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Jersey Number 22
Amari Williams
- Height:
- 6-10
- Weight:
- 227
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Nottingham, England
- High School:
- Myerscough College
Bio
*The first player to be named CAA Defensive Player of the Year in three straight seasons
*A First Team All-CAA selection as a junior and a senior
*Third Team All-CAA pick after his sophomore year
*Finished his career with 186 blocks, which is fifth all-time at DU
*Scored 1,081 points and had 732 rebounds
*Graduated with a degree in communication
2023-24 / Senior
A First Team All-CAA selection who was once again named the CAA Defensive Player of the Year…an All-District pick for the second straight season…finished his final season at Drexel averaging 12.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocked shots…led the conference in rejections for the third straight year and was fifth in the CAA in rebounding…blocked a shot with just three seconds remaining to preserve Drexel’s first-ever Big 5 win against Villanova…had five blocks in the game…a two-time Big 5 Player of the Week…recorded eight double-doubles and finished his career with 24…scored in double figures 23 times and had 10 or more rebounds 10 times…had 21 points and 11 rebounds vs. Delaware…led DU with 20 at Charleston…shot 52 percent from the floor and finished second on the team with 27 steals…selected as the team’s Most Valuable Player… earned the Drexel "D" Award winner for the third straight season and was once again the "Sweep" Award winner as the team's top rebounder…named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
2022-23 / Junior
Emerged as one of the top big men in the Colonial Athletic Association…named the CAA’s Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight season…became only the second Dragon to win the award in consecutive years…a First Team All-CAA selection…led the CAA in blocked shots (67) and in field-goal percentage (.523)…was 14th in the nation with 2.23 blocks per game…finished second in the league in rebounding (8.8) and tied for 13th in scoring with 13.7 points per game…led the Dragons with 41 steals…recorded nine double-doubles…scored 19 points and added 12 rebounds in Drexel’s win against the College of Charleston…was 6-for-8 from the floor in the game…scored a career-high 23 points at Elon…led Drexel with 20 points against both Penn and Florida Gulf Coast…recorded 10 points or more in 26 of 30 games and had double figures in rebounds 12 times…named CAA Player of the Week on Jan. 2 after averaging 14 points, 11.5 rebounds and five blocks in two Drexel wins…blocked a career-high six shots against William & Mary…snared a season-best 16 rebounds at Monmouth…named the Drexel "D" Award winner (for the second straight season) and the "Sweep" Award winner as the team's top rebounder…named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
2021-22 / Sophomore
Had a breakout season for the Dragons…named the CAA’s Defensive Player of the Year…was a Third Team All-CAA selection…led the CAA in blocked shots with more than two a game…also finished third in the CAA with 7.4 rebounds per contest…averaged 9.5 points per game and shot .521 from the floor…recorded six double-doubles…scored 20 points and had a career-high 19 rebounds against UNCW…had 21 points and 12 rebounds in the win at JMU…scored the game-winner on a dunk at the buzzer against the College of Charleston…reached double figures in scoring 14 times and had 10 or more rebounds on eight occasions…named the Drexel "D" Award winner and was the team’s Samuel D. Cozen Award recipient as the most improved player…named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll…selected to represent Great Britain in the World Cup Qualifiers against Greece and Turkey in the summer of 2022…named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
2020-21 / Freshman
A member of Drexel’s 2021 Colonial Athletic Association championship team…came off the bench in 15 games during his freshman season on campus…scored a season-high five points and had a pair of blocked shots in the second win against Quinnipiac…grabbed five rebounds in the victory at Fairleigh Dickinson…ended the season with three assists and two rebounds against Illinois in the NCAA Tournament…shot .429 from the floor in his first year…named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
Background
Graduated from Myerscough College in Preston, England…was a teammate of Drexel’s Mate Okros in high school…was a member of Great Britain’s U20, U18 and U16 teams…averaged 9.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists and a block during the U20 European Youth Basketball League Championships.
