As Mark Williams Of Duke Declares For NBA Draft He Is Likely To Become Second Player In His Family To Play Professionally Because His Sister Elizabeth Williams Plays Professionally In The WNBA
As Mark Williams of Duke declares for NBA Draft he is likely to become second player in his family to play professionally because his sister Elizabeth Williams plays professionally in the WNBA.
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 (71-of-107) from the field for the season
Emerged as a front court 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
As a sophomore at Duke in 2021-2022,
Mark Williams was an NCAA West Region All-Tournament Team selection
ACC Defensive Player of the Year
Third-team All-ACC
ACC All-Defensive Team
Finalist for Naismith Defensive Player of the Year
USBWA All-District III
Named to preseason watch lists for Wooden Award and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award
Named to Preseason All-ACC Second Team
Hauled in six rebounds with five points and three blocked shots in season-opener versus No. 10 Kentucky (11/9)
Went 6-of-9 from the floor for 13 points, three boards, two assists and six blocks against Gardner-Webb (11/16)
Posted first double-double of the season with 14 points and 15 rebounds -- eight offensive -- with four blocks versus Lafayette (11/19)
Finished 6-of-7 from the field and 2-of-2 from the free throw line for 14 points, seven boards and three assists against The Citadel (11/22)
Helped Duke beat No. 1 Gonzaga (11/26) with 17 points on 8-of-9 shooting to go with nine rebounds and six blocked shots
Went 3-of-6 from the field and 2-of-2 at the free throw line for eight points with seven boards at Ohio State (11/30)
Netted 10 points on 4-of-4 shooting and 2-of-2 at the free throw line with five rebounds and three blocks versus SC State (12/14)
Scored eight points, secured three rebounds and blocked two shots against Elon (12/18)
Posted a 19-point, 11-rebound double-double with eight blocked shots versus NC State (1/15)
Finished 6-of-8 from the field and 3-of-3 from the free throw line for 15 points, seven boards and three blocks at Florida State (1/18)
Had 15 points on 6-of-7 from the floor with seven rebounds against Syracuse (1/22)
Recorded 10 points and 10 boards with two assists and three blocks in 32 minutes versus Clemson (1/25)
Netted 14 points on 7-of-11 shooting with 11 rebounds at Louisville (1/29)
Scored 16 points in back-to-back games against Virginia (2/7) and at Clemson (2/10)
Had eight points on 4-of-5 shooting with 10 boards and four blocks at Virginia (2/23)
Scored career-high 28 points on 11-of-14 from the field and 6-of-7 at the free throw line with 12 rebounds and three blocks at Syracuse (2/26)
Went 8-of-11 for 16 points and 13 rebounds versus North Carolina (3/5)
Opened ACC Tournament with 15 points, 16 rebounds, four assists and three blocks in quarterfinals vs. Syracuse (3/10)
Blocked three shots and registered nine points and 10 rebounds in ACC semifinals versus Miami (3/11)
Recorded 15 points on 6-of-7 from the field with seven rebounds, five assists and five blocked shots in NCAA Tournament debut vs. Cal State Fullerton (3/18)
Had another 15-point, 5-block performance while adding eight boards in Round of 32 win over Michigan State (3/20)
Went 6-of-9 from the floor and 4-of-4 from the free throw line for 16 points, eight rebounds and three blocks in Sweet 16 against Texas Tech (3/24)
Recorded a double-double in Elite Eight vs. Arkansas, scoring 12 points on 6-of-6 shooting with 12 rebounds and three blocks
“according to his biography on goduke.com”
Though,
Mark Williams sophomore season is going to be his final at Duke because he is declaring for the 2022 NBA Draft, Hiring an agent!
Mark Williams had this to say about his decision of declaring for the 3022 NBA Draft!
These past two years have been great,"Having the ability to play in front of the best fans in the world, and receiving that support on the road and home was terrific. I want to thank Coach K and the rest of the staff for pushing me every day to be the best possible player I can be. This year was incredible. We were part of a historic run in Coach K's last dance and made it to the Final Four. I want to congratulate Coach K on his retirement and I'm excited to see Coach Scheyer lead this new era of Duke Basketball. I want to thank my teammates because without them, the season we had wouldn't have been possible. Playing in the NBA has always been a dream of mine. Duke has prepared me to take this next step and I'm excited to announce I'll be declaring for the 2022 NBA Draft."
