Biography
2016-17: Enters season with 1,279 points, 11th best in school history, and ranks third in 3-pointers with 203, five shy of second.
2015-16: Third Team All-Sun Belt Conference… Became 15th member of the school’s 1,000-point club… Started 31 times in 31 appearances… Led team in scoring (15.5 ppg), field goals (153), 3-pointers (61), free throws (112), free-throw percentage (.800) and assists (106)… Ranked eighth in the league in scoring, seventh in assists, ninth in 3-pointers and assist/turnover ratio (1.3) and 10th in free-throw percentage… His 3-point total is tied for fifth-best by a junior in school history, and his 195 attempts are third… Led team in scoring 18 times and reached double-digits in points on 25 occasions… Had 20 points or more eight times, including a high of 27 twice vs. Georgia State (2/11) and at Appalachian State (2/18)… Went 8 for 13 from the floor, 4 for 6 from 3-point land and 7 for 8 from the free-throw line vs. GSU, and converted a season-best 11 times from the floor in 19 attempts at App State… Hit the 20-point mark in back-to-back games to start 2016 calendar year, putting up 23 vs. Arkansas State (1/2) and 22 at Georgia Southern (1/7)… Bested that two-game total in February with 25 points vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (2/27) and 22 at Texas-Arlington (3/3), and added seven assists against UTA… Tied career high with six 3-pointers in home game vs. UT Arlington (1/16) for 23 points… Set new career high with eight assists at Troy (1/26), the most by a USA player all season.
2014-15: Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference… NABC Second Team All-District 24… Started 27 times in 33 games… Ranked eighth in the Sun Belt in scoring average (15.7 ppg) and 3-point percentage (.370), second in 3-pointers (2.6 pg) and ninth in free-throw percentage (.791)… Became 21st player in school history to have 500 points in a season, and total of 519 is 17th in school history and fourth-most among all sophomores… 3-point total of 87 is fifth in a single season at South Alabama and also a sophomore record… Led team in points, field goals made (165), 3-pointers (87), scoring average and 3-point percentage… Also paced squad with 26 double-digit scoring games and 10 games with 20 points or more… Put together streak of four games with at least 23 points, the longest by a Jaguar since 1988-89… Started run with 26 points on 8 of 12 shooting from the floor and 5 of 6 from distance, and tied career high with five assists… Scored 23 in back-to-back games vs. Georgia Southern (1/10) and Texas State (1/15), hitting four triples in eight attempts vs. GS, and all three long-range tries while converting 8 of 9 from the charity stripe at TXST… Poured in 28 points his next time out at Louisiana-Lafayette (1/17), shooting 9-for-14 from the field and 3-for-4 from behind the arc… Hit 20-point plateau for fifth-consecutive outing in home win over Arkansas-Little Rock (1/19)… Set new career high with 29 points vs. Texas-Arlington (2/14), tying personal best with six 3-pointers and going 9-for-11 from the free-throw line… Effort vs. UTA helped him earn first Sun Belt Player of the Week honor… Also drilled six treys for a then-career high 23 points at IUPUI (12/20)… Opened season with 18 points and four triples vs. Carroll (11/14)… Played all 40 minutes and tallied 23 points at Louisiana-Monroe (1/31), and led all players with 21 points vs. ULM (2/26) on 6 of 9 shooting in Mobile… Posted 28 points and made all nine free-throw attempts in regular-season finale vs. Troy (3/7).
2013-14: Only player on the team to start all 31 games… Ranked fourth on the squad in scoring (9.1 ppg) and field goals made (93)… Will enter sophomore season as the Jaguars’ top returning scorer… Set South Alabama freshman records for 3-pointers (55) and 3-point attempts (161), and led the team in 3-point percentage (.342), which ranked fourth among all Jaguar freshmen… Ranked 10th in the Sun Belt Conference and second among league freshmen in 3-pointers per game with 1.8… Averaged 13.6 points in the last five games of the season… Recorded double-digit points on 14 occasions, including a career-high 22 points at Louisiana-Lafayette (3/2)… Tied his personal-best with five 3-pointers—in seven attempts—against the Ragin’ Cajuns and shot 6-for-9 overall and 5-for-6 from the foul line… Averaged 20.0 points against ULL during the season thanks to an 18-point performance against ULL in Mobile (1/16)… Put up 18 points in home win vs. Troy (2/22) on the strength of four triples, and also dished out four assists… Scored at least 13 points four times in a five-game stretch during the non-conference season, setting new career highs with 15 points and five assists at Rice (12/7)… Bested that 15-point game with 19 on five 3-pointers vs. Georgia State (1/4).
High School: Attended Episcopal High School in Bellaire, Texas… Earned four varsity letters in basketball… Led the city of Houston in scoring his sophomore and junior seasons… Averaged 24.6 points per game as a sophomore and 19.6 as a junior… Named Large Private School Player of the Year by the Houston Chronicle after senior campaign and led Knights to Southwest Preparatory Conference Division I title, beating two-time reigning champion and rival St. John’s in the final… Converted 57 times behind 3-point line as a sophomore and shot 79.1 percent from free throw line… Named All-Southwest Preparatory three times and Third Team All-Greater Houston by the Chronicle... Earned a three-star rating from Scout and was the No. 28 player ranked in TexasHoops.com’s class of 2013.
Personal: Full name is Kenneth Wayne Williams II… Born January 8, 1995 in Houston, Texas… Son of Kenneth and Emma Williams… Majoring in interdisciplinary studies… Nickname: “Juice”… Sixth of seven children… Father played basketball at the University of Houston (1976-80) and was drafted by the Dallas Mavericks… Brother, Derrick has committed to play football at Texas A&M… Cousin, Donald Driver, played 14 seasons for the Green Bay Packers… Chose South Alabama because he was “impressed with the academics and I had a good connection with the players and coaches”… Goals for the season are to win the Sun Belt and go to the NCAA Tournament… Favorites – movie: “Glory Road”; book: “Prime Choice”; pro teams: Houston Rockets and Houston Texans; athletes: Kobe Bryant, Brandon Roy and Steph Curry; musical artists: G-Herbo, Lil Bibby, Lil Uzivert, Kam-Alyn, Kodak Black and PnB Rock; food: spaghetti; class: math… Listens to music and says a family prayer before games… Best part of playing sports is the competition and meeting new people… Would like to meet Meagan Good… Wants to be involved in basketball – either playing or coaching – after graduating.
