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24 - Justin Williams
Year:Jr.
Position:G/F
Height:6-6
Weight:200
Experience:1V
Hometown:Corona, Calif.
Previous School:Santa Ana JC


2006-07 Season
Appeared in 27 games, including eight starts...averaged 4.6 points, 3.3 rebounds, 0.7 steals and 0.9 blocked shots in 15.1 minutes per game...shot 50.0 percent (55-110) from the field and 40 of his 89 rebounds came on the offensive glass...a high percentage of his 55 made field goals came via dunks...had at least one blocked shot in 14 games, and finished ninth in the Big Sky Conference in blocks...posted career highs in points (14) and rebounds (9) while shooting 7-of-10 from the field in the season opener against Bethany...had 10 points, four rebounds and the game-clinching dunk with 10 seconds remaining in the Hornets’ 74-70 victory at Northern Colorado...had a career-high four blocked shots in win over UC Davis...played in double-figure minutes in all but five games he appeared...had at least five rebounds on eight occasions.

2005-06 Season

Appeared in 29 games, including one start...averaged 12.1 minutes through the first 15 games of the season, but his time increased to 15.9 minutes the last 14 games...averaged 4.1 points and 2.4 rebounds per game...shot 52.7 percent (49-93) from the field and nearly half of his rebounds (69) came on the offensive glass (33)...scored in double figures three times, including a season-high 12 points (5-of-8 shooting) to go along with four rebounds, two blocked shots and one steal in the Hornets’ Big Sky Tournament quarterfinals victory at Montana State...also had 10 points on the road against both Southern Utah and Weber State...tallied at least four rebounds in four of his last eight games...against conference competition, he finished eighth in the Big Sky with 0.79 blocked shots per game.

Prior to Sacramento State
Spent his freshman season (2004-05) at Santa Ana Junior College...appeared in all 26 games while averaging 6.1 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.2 steals and a team-high 0.9 blocked shots per game...improved those numbers to 7.6 points and 4.3 rebounds per game against conference competition...shot 44.6 percent (66-148) from the field and 32 of his 105 rebounds came on the offensive glass...despite averaging 12.7 minutes per game, he led the team in scoring three times, rebounding six times and steals eight times.

High School
A 2004 graduate of Centennial High School in Corona, Calif...a four-year letterwinner in basketball, Williams was a first team all-league selection during both his junior and senior seasons...as a senior, he averaged 17.0 points and 14.0 rebounds per game while earning county player of the year honorable mention honors...averaged 12.0 points and 12.0 rebounds as a junior...a scholar-athlete at Centennial, Williams was a four-year member of the school’s honor roll.

Personal
Born June 8, 1986...son of James and Natasha Williams...a communication studies major...played on the same club team (Inland) as teammate Randy Adams in 2001-02...brother, Jamaal, played basketball for two years at the University of Washington (2004-06) after spending his first two seasons at the University of New Mexico (2001-03).

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