”according to an article on goduke.com”
As a player in the WNBA,
Elizabeth Williams who is a center/ forward was drafted fourth overall by Connecticut in the 2015 WNBA Draft where she appeared in 21 games
Averaged 11.7 minutes per game with 3.3 points, 3.2 rebounds and 0.9 blocks per game
Scored a season-high 10 points twice (7/22, 7/31)
Recorded five blocks against Indiana (7/28)
Traded to the Atlanta Dream on February 3, 2016 from the Connecticut Sun for the No. 4 pick in the 2016 WNBA draft then signed a a multi-year contract with Atlanta on April 3, 2018.
In 2016 in her inaugural season with Atlanta Elizabeth Williams Started all 34 games
Averaged career-highs with 11.9 points and 8.1 rebounds
Finished second in the WNBA with 2.3 blocks per game
Tied for most minutes played per game at 34.7 a contest
Recorded a career-high 16 rebounds vs. Phoenix (9/11)
Her seven blocks vs. Seattle were a new career-high (7/5)
Grabbed 16 rebounds and scored 9 points in 38 minutes in first round playoff victory over Storm (9/21)
Named the WNBA Most Improved Player.
In 2017 with Atlanta Elizabeth Williams Started all 34 games
Averaged 10.4 points and 7.2 rebounds per game
Her 7.2 rebounds ranked 10th in the WNBA
Finished tied for second in the league with 2.0 blocks per contest
Her 31.4 minutes per game was the ninth most in the WNBA in 2017
Grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds to go with 15 points in win over Indiana (8/26)
Finished with a season-high 20 points vs. Chicago (6/23)
Recorded five double-doubles during the season
Selected as a reserve for the 2017 WNBA All-Star game.
In 2018 with Atlanta Elizabeth Williams Started in 32 of 33 games played
Averaged 26.8 minutes, 5.8 rebounds, 1.7 blocks and 9.1 points per game
Had a career high of 22 points (11-12 FGM) against Las Vegas (8/7)
Had a career high of 6 assists against Chicago (5/23)
Had a season high of 10 rebounds against Connecticut (6/22)and 6 blocks against Phoenix (7/8)
Recorded 3 steals twice during the season
Finished in double-digit scoring in 14 regular season games and four playoff games
Recorded 2 double-doubles during the playoffs
Playoff averages: 31.3 minutes, 51.1 FG%, 8.8 rebounds, 1.2 blocks, 10.8 points
In 2019 with Atlanta Elizabeth Williams Started in all 32 games played
Reached 800 career rebounds against Las Vegas (6/6)
Her career-high eight blocks against Las Vegas (9/5) ties the franchise record for most blocks in a game (last: by Alison Bales, vs. Chicago, July 16. 2011)
Posted her only double-double of the season and 11th of her career at Phoenix (8/16) with 15 points and 11 rebounds
Led the team with a season-high 20 points, a career-high eight blocks, a season-high six offensive rebounds, and eight total rebounds against Las Vegas (9/5)
Pulled down 10 or more rebounds three times, with a season-high 11 boards twice
With 53 blocks in 2019, continues to hold the franchise record for most career blocks per game with 1.93 (258 blocks in 133 games)
Led the team in rebounding eight times and in scoring seven times
In 2020 with Atlanta Elizabeth Williams Started in all 22 games.
Was WNBA All-Defensive Team honoree.
Shot a perfect 7-for-7 from the field in the Dream’s season opener against Dallas (7/26), tying the franchise record (last by Aneika Henry, at Tulsa, June 29, 2012).
Led the team with 16 points against Las Vegas (7/29), knocking down 7 of 14 shots and picking up 3 steals and 4 rebounds.
Recorded her 6th double-figure outing of the season with 10 points against Phoenix (8/14).