Personal
Son of Gerry and Sharon Williams…has an older brother.
*A First Team All-CAA selection as a junior and a senior
*Third Team All-CAA pick after his sophomore year
*Finished his career with 186 blocks, which is fifth all-time at DU
*Scored 1,081 points and had 732 rebounds
*Graduated with a degree in communication
2023-24 / Senior
A First Team All-CAA selection who was once again named the CAA Defensive Player of the Year…an All-District pick for the second straight season…finished his final season at Drexel averaging 12.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocked shots…led the conference in rejections for the third straight year and was fifth in the CAA in rebounding…blocked a shot with just three seconds remaining to preserve Drexel’s first-ever Big 5 win against Villanova…had five blocks in the game…a two-time Big 5 Player of the Week…recorded eight double-doubles and finished his career with 24…scored in double figures 23 times and had 10 or more rebounds 10 times…had 21 points and 11 rebounds vs. Delaware…led DU with 20 at Charleston…shot 52 percent from the floor and finished second on the team with 27 steals…selected as the team’s Most Valuable Player… earned the Drexel "D" Award winner for the third straight season and was once again the "Sweep" Award winner as the team's top rebounder…named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
2022-23 / Junior
Emerged as one of the top big men in the Colonial Athletic Association…named the CAA’s Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight season…became only the second Dragon to win the award in consecutive years…a First Team All-CAA selection…led the CAA in blocked shots (67) and in field-goal percentage (.523)…was 14th in the nation with 2.23 blocks per game…finished second in the league in rebounding (8.8) and tied for 13th in scoring with 13.7 points per game…led the Dragons with 41 steals…recorded nine double-doubles…scored 19 points and added 12 rebounds in Drexel’s win against the College of Charleston…was 6-for-8 from the floor in the game…scored a career-high 23 points at Elon…led Drexel with 20 points against both Penn and Florida Gulf Coast…recorded 10 points or more in 26 of 30 games and had double figures in rebounds 12 times…named CAA Player of the Week on Jan. 2 after averaging 14 points, 11.5 rebounds and five blocks in two Drexel wins…blocked a career-high six shots against William & Mary…snared a season-best 16 rebounds at Monmouth…named the Drexel "D" Award winner (for the second straight season) and the "Sweep" Award winner as the team's top rebounder…named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
2021-22 / Sophomore
Had a breakout season for the Dragons…named the CAA’s Defensive Player of the Year…was a Third Team All-CAA selection…led the CAA in blocked shots with more than two a game…also finished third in the CAA with 7.4 rebounds per contest…averaged 9.5 points per game and shot .521 from the floor…recorded six double-doubles…scored 20 points and had a career-high 19 rebounds against UNCW…had 21 points and 12 rebounds in the win at JMU…scored the game-winner on a dunk at the buzzer against the College of Charleston…reached double figures in scoring 14 times and had 10 or more rebounds on eight occasions…named the Drexel "D" Award winner and was the team’s Samuel D. Cozen Award recipient as the most improved player…named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll…selected to represent Great Britain in the World Cup Qualifiers against Greece and Turkey in the summer of 2022…named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
2020-21 / Freshman
A member of Drexel’s 2021 Colonial Athletic Association championship team…came off the bench in 15 games during his freshman season on campus…scored a season-high five points and had a pair of blocked shots in the second win against Quinnipiac…grabbed five rebounds in the victory at Fairleigh Dickinson…ended the season with three assists and two rebounds against Illinois in the NCAA Tournament…shot .429 from the floor in his first year…named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
Background
Graduated from Myerscough College in Preston, England…was a teammate of Drexel’s Mate Okros in high school…was a member of Great Britain’s U20, U18 and U16 teams…averaged 9.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists and a block during the U20 European Youth Basketball League Championships.
Personal
Son of Gerry and Sharon Williams…has an older brother.
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