Darrell Williams (born September 15, 1989) is an American professional

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player.

High school

Williams played at

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where he led his team to a district title with a 10–0 mark as a senior and guided his team to a regional semifinals loss in Class 4A. In the district finale against Bowen he scored 20 points and also had 20 rebounds and blocked 8 shots.

College career

Freshman year

Williams played at

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during his freshman season. He averaged 7.4 points and six rebounds per game at Chipola College. He led the Indians to finish third place in the

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national tournament with a 34–2 mark. In the third-place game against Connors State College he scored 18 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and dished out four assists as the Indians defeated the Cowboys, 102–70, at the NJCAA national tournament.

Sophomore year

During his sophomore season he played at

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. He averaged a double-double with nearly 14 points and more than 10 rebounds per game during that season. While also shooting 54.2 percent from the floor, and making 147 of 271 shots. He led his team to a 30–3 record as the Chaparrals fell to eventual NJCAA national champion

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in the regional finals. He also had 13 double–doubles that season and was one of the highest ranked junior college prospects.

Junior year

After drawing offers from Gonzaga, DePaul, Kansas State,

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, and Oklahoma State, Williams chose to sign as a transfer to

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for his junior season. He played in 23 games for the

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and started 12. He led the team in rebounding with 7.3 boards per contest, grabbing 168 rebounds in 23 games, averaged 7.1 points per contest while shooting 47.3 percent from the floor.

Sexual assault allegations

On December 12, 2010 Williams attended a party in Stillwater. At this party two women claimed that Williams sexually assaulted them. Hearings followed, and though there was no physical evidence or witnesses, the district attorney believed the alleged victims' claims. On July 23, 2012, Williams was convicted on sexual assault charges and spent three months in jail. In April 2014, the Oklahoma Court of Appeals overturned the conviction. The case will not be re-tried.

Senior year

Williams spent his senior season at

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. For the Lions he averaged a double-double with 18.5 points per game and 12.4 rebounds per game. He finished second in the

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with 23 double-doubles. He also led the Lions to a 24–8 record and a championship victory in the

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(LSC) tournament, Williams was named the game's MVP. In the championship game against Angelo State he scored 15 points, had 13 rebounds and also a double-double. He was awarded LSC newcomer of the year and player of the year honors. He was also named the South Central region player of the year, a

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first team All-American and the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches' (TABC) small college player of the year.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, he joined the

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for the

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. In 5 games, he averaged 3.8 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. On July 18, 2015, he played his best game in the NBA Summer League, against

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; he has scored 9 points and had 13 rebounds. In August 2015, he signed his first professional contract with VOO Wolves Verviers-Pepinster of the Scooore League in Belgium. In 10 games, he averaged 17.2 points and 10.7 rebounds per game in 26.2 minutes on the court. On January 8, 2016, Williams signed with Serbian club Partizan Belgrade for the rest of the season. He took the number 25. On January 16, 2016, Williams has officially made his debut for Partizan in the

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against Krka and for 14 minutes on the court, he scored 4 points and had 4 rebounds. On July 8, 2016, Williams signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv of the

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. On April 16, 2017, he parted ways with Hapoel after averaging 11.7 points and 6.9 rebounds per game in Israeli League. Seven days later, he signed with Bnei Herzliya for the remainder of the season. In 2017, Williams was once again invited to an NBA Summer League roster, this time with the Golden State Warriors. In three games, he averaged 5.5 minutes, 3.3 points and 2.0 rebounds per game. On November 6, 2017, Williams signed with Turkish club Yeşilgiresun Belediye. On June 27, 2018, Williams signed with French club

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. On June 11, 2019, Williams signed with Puerto Rican Club

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. On July 15, 2019, Williams signed with Italian club Vanoli Cremona. After the pre-season his contract was terminated by the team and he has signed a contract with Sigortam.net İTÜ BB of the Basketball Super League on September 23, 2019. After playing only 3 games, his contract has been terminated by his club. On January 7, 2020, Williams signed with Mexican club Fuerza Regia de Monterrey In 6 games with the club, he averaged 13.8 minutes, 5.8 points and 2.8 rebounds per game. Williams was let go from the team on January 25, 2020.

References

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