2012-13 (Junior): Averaged 8.5 points, 5.2 rebounds (3rd SMU) and 0.8 blocks (2nd SMU, T-14th C-USA)... NOTES - 3FGs: Made 58.3% (14-24) of 3FGs during a 6-game span (1/12 vs. Tulane to 2/2 vs. Houston); Made 5-8 3FGs against Southern Miss (1/16), most 3FGMs since Robert Nyakundi went 6-10 at Houston (2/25/12)... GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Tied career highs for points (17) blocked shots (3) with 6 rebounds and an assist vs. Rice 2/27...Had 13 points (4-8 3FG) with 5 rebounds and hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the end of regulation to send the game to overtime vs. Houston 2/2... Team-highs of 16 points and 7 rebounds at UTEP 1/19...Career-high 17 points, including 5-8 3FGs vs. Southern Miss 1/16...Totaled 8 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals and a career-high 3 blocked shots in the win vs. Tulane 1/12...Had a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds at Hofstra 12/1...First career double-double with new career-highs of 15 points and 10 rebounds vs. UALR 11/24...Had 12 points (4-7 FG, 3-4 3FG, 1-1 FT) in season opening win vs. Loyola Marymount 11/11.
2011-12 (Sophomore): Team captain...Played in 24 games (17 starts)...Averaged 5.6 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists with 20 steals and 10 blocked shots...Team Rankings: 2nd in rebounds (4.0), 4th in blocked shots (10)...Game Highlights: Had team-highs of 11 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks at Rice 2/11...Had 8 points and 4 rebounds with a career-high-tying 4 assists in win vs. TCU 2/8...Had 11 points with team highs of 7 rebounds and 3 steals in the win vs. Houston 1/18...Added 8 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and a blocked shot in 50-48 loss at Ole Miss 1/3...Had 11 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals in The Showcase vs. Oklahoma State 12/28...Had 12 points (5-8 FG), 4 rebounds and 2 steals in SMU debut at the Dallas Classic vs. Jackson State 12/15.
Shawn Williams, 2011-12
2010-11: Enrolled at SMU on Jan. 11 after transferring from Texas.
2009-10 (Freshman at Texas): Played in seven of UT's first eight games, averaging 1.6 points and 1.7 rebounds in 5.6 minutes per contest ... suffered a left ankle injury against Texas State (Dec. 12) and missed the remainder of the season ... underwent successful surgery on Jan. 20 in Austin ... granted a medical hardship year ... collected six rebounds in 13 minutes against UC Irvine (Nov. 15) ... recorded six points (2-of-4 FG, 2-of-3 FT) and three rebounds against Long Beach State (Dec. 7) ... earned a spot on the Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Rolls (minimum 3.0 GPA).
High School: Duncanville High School in Duncanville, Texas (head coach Phil McNeely) ... ranked as the No. 46 prospect nationally by Scout.com and No. 53 by ESPNU following his senior season ... ranked as the No. 2 prospect in the state of Texas by TexasHoops.com following his senior year ... four-year letterwinner at Duncanville who helped his teams post a 130-20 overall record in his four seasons ... led his team in both scoring and rebounding in each of his last two years ... averaged 20.7 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game in his senior season and posted a team-best 12 double-doubles ... Dallas Morning News Area Player of the Year as a senior ... scored a season-high 44 points in a win against South Grand Prairie (Feb. 10) ... averaged 17 points and 9.5 rebounds per game during his junior year ... in his sophomore season (2006-07), Duncanville posted a 39-0 record and won the Class 5A state title and the mythical high school national championship.
Personal: Full name is Shawn Williams II ... son of Shawn, Sr. and Ton'Nea Williams ... has two younger sisters, Catherine and Brooklyn ... born July of 1990 in Pine Bluff, Ark. ... writes left-handed but shoots right-handed ... his father and mother both played college basketball at Central Oklahoma, and Ton'Nea is a member of the school's Hall of Fame ... his mother is currently an assistant principal at Cedar Hill High School in southwest Dallas.