Nationality American Listed weight 245 lb (111 kg) Playing career Weight 111 kg Pro career 2015 | Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) NBA draft 2015 / Undrafted Height 2.03 m Position Center | |
Born August 28, 1993 (age 23)
Memphis, Tennessee ( 1993-08-28 ) High school White Station (Memphis, Tennessee) Education Northwest Florida State College | ||
Marvin D. Williams Jr. (born August 28, 1993) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Gladstone Port City Power of the Queensland Basketball League (QBL). The 6'8" center played two years of college basketball for Louisiana–Monroe before beginning his professional career in Japan in 2015.
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High school career
Williams attended White Station High School in Memphis, Tennessee where he played for coach Jesus Patino. During his four-year high school career, he helped White Station finish as Class AAA state tournament semi-finalists as a senior, state runners-up as a junior, state champions as a sophomore, and state runners-up as a freshman. As a senior in 2010–11, he averaged 12.2 points and 8.0 rebounds per game and earned All-Region Team honors.
College career
As a freshman at Lipscomb in 2011–12, Williams appeared in 24 games and averaged 4.1 points and 3.1 rebounds per game. In the final week of the season, Williams and teammate Damarius Smith were suspended indefinitely and later dismissed from the team due to a coach's decision.
For the 2012–13 season, Williams joined Northwest Florida State College, a junior college located in Niceville, Florida. In November 2012, he made a commitment to the University of Louisiana–Monroe for the 2013–14 season. As a sophomore playing for Northwest Florida in 2012–13, he shot 53.7 percent from the field and averaged 6.1 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. He played in 32 games, including 24 starts, and was ranked as high as No. 2 in the country. On January 5, 2013, he recorded a career-high 17 points and 13 rebounds in a win over Gulf Coast State College.
As a junior at Louisiana–Monroe in 2013–14, Williams led the team with 23 blocks, finishing top-10 in the SBC, and averaged 8.5 points and 4.8 rebounds in 25 games (21 starts). He also shot 48.6 percent from the field (89-of-183), good for top-15 in the league. During the season, he tallied a pair of double-doubles with 13 points and 10 rebounds against Northwestern State on November 21, and 11 points and 13 rebounds against Arkansas State on March 6.
As a senior in 2014–15, Williams appeared in 21 of the Warhawks' first 22 games of the season before missing the last 16 games due to a season-ending shoulder injury. In those 21 games (16 starts), he averaged 8.5 points and 4.7 rebounds per game. On January 12, 2015, he was named the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week and Co-Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) Player of the Week after leading the team to a 3–0 record and going 26-of-33 (.798) from the field with 20.7 points and 8.7 rebounds per game. During that week, he had two 22-point games, a career high.
Japan (2015–2016)
On November 13, 2015, Williams signed with Japanese club Tokyo Cinq Reves for the rest of the 2015–16 bj league season. He joined the club after they went 1–11 to start the season. He made his debut for the Cinq Reves the following day with a three-point, four-rebound effort against the Toyama Grouses. In his second game for the club on November 15, also against the Grouses, Williams recorded 16 points and 16 rebounds. On November 29, he scored a season-high 35 points on 16-of-24 shooting in a loss to the Shinshu Brave Warriors. On January 29, 2016, he parted ways the Cinq Reves. Over his 14-game stint, he was unable to lead the club to a win, as he averaged 12.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.1 steals and 1.1 blocks per game.
Australia (2016)
On March 10, 2016, Williams signed with the Gladstone Port City Power for the 2016 Queensland Basketball League season. He made his debut for the Power in the team's season opener on April 30, recording 10 points and 9 rebounds in 32 minutes of action in a 109–68 loss to the Rockhampton Rockets. In his third game for the club on May 8, he played the entire 40 minutes and scored 18 points in a 91–84 win over the South West Metro Pirates. On May 20, he scored a season-high 24 points on 10-of-11 shooting in a 111–104 win over the Macaky Meteors. He topped that mark on June 3, recording 27 points and 11 rebounds (both game highs) in a 101–96 loss to the Townsville Heat. The following night, he injured his knee in the warm-up before the team's game against the Cairns Marlins. He missed three games with the injury, returning to action on July 2 against the Brisbane Capitals. In just under 30 minutes on the court, Williams recorded 21 points and 10 rebounds in a 96–75 loss. In the Power's season finale on August 6, Williams scored 24 points in a 94–92 loss to the Sunshine Coast Phoenix Clippers. The Power missed a playoff spot in 2016 with a 7–10 record. In 13 games for the club, he averaged 17.7 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game.
Austria (2016)
In August 2016, Williams signed with Austrian club BC Hallmann Vienna, but the following month, he was released by Hallmann after failing the try-out.