2013-14 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
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Rodney Williams
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Richmond, Va.
- High School:
- St. Christopher's
Begins his final season in University City ranked eighth on the Drexel career list with 101 blocked shots.
2015-16
Finished second on the team with 10.5 points, 5.6 rebounds and a .457 field-goal percentage…in CAA games, led the team with 12.1 points per game…led the club and was eighth in the CAA with 1.1 blocked shots per game…swatted 32 shots overall…led the team in scoring eight times…scored a career-high 23 points at Northeastern on 9-for-11 shooting…had three double-doubles, including a 20-point, 11-rebound performance vs. Hofstra in the CAA Quarterfinals…scored 15 points and had a career-best 15 rebounds at UNCW…10 of those rebounds came on the offensive end…also had a double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds in the win at La Salle…in the rematch against UNCW, scored 17 points and blocked a career-high seven shots…reached double figures in scoring 14 times…named to the CAA All-Academic Team for the second straight year and was the team’s Academic Award winner.
2014-15
Averaged 8.2 points and seven rebounds as a sophomore…scored nine points per game in league play and averaged two blocks per game against CAA foes…set a career-high with 18 points and had nine rebounds in Drexel’s win at William & Mary to close the regular season…was 5-for-10 from the field and 8-for-11 from the line vs. the Tribe…blocked six shots vs. Towson and had a team-high 34 blocks in 22 games…had 10 or more points eight times, including five in league play…played in just 22 games due to injury…suffered a foot injury in the team’s last non-conference games and missed the first eight games of conference play… had 14 points against USC in the Charleston Classic and was 6-for-9 from field…grabbed 14 rebounds, tying a personal best, in the win against Cornell in Charleston…recorded a double-double vs. USP with 14 points and 10 rebounds…was named to the CAA All-Academic Team…was given the team’s Academic Award and the Donald Shank Spirit & Dedication Award...was a CAA Commissioner's Academic winner.
2013-14
Had a solid rookie campaign and was named to the CAA All-Rookie Team…played in all 30 games and stared 18 games…averaged 5.4 points and 5.0 rebounds per game…had his first career double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds vs. James Madison…had 11 points and seven rebounds against Hofstra and Northeastern…grabbed 10 or more boards four times…snared 10 rebounds in the NIT Season Tip-Off against No. 4 Arizona…finished seventh in the CAA with 1.2 blocks per game…blocked four shots in a game three times, including in the CAA Tournament against Northeastern…shot .518 from the floor.
Background
Named the Prep League Player of the Year as a senior at St. Christopher’s School in Richmond, Va...two-tie All-Prep selection and a First Team All-Metro pick…set the Prep League record for most points in a tournament game with 42…scored more than 1,000 points and is his school’s all-time leader in career points…McDonald’s All-America nominee…named to the All-Tournament Team at the Richmond Times Dispatch Tournament…two-time Merit Scholar.
Personal
Son of Sharon and Rodney Williams, Sr…has two older sisters…majoring in entrepreneurship.
