D.J. Williams

Position:
Guard
Ht./Wt.:
6-7 / 215
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.
High School:
Simeon
Prev School:
George Washington

Career

Transferred to DePaul as a graduate student starting in 2020 Winter Quarter and immediately eligible to compete.
Played in 77 games over three seasons between Illinois (2015-17) and George Washington (2018-19).
Played in 46 games over his freshman and sophomore seasons at Illinois... averaged 2.2 points and 1.2 rebounds while in Champaign.

2019-20 (Senior)

Played in 11 games... averaged 8.9 minutes per game.
Scored six points at Providence... grabbed four rebounds with two points at Creighton... made DePaul debut against Creighton on Jan. 22... scored two points with two rebounds.

2018-19 (Junior at George Washington)

Led George Washington with a scoring average of 13.7 points per game in 2018-19 while playing in 31 of 33 games with 31 starts... averaged 4.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 33.5 minutes per game while shooting .401 (158-394) from the field... 21 games in double figures that included a career-high 30 points against Fordham among five games of at least 20 points.

2017-18
Sat out season under NCAA transfer guidelines.

2016-17 (Sophomore at Illinois)

Played in 17 games... averaged 8.8 minutes per game.
Grabbed five rebounds against Central Michigan... six points against Detroit Mercy... scored nine points against McKendree... six points with four rebounds in 18 minutes against Southeast Missouri.

2015-16 (Freshman at Illinois)

Played in 29 of 34 games with two starts... averaged 11.0 minutes per game.
Registered double-digit minutes in 11 of the last 12 games... .500 (18-36) field goal percentage from the field in that stretch.
Tied season high with eight points and grabbed five rebounds in 23 minutes against Rutgers... played 20 minutes at Northwestern with six points behind first two career three-pointers... eight points and four rebounds against Iowa... six points at Rutgers... five points in 18 minutes at Michigan State... four rebounds against North Dakota State... earned start in first career game against North Florida with four points.

High School

A consensus national top-100 recruit out of Chicago’s Simeon High School.
Earned second team All-State honors by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association, special mention All-State by the Chicago Tribune and Champaign News-Gazette and second team All-City by the Chicago Sun-Times.
Ranked No. 78 on the recruiting services consensus index.. ranked No. 46 nationally by Scout, No. 64 by ESPN and No. 91 by 247Sports.
Participated in USA Basketball U17 Training Camp in the summer of 2014.
MVP of the MPAC Sports Elite International Tournament in Dubai in the summer of 2014, leading Simeon to the title while averaging 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists.
Averaged 10 points, six rebounds and four assists as a junior... picked up special mention All-State honors by the IBCA.
Member of Simeon teams that won IHSA Class 4A state titles his freshman (2012) and sophomore (2013) seasons... high school coach was Rob Smith
Played for the Meanstreets AAU program... coached by Tai Streets.

Personal

Son of Dennis Sr. and Lolita Williams... has two sisters, Ashley and Rekia... given name is Dennis Williams Jr., but goes by D.J.

Printable Statistics
Career Statistics
2019-20 Game-by-Game Statistics
2018-19 Game-by-Game Statistics**
2016-17 Game-by-Game Statistics*
2015-16 Game-by-Game Statistics*

Career Highs
Points: 30, vs. Fordham (Jan. 30, 2019)**
Rebounds: 9, vs. South Carolina (Nov. 18, 2018)**
Assists: 3 (4x), last at VCU (Feb. 23, 2019)**
Steals: 2 (5x), last vs. Duquesne (Jan. 20, 2019)**
Blocked Shots: 2 (2x), last vs. Howard (Dec. 14, 2018)**
Field Goals: 11, vs. Fordham (Jan. 30, 2019)**
Field Goal Attempts: 25, vs. Fordham (Jan. 30, 2019)**
3pt. Field Goals: 4, vs. Saint Louis (Feb. 13, 2019)**
3pt. Field Goal Attempts: 6, vs. Saint Louis (Feb. 13, 2019)**
Free Throws: 8, vs. South Carolina (Nov. 18, 2018)**
Free Throw Attempts: 13, vs. South Carolina (Nov. 18, 2018)**
Minutes: 43, vs. American (Dec. 29, 2018)**
Games in Double Figures: 21 (21**)
20-Point Games: 4 (4**)
30-Point Games: 1 (1**)
*at Illinois | **at George Washington