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Jersey Number 24
Austin Williams
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Roseland, N.J.
- High School:
- Seton Hall Prep
A New Jersey native, guard Austin Williams joins Rutgers for his final season of collegiate basketball. He has previously played at FIU (2022-23), Hartford (2019-22) and Marist (2017-19). In his career, he has played in 111 games, starting 54, and averaged 9.8 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists. He has scored over 1,000 points for his collegiate career.
2023-24 (Rutgers):
2022-23 Season:
2023-24 (Rutgers):
- Saw game action in 26 games, starting nine
- Averaged 4.0 points and 15.8 minutes per game with 16 assists and 12 steals
- Scored seven points in RU debut against Princeton, then joined starting lineup for game two and three of season prior to injury
- Returned to action with four points in 12 minutes against Saint Peter's
- Posted nine points, four rebounds and three assists, all in first half, against No. 24 Illinois
- Notched season-high of 14 points at Iowa
- Returned to starting lineup in win over Indiana, making impact with 10 points, six rebounds, two steals
- Scored 11 points with six rebounds in win over Nebraska
2022-23 Season:
- Joined Florida International University (FIU) for the 2022-23 season, but sat out due to a knee injury
- Was at Hartford for three seasons, sitting out the first season due to NCAA transfer rules, then playing in 2020-21 and 2021-22
- Was a two-time all-league selection at Hartford, averaging 15.1 points per game over the two seasons
- In his graduate season (2021-22), he notched a team-high 16.1 points per game marked fourth in the America East and shot a career-best 50 percent from the field.
- He also chipped in with 5.2 rebounds per game and 3.4 assists per game.
- Williams started every game for the Hawks and scored in double figures a team-best 23 times
- Was named First Team All-America East
- In his senior season for the Hawks (2020-21), Williams paced Hartford with 14.1 PPG, 6.2 RPG, and 1.1 steals per game.
- He started every game during the 2020-21 season and scored in double figures 19 times.
- Named Third Team All-America East
- America East Honor Roll (3.0 GPA or above)
- Was awarded the America East Championship Most Outstanding Player during the Hawks first-ever conference championship run behind 21.3 points on 61 percent shooting and 8.3 rebounds during the four-game span.
- Posted a 19-point effort against eventual National Champion Baylor Bears in the NCAA Tournament.
- Played two seasons at Marist in 2017-19, making 60 appearances for the Red Foxes
- Averaged 5.2 points over two years
- Scored a career-high 23 points as a Red Fox against Fairfield
- He started three games and averaged 16.5 minutes, scoring 312 points across two seasons
- Starred at Seton Hall Prep in high school as a First Team All-Division honoree for the Pirates.
- Averaged 16.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 2.4 steals, and 1.2 blocks per game and led the team in scoring
- Awarded All-Defensive Player at the Hoop Group Tip-off Showcase in his final season.
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