring five points, grabbing seven rebounds, blocking four shots and dishing out three assists in 15 minutes

• Went 3-of-6 from the floor for six points and grabbed six rebounds in the win over Georgia Tech (1/26)

• Posted his first career double-digit scoring game against Clemson (1/30), going for 11 points on 4-of-6 from the field while bringing in five rebounds

• Grabbed eight boards and blocked three shots against North Carolina (2/6)

• Went for eight points on 4-of-7 from the field and had four rebounds versus Notre Dame (2/9)

• Finished 5-of-9 from the floor for 13 points while grabbing five rebounds, blocking five shots and dishing out two assists at NC State (2/13)

• Recorded nine points, seven rebounds and two blocks at Wake Forest (2/17)

• Notched his first career double-double when he erupted for 18 points in the win over Syracuse (2/22), going 9-of-11 from the field, including six dunks, with 11 rebounds and two blocked shots

• Had his first career 20-point game at Georgia Tech (3/2), finishing a perfect 9-of-9 from the floor

• His 9-of-9 performance marked the third-best shooting output in a game by a Duke freshman

• Also grabbed seven rebounds and blocked three shots against the Yellow Jackets

• Went 7-of-10 from the field and 4-of-5 from the free throw line for 18 points at North Carolina (3/6)

• Opened the ACC Tournament with 13 points on 6-of-7 against Boston College (3/9)

• Scored a career-high 23 points and grabbed 19 rebounds in the win over Louisville (3/10)

• The 19 rebounds were the most by a freshman in an ACC Tournament game, surpassing 18 by Virginia’s Ralph Sampson vs. Clemson in the 1980 quarterfinals, and the third-most by a Duke freshman in any game

• Named to the preseason watch list for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award, presented to the nation’s best center

  Will Mark Williams be returning to Duke for his sophomore season in 2021 -2022?

  The answer is yes!

  Why?

  Because Mark Williams posted a picture of himself in his number 15 Duke uniform on Twitter and captioned it year 2, let’s work.

  “according to Mark Williams (@MarkWi1liams) / Twitter