Took over as the Dream’s all-time leading shot blocker with six against New York (9/3), bringing her to 283 total career blocks in an Atlanta uniform. Her six blocks set the WNBA single-game record for the 2020 season.
One of only three players in the league (Sylvia Fowles and Breanna Stewart) to average at least 1.1 steals per game and 1.3 blocks per game in 2021; one of only seven players to average at least 1.1 steals per game and 1.0 blocks per game (joined by teammate Monique Billings)
Her 41 total blocks led the team and ranked 6th among all players in the league this season.
Recorded a season-high 12 points and 11 rebounds at New York (5/29) for her 13th career double-double.
Pulled down a season-best 12 rebounds (7 offensive) against Seattle (6/9).
Tied her season high 12 points against Phoenix on 9/8.
In a stretch of seven games in the second half of the season, she blocked at least four shots in four of those games, including one season-best record of 5 blocks against Indiana (9/14).
Milestones:
Played in her 200th career game against Chicago (8/24).
In 2021 Elizabeth Williams Started in all 32 of Atlanta’s games.
One of only three players in the league (Sylvia Fowles and Breanna Stewart) to average at least 1.1 steals per game and 1.3 blocks per game in 2021; one of only seven players to average at least 1.1 steals per game and 1.0 blocks per game (joined by teammate Monique Billings)
Her 41 total blocks led the team and ranked 6th among all players in the league this season.
Recorded a season-high 12 points and 11 rebounds at New York (5/29) for her 13th career double-double.
Pulled down a season-best 12 rebounds (7 offensive) against Seattle (6/9).
Tied her season high 12 points against Phoenix on 9/8.
In a stretch of seven games in the second half of the season, she blocked at least four shots in four of those games, including one season-best record of 5 blocks against Indiana (9/14).
Milestones:
Played in her 200th career game against Chicago (8/24).
“according to her biography on wnba.com”
As Elizabeth Williams begins the 2022 WNBA season she is going to be playing for Washington.
Elizabeth Williams had this to say about playing for Washington!
I’m really excited to join this Mystics team and organization . This is an amazing opportunity for me to complement the the Mystics core and hopefully contend for a championship . I’m committed to bringing everything I have to help this team succeed on and off the court”
“according to an article on wnba.com”
Before Elizabeth Williams was drafted in the WNBA Draft though she played for the Duke Women’s Basketball team for four seasons!
As a freshman at Duke in 2011-2012,
Elizabeth Williams was The consensus National Freshman of the Year - earned honors from ESPN.com, USBWA, Basketball Times and Full Court ... Associated Press Third Team All-America, marking the first Duke freshman to earn the award ... Fresno Regional All-Tournament ... WBCA Defensive Player of the Year finalist ... Region II nominee for WBCA All-America ... John R. Wooden Award finalist ... ACC Defensive Player of the Year ... only the third league freshman to earn All-ACC First Team honors ... Naismith midseason candidate for National Player of the Year ... All-ACC Defensive team, All-ACC Freshman team ... ACC Rookie of the Year ... a nine-time ACC Rookie of the Week selection, which tied a league record ... Junkanoo Jam All-Tournament team ... averaged 14.0 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.5 blocks, 1.6 assists and 1.5 steals ... ranked fifth nationally in blocks per game ... her 116 blocked shots was more than 216 Division I teams ... notched just the fifth triple-double in school history and the first in ACC history with blocked shots at Wake Forest recording 18 points, an ACC-record 12 blocks and 16 rebounds ... registered five double-doubles ... pulled down 10 or more rebounds in eight games ... posted double-figure scoring in the final 19 games of the season ... posted a Duke freshman record with 27 double-figure scoring games ... took six charges ... All-ACC Academic team selection.
