2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster

55 Shawn Williams

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Little Rock, Ark.
  • Highschool Maumelle HS

Biography

HONORS
2018
AAC Rookie of the Year
The American All-Rookie Team
Kyle Macy Freshman All-American Team


2019-20 Season (New Mexico State): Emerged as an important option off of the bench for the eventual WAC champions ... appeared in 28 of the Aggies' 31 games and made a pair of showings in the starting lineup ... averaged 5.1 points, 1.4 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 14.9 minutes per game ... concluded the season with shooting splits of .336/.320/.862 ... led the team in free throw percentage ... made his Aggie debut in the season opener against Western New Mexico where he finished with 10 points, three rebounds, a season-high three assists and a season-high one steal in a season-best 33 minutes (11/5) ... pumped in a season-high 17 points on 4-of-8 shooting and a 5-of-6 showing from the foul line in a non-conference home win over Southern (11/14) ... grabbed a season-high five rebounds in a non-conference home triumph against Northern New Mexico (12/29) ... helped the Aggies capture their third-consecutive WAC regular season title while ending the season in a 19-game winning streak that ranked as the second-longest in the nation.

2016-19 Seasons (East Carolina): Started all 26 games in which he played during 2018-19 season ... averaged 12.8 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 34.6 minutes ... made 37.7 percent of his field goal attempts, 35.9 percent of his 3-point shots and 87.8 percent of his free throws ... ranked fourth in The American in minutes played per game, fifth in with 2.7 3-point field goals made per game and 14th in 3-point field goal percentage (.359) ... scored double figures in 19 games, reaching the 20-point mark three times ... scored 26 points at home against Tulsa (2/17), draining a career-high eight 3-pointers ... dropped 27 points at Tulane (2/23) in the following game, making 5-of-10 3s and 8-of-9 free throws ... netted 20 points in the home finale against UConn (3/10) ... second player in school history to make 70 3-pointers in each of his first two seasons at ECU ... shot 46.5 percent (33-of-71) the 3-point arc in the final nine games after shooting 29.8 percent (37-of-124) in his first 17 contests ... distributed a season-high four assists at home against Prairie View A&M (11/21) and Cincinnati (1/5) ... season-high for rebounds was five against Temple (1/17) ... blocked the first two shots of his career against North Carolina A&T (12/28) ... during the 2017-18 season, played in 30 games and made 14 starts, including each of the final 12 contests ... averaged 12.4 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists ... named The American Rookie-of-the-Week four times, tying the league record ... set the ECU freshmen season records for free throw percentage (.878), 3-point field goals made (72) and 3-point field goal attempts (196) ... established the Pirates’ record most 3-point field goals made without a miss, going 6-for-6 outside the arc at Tulane (2/14) ... led The American in free throw percentage, ranked third in 3-point field goals per game (2.40) and 11th in 3-point field goal percentage (.367) ... was the top scorer among all conference freshmen and was the only rookie in the league to rank among the top-15 in each of the aforementioned 3-point shooting categories ... ranked ninth in the league in scoring (14.6 ppg) during conference play and shot a conference-best 90.2-percent at the free throw line ... averaged 3.1 made 3-pointers during league play ... scored double figures in 20 games with more than 20 points four times ... posted the lone 30-point performance in The American by a freshman, scoring 30 at home against Memphis (2/3) ... became just the second freshman in school history to score 30 points in a game ... played all 45 minutes in the overtime victory against the Tigers ... was on the floor for all 40 minutes in three additional games: UConn (2/18), at Houston (2/25) and at Memphis (3/4) ... made four or more threes in a game eight times with a career-high seven at home against UConn (2/18) ... distributed a season-high six assists in the conference tournament against UCF (3/8) ... sat out the 2016-17 season in accordance with an NCAA ruling.

High School/Prep: Averaged 23.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.7 steals as a senior at Maumelle High School, leading his team to a 25-5 record and a runner-up finish in the state 5A tournament ... scored 44 points in the 2016 state championship game ... named to the 2016 Arkansas High School Athletic Association 5A Boy’s All-State Team ... selected to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette All-Arkansas Boy’s Prep First-Team and American Family Insurance All-USA Arkansas Boys Basketball Team ... split time between Maumelle High and Southwestern Christian Academy as a junior ... attended Prime (Texas) Prep as a sophomore, playing alongside 2015 NBA First Round Draft pick Emmanuel Mudiay, ranking second on the team in scoring with 14.0 points per game off the bench during the 2013-14 season.

Personal: Born Shawn Williams ... son of Kristie McCoy ... has three brothers.

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.