DaShaun Williams

DaShaun Williams

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.

High School:
Julian

Last College:
Monroe College

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 200

Position:
Guard

Birthdate:
05/31/1987

Experience:
1L

Major:
Sociology

JUNIOR (2007-08)
Competed in 24 games with 10 starts... Started four straight Conference USA games midway through the season... Finished third on the team with 4.0 rebounds per game... Tied for second on the team with 33 steals... Missed 10 games early after suffering a fractured index finger on his shooting hand... Netted three points and one steal against Morehead State... Recorded seven points, six rebounds and two steals at SMU... Registered five points and three rebounds in nine minutes against UTEP... Tallied four points, nine rebounds and a career-best-tying four steals against Rice... Collected two steals and three rebounds against Marshall... Made his first career start against No. 1 Memphis, scoring 15 points with six rebounds... Grabbed three rebounds at UCF... Collected two steals and one rebound against Tulsa.. Recorded 12 points, five rebounds and a career-best four steals at Tulane... Scored eight points and led Houston with 10 rebounds and four steals at No. 1 Memphis... Finished with eight points and six rebounds against SMU... Posted a career-high 23 points - including 15 in the first half - while playing all 40 minutes at UAB... Finished with 11 points on 5-of-5 shooting from the field with seven rebounds against Rice. College Basketball Invitational: Recorded eight points, three rebounds, three assists and his first blocked shot at Nevada during the First Round... Scored eight points and dished out a game-high five assists against Valparaiso during the quarterfinals.

MONROE College Lettered for head coach Jeff Brustad in the Bronx, N.Y. Sophomore (2006-07): Named NJCAA Third-Team All-American and Region XV Co-Player of the Year after averaging 17.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 2.6 steals per game as a sophomore... Ranked 20th nationally with 6.2 assists per game... led Monroe in scoring and ranked second among team leaders in rebounding, assists and steals.. Helped lead Mustangs to a 22-8 record. Freshman (2005-06): Averaged 11.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game... Helped lead team to a 33-5 record and an eighth-place finish at the NJCAA national tournament with a 2-2 record... Member of teams which won the Region XV and District III championships... Averaged 14 points in four tournament games... Scored 24 points and handed out six assists against the College of Southern Idaho.

JULIAN HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered for head coach Loren Jackson. Senior (2004-05): Averaged 16.3 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals per game.

PERSONAL
Full name is DaShaun Steven Williams... Born May 31, 1987 in Chicago... Majoring in sociology... Son of Janice Williams and Craig Akins... Recruited by UAB... Hobbies include listening to music.


DaSHAUN WILLIAMS' CAREER STATISTICS

Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2007-08 24-10 519/21.6 56-123 .455 10-28 .357 18-32 .563 27-69 96 4.0 34-0 22 14 1 33 140/5.8 TOTAL 24-10 519/21.6 56-123 .455 10-28 .357 18-32 .563 27-69 96 4.0 34-0 22 14 1 33 140/5.8

WILLIAMS' CAREER HIGHS
Points: 23, at UAB (2/20/08)
Field Goals Made: 9, at UAB (2/20/08)
Field Goal Attempts: 12, at UAB (2/20/08)
Field Goal Percentage (min 5 att.): 100.0 (5-5), vs. Rice (2/23/08)
3-Point Field Goals Made: 2, done four times; Most recently at Nevada (3/13/08)
3-Point Field Goal Attempts: 4, at Nevada (3/18/08); at UAB (2/20/08)
Free Throws Made: 3, at UAB (2/20/08)
Free Throw Attempts: 5, at UAB (2/20/08)
Free Throw Percentage (min 3 att.): 60.0 (3-5), at UAB (2/20/08)
Rebounds: 10, at Memphis (2/13/08)
Assists: 5, vs. Valparaiso (3/24/08)
Steals: 4, done three times; Most recently at Memphis (2/13/08)
Blocked Shots: 1, at Nevada (3/18/08)
Minutes Played: 40, at UAB (2/20/08)