Jason "Jay" Williams
School:
Height:
6-2
Position:
Guard
Hometown:
Plainfield, NJ
High School:
St. Joseph's High School
- Named national player of the year by AP, NABC, Naismith Award and Wooden Award in 2002. NABC player of the year in 2001
- NCAA unanimous first-team All-American in 2001 and 2002
- All-American Recognition: 2001 (Associated Press 1st Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 1st Team, United States Basketball Writers Association 1st Team) and 2002 (Associated Press 1st Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 1st Team, United States Basketball Writers Association 1st Team)
- Ranked 15th in the nation in scoring and 19th in assists in 2001
- Leader in scoring and assists for 2001 NCAA Tournament champion (35-4 record)
- Named to All-NCAA Tournament team in 2001
- Averaged 20.3 points, 3.9 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.6 steals in 12 NCAA Tournament games from 2000 through 2002 (10-2 record)
- Selected as an undergraduate (after junior season) by the Chicago Bulls in first round of 2002 NBA draft (2nd pick overall).
Season | G | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PT | 3PTA | 3PT% | FTM | FTA | FT% | AST | ASTA | PTS | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
34 | 179 | 427 | .419 | 73 | 206 | .354 | 61 | 89 | .685 | 220 | 6.5 | 492 | 14.5 | |
39 | 285 | 603 | .473 | 132 | 309 | .427 | 139 | 211 | .659 | 237 | 6.1 | 841 | 21.6 | |
35 | 249 | 545 | .457 | 108 | 282 | .383 | 140 | 207 | .676 | 187 | 5.3 | 746 | 21.3 | |
Totals | 108 | 713 | 1575 | .453 | 313 | 797 | .393 | 340 | 507 | .671 | 644 | 6.0 | 2079 | 19.3 |