As a sophomore in 2012-2013,Elizabeth Williams was named to Associated Press Third Team All-America, Full Court Third Team All-America ... WBCA Region II nominee for WBCA All-America ... John R. Wooden Award finalist ... ACC Defensive Player of the Year ... All-ACC Defensive Team ... All-ACC Tournament first team ... All-ACC first team ... Naismith and USBWA Midseason candidate for player of the year ... Women of Troy Classic All-Tournament Team ... ACC Player of the Week on Dec. 10 ... averaged 15.2 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.0 blocks, 1.3 assists and 1.1 steals as she started 32 of 36 games ... ranked eighth nationally in blocks per game (2.97) and 32nd in field goal percentage (50.8) ... scored 20 or more points in seven games ... totaled seven games with 10 or more rebounds ... had six double-doubles ... blocked at least one shot in every contest ... had a team-best 23-game streak of scoring double-figures ... blocked a season-high seven shots against 24th-ranked Nebraska in the NCAA Tournament ... pulled down a season-high 13 rebounds against Clemson and Florida State ... scored a career-high 25 points against Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech ... took eight charges, which was the second-most on the team ... in the ACC stats, ranked fifth in scoring (15.2), 12th in rebounding (7.3), ninth in field goal percentage (50.8) and first in blocked shots (3.0) ... in ACC games only, ranked fourth in scoring (16.1), 10th in rebounding (7.4), first in field goal percentage (54.6) and first in blocks (2.8).
As a junior in 2013-2014, Elizabeth Williams was Associated Press Third Team All-America ... All-ACC First Team ... ACC Defensive Player of the Year ... All-ACC Defensive Team ... All-ACC Tournament First Team ... All-ACC Academic Team ... Naismith and John R. Wooden Award Midseason candidate for National Player of the Year ... Paradise Jam All-Tournament ... CoSIDA Academic All-District III ... Naismith Player of the Year preseason candidate ... a preseason Sporting News & Lindy’s Magazine All-America ... received an ACC Top-Six for Service Award ... started all 35 games, while averaging 13.8 points, 7.6 rebounds, 3.1 blocks, 2.2 assists and 1.3 steals ... hit a career-best 52.6 percent of her field goals ... ranked 13th nationally with a 3.1 blocks per game average ... notched seven double-doubles and 10 games with double-figure rebounds ... collected a season-high 28 points, five blocks, seven rebounds, two steals and two assists against 17th-ranked North Carolina ... collected five games with 20 or more points ... took six charges ... in the ACC stats, ranked 19th in scoring, seventh in field goal percentage, tied ninth in rebounding and first in blocked shots ... in ACC games only, ranked 18th in scoring (14.6), 14th in field goal percentage (48.5), seventh in rebounding (8.1) and first in blocked shots (3.1).As a senior in in 2014-2015,
Elizabeth Williams was WBCA National Defensive Player of the Year ... WBCA All-America ... Associated Press All-America ... USBWA All-America ... espnW Second Team All-America ... one of 12 finalists for the State Farm Wade Trophy ... ACC Defensive Player of the Year ... All-ACC First Team (Coaches & Blue Ribbon Panel) ... All-ACC Tournament First Team ... All-ACC Defensive Team ... listed on the John R. Wooden Award final ballot for National Player of the Year ... awarded the Kay Yow Award as the ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... Capital One Academic All-America third team ... All-ACC Academic Team ... one of the top 30 candidates for the Naismith Award ... a Senior CLASS Award finalist ... CoSIDA Academic All-District III selection ... espnW National Player of the Week and ACC Player of the Week Dec. 22 ... WBCA All Good Works Team nominee ... averaged 14.5 points, 9.0 rebounds, 3.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals ... led all centers nationally with a 2.5 assists per game average ... led the ACC with 3.0 blocks per game ... totaled five games with 20+ points on the year ... totaled a career-high 33 points at 12th-ranked North Carolina ... became the third Blue Devil to join the 20/20 club with 26 points and a career-high 20 rebounds against Oklahoma ... the 20 rebounds was a Cameron Indoor Stadium record ... collected a career-best 10 double-doubles on the year ... collected a Duke NCAA Tournament record nine blocked shots against Albany, while ranking tied fourth-most in NCAA history during the first and second rounds ... second player in ACC history to be selected All-ACC Defensive team four straight years ... came within one assist of a triple-double against Clemson (21 points, 12 rebounds, 9 assists) ... was one point and one block shy of a triple-double versus Albany (9 points, 12 rebounds, 9 blocks).
”according to Elizabeth Williams biography on goduke.com”