Amari Williams Selected by Boston in Second Round of NBA Draft

PHILADELPHIA – Former Dragon Amari Williams was selected in the second round of the 2025 NBA Draft. Williams was selected by the Boston Celtics with the 46th pick overall.

Williams, who graduated in 2024, was the first player in CAA history to be named the Defensive Player of the Year three times. He was a two-time All-CAA First Team selection and was twice named the team's Most Valuable Player. He finished his career with 186 blocked shots, which ranks fifth in program history. Williams also grabbed 732 rebounds, good for 13^th all-time at Drexel.

Williams became the eighth Drexel basketball player to be selected in the NBA Draft and the first since Malik Rose in 1996. The others are Michael Anderson (1988), Richard Congo (1984), Michael Mitchell (1984), Randy Burkert (1982), Len Hatzenbeller (1981) and Greg Newman (1974).

The native of Nottingham, England is trying to be the fourth Drexel player to play in the NBA. Anderson, Rose and Damion Lee are the other three. Lee played last season with Phoenix.

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Amari Williams Selected by Boston in Second Round of NBA Draft

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