Vince Williams Jr. Explained

Vince Williams Jr.
Position:Shooting guard / small forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lbs:205
League:NBA
Team:Memphis Grizzlies
Number:5
Birth Date:30 August 2000
Birth Place:Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
High School:St. John's Jesuit
(Toledo, Ohio)
College:VCU (2018–2022)
Draft Year:2022
Draft Round:2
Draft Pick:47
Draft Team:Memphis Grizzlies
Career Start:2022
Years1:–present
Team1:Memphis Grizzlies
Years2:20222024
Team2:Memphis Hustle
Highlights:
  • First-team All-Atlantic 10 (2022)
  • Third-team All-Atlantic 10 (2021)

Vincent Terrill Williams Jr. (born August 30, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the VCU Rams.

College career

Before his freshman season at VCU, Williams tore his labrum in his left shoulder and was sidelined until August 2018.[1] As a freshman, he averaged 4.9 points and 3.3 rebounds per game.[2] During the offseason, he suffered a torn right labrum that required surgery and was not fully cleared to return until early October 2019.[3] Williams was limited to 21 games in his sophomore season due to hand and ankle injuries, averaging 4.2 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.[4]

Professional career

Memphis Grizzlies (2022–present)

Williams was selected with the 47th overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft by the Memphis Grizzlies. On July 2, 2022, the Grizzlies signed him to a two-way contract.[5]

On January 10, 2024, Williams signed a multi-year contract with the Grizzlies.[6]

Career statistics

NBA

|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Memphis| 15 || 1 || 7.0 || .300 || .143 || 1.000 || 1.0 || .3 || .4 || .1 || 2.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Memphis| 52 || 33 || 27.6 || .446 || .378 || .800 || 5.6 || 3.4 || .9 || .7 || 10.0|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 67 || 34 || 23.0 || .432 || .350 || .803 || 4.6 || 2.7 || .8 || .5 || 8.2

College

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19| style="text-align:left;"| VCU| 33 || 0 || 15.5 || .459 || .240 || .688 || 3.3 || 1.0 || 1.0 || .4 || 4.9|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| VCU| 21 || 3 || 16.4 || .342 || .200 || .806 || 2.8 || 1.0 || 1.0 || .4 || 4.2|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| VCU| 26 || 22 || 28.6 || .414 || .413 || .793 || 5.2 || 2.2 || 1.0 || .2 || 10.6|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22| style="text-align:left;"| VCU| 30 || 29 || 32.4 || .477 || .387 || .814 || 6.0 || 3.0 || 1.6 || 1.1 || 14.1|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 110 || 54 || 23.4 || .440 || .367 || .773 || 4.4 || 1.9 || 1.2 || .5 || 8.6

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Corey. Crisan. Vince Williams at last healthy, excelling as part of VCU's starting lineup. The Blade. December 19, 2020. June 19, 2022.
  2. Web site: Vince Williams Jr. – 2021-22 – Men's Basketball. VCUAthletics.com. VCU Athletics. June 19, 2022.
  3. Web site: Wayne. Epps Jr.. Despite offseason hiccups, VCU's Vince Williams is still pushing toward his goal. Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 16, 2019. June 19, 2022.
  4. Web site: Kaitlyn. Fulmore. Ryan. Grube. Meet the Team: men's basketball's young roster leads Rams into 2020-21 campaign. The Commonwealth Times. November 17, 2020. June 19, 2022.
  5. Web site: Memphis Grizzlies sign Vince Williams Jr. and Kenneth Lofton Jr. to two-way contracts. NBA.com. July 2, 2022. March 16, 2023.
  6. Web site: Memphis Grizzlies sign Vince Williams Jr. to multi-year contract. NBA.com. January 10, 2024. January 10, 2024.