The 6-foot-1 junior guard had led the Panthers to a 33-2 record and a berth in the Class 5A state championship game at the time of her selection. Williams averaged 22.8 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.2 steals per game through 35 games. The MVP of last year’s Under-18 3-on-3 World Cup in Hungary, where she led the United States to the gold medal, Williams is a finalist for the Naismith Award and is ranked as the nation’s No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2023 by HoopGurlz and ProspectsNation.com. She entered the state final with 1,643 points in her prep basketball career.
Williams has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her senior year of high school this fall.
A member of the National Beta Club, Williams has volunteered locally at a women and children’s shelter and on behalf of Operation Christmas Child. A participant in the “Clash of the Cans” food drive, she has also donated her time by purchasing and creating Christmas cards for veteran’s homes along with fire and police departments in addition to making toiletry bags for the homeless. Williams contributes to local food banks as well, and is involved with the teen youth group at her church.
