Gabby Williams
No. 15 – Chicago Sky | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | WNBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Sparks, Nevada | September 9, 1996
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Reed (Sparks, Nevada) |
College | UConn (2014–2018) |
WNBA draft | 2018: 1st round, 4th overall pick |
Selected by the Chicago Sky | |
Playing career | 2018–present |
Career history | |
2018–present | Chicago Sky |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Gabrielle Lisa Williams (born September 9, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Today she plays in the Spar Citylift Uni Girona (Catalonia, Spain). She was drafted 4th overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2018 WNBA Draft. Williams played forward for the UConn women's basketball team, and won back to back national championships in 2015 and 2016. [1][2][3]
High school career
Williams is the daughter of Matthew and Therese Williams and played basketball at Edward C. Reed High School in Sparks, Nevada. As a sophomore she averaged 18 points, 10 rebounds, and seven steals per game in leading Reed to the Class 4A state title. Williams had 15 points, 14 rebounds, and six assists in a semifinal win over Foothill, then had 24 points, four rebounds, and four assists in the championship game win over Reno and was named the Las Vegas Review-Journal Class 4A state Player of the Year. During her junior year, Williams was averaging 30 points, 11 rebounds, six assists, and seven blocked shots per game when she suffered a completely torn anterior cruciate ligament and partially-torn meniscus in her right knee on Jan. 19 just 30-seconds into a game against rival Reno High. She had season-ending surgery Feb. 11 and was cleared to return to full basketball activity Oct. 10. In addition to basketball, she also participated in track and field as a high jumper in which she qualified as an alternate for the 2012 London Olympics.[4]
College career
Williams led UConn to a 148-3 record over her four-year career, which included four Final Four appearances and back to back National Championships. One of only five Huskies triple-doubles in school history. One of only six Huskies, along with Tina Charles, Rebecca Lobo, Maya Moore, Stefanie Dolson, and Jamelle Elliott, with at least 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. Williams finished her career 22nd on UConn's all-time scoring list at 1,582 career points, seventh with 1,007 career rebounds, 13th in assists (481) and fifth in steals (305). Williams was named the 2017 American Athletic Conference and WBCA NCAA Division I Defensive Player of the Year and 2018 Lowe's Senior Class Award. [4]
Awards and honors
- 2017–United States Basketball Writers Association All-America Team[5]
- 2017–WBCA Defensive Player of the Year
- 2017–AP All-American second team[6]
- 2017–AAC Defensive Player of the Year[7]
- 2017–NCAA Tournament - All Tournament Team[8]
Connecticut statistics
Source[9]
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 |
Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2014-15 | Connecticut | 38 | 316 | 63.7 | - | 46.2 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 8.3 |
2015-16 | Connecticut | 38 | 336 | 63.6 | - | 75.0 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 8.8 |
2016-17 | Connecticut | 37 | 528 | 58.1 | 16.6 | 72.2 | 8.3 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 14.2 |
2017-18 | Connecticut | 36 | 402 | 60.4 | - | 72.4 | 7.4 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 11.1 |
Career | Connecticut | 149 | 1,582 | 61.0 | 8.3 | 65.7 | 6.7 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 8.6 |
References
- ^ "Gabby Williams starting to make impact for UConn women". New Haven Register. February 15, 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "Gabby Williams Makes The Most Of Her Time". Hartford Courant. February 29, 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "UConn looks to have Gabby Williams step up". ESPN. April 4, 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ a b "15 Gabby Williams". Uconnhuskies.com. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- ^ "USBWA > All-America > Women". www.sportswriters.net. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
- ^ Little, Josh. "Reed alum Gabby Williams earns All-American honors". Retrieved 2017-04-01.
- ^ "Gabby Williams, Tanaya Atkinson take home AAC awards". Retrieved 2017-04-01.
- ^ "Women's Final Four: South Carolina beats Mississippi State to win first national title". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
- ^ "NCAA® Career Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
External links
- 1996 births
- Living people
- American women's basketball players
- Basketball players at the 2015 NCAA Women's Division I Final Four
- Basketball players at the 2016 NCAA Division I Women's Final Four
- Basketball players at the 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Final Four
- Basketball players at the 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Final Four
- Basketball players from Nevada
- Chicago Sky players
- People from Sparks, Nevada
- UConn Huskies women's basketball players