Open Announce
University of New Mexico Lobos athletics
Tim Williams - Men's Basketball - University of New Mexico Lobos Athletics
32

Tim Williams

Position

Forward

Height

6-8

Weight

220 lbs.

Class

Jr.

Hometown

Flossmoor, Ill.

Previous School

Samford University

JUNIOR (2015-16)
Started in all 32 games for the Lobos in his first season in New Mexico…All-Mountain West First Team honoree by the media, Second Team as voted by the coaches…NABC All-District 17 First Team selection…Finished the year shooting 60.4 percent from the floor. That puts him eighth all-time among qualified shooters (three attempts per game). However, at his production rate of 12 attempts per game, he is only surpassed by greats Charlie Thomas (62.2 percent in 1988-89) and Luc Longley (65.6 percent in 1990-91)…During conference play, Williams shot 63 percent…Was the team’s leading rebounder at 7.4 per game and shot blocker at 1.2 per game…Averaged one assist per game…Scored a season-high 29 points in a home win over UNLV on 10-for-15 shooting (2-2-16)…10-for-15 shooting (2-2-16)…Had a season-high 15 rebounds along with 25 points on the road at USC (11-21-15)…Scored 18 points, 10 at the free throw line, with four blocks in the Lobos’ home comeback win over Boise State (2-17-16)…Scored 23 points on 10-for-15 shooting at home in a win over Oral Roberts (12-1-15).

JUNIOR (2014-15)
Redshirted season after transferring from Samford University.

SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (2013-14)
All-Southern Conference First Team… Finished seventh in the nation in field goal percentage (.603)… Led Samford in points, rebounds, blocks and steals per game… Scored a career-high 32 point versus Western Carolina (3-1-14)… Recorded six double-doubles, which included a 29-point, 12-rebound performance against UNC-Greensboro (1-23-14)… Scored ten or more points in 28 of his 32 appearances with 14 games of 20 point or more… Recorded season-high five blocks in back-to-back games versus UT-Chattanooga and Furman…Tallied 31 points versus Presbyterian College (12-30-13) on a scorching-hot 14-16 (.875) shooting performance… Most efficient scoring game came against Jacksonville University (12-20-13) that saw him shoot 12-13 (.923) from the field.

SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (2012-13)
Southern Conference Freshman of the Year… Third Team All-SoCon selection… Member of the SoCon All-Freshman Team… His 228 rebounds (7.1 rpg) were the most by a Samford player in twelve seasons…Scored in double figures in 30 of his 32 games, including the first 15 games of the season…. Scored 17 points and grabbed six rebounds in game versus No. 2 Louisville… Tallied season-high 23 points in his first collegiate game against Austin Peay (11-9-12)… Also grabbed ten rebounds versus Austin Peay, which gave him a double-double in his first career game… Other notable performances include 21 points and six rebounds versus No. 16 Memphis and eleven points and seven rebounds against No. 19 Kentucky.

HIGH SCHOOL
Decorated prep career at Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Chicago… Averaged 11.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.3 blocks… Helped the Vikings to a 4A regional championship title… Had 40 blocks as a senior with 14 coming in the last two games of state playoffs… Was a First Team Chicago-Sun Times selection in both basketball and football… Rated among the top prospects in the state of Illinois in the 2012 recruiting class.

PERSONAL
Born Timothy Adonis Williams to parents Tim and Lisa Williams… One of five children… Cousin, Scott Robinson, played football at Western Michigan…Favorite player is Kevin Durant and favorite team is Oklahoma City Thunder… Enjoys playing video games in his free time.