Devin Jamar Williams (born May 31, 1994) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(BCL Asia). He played college basketball at

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High school career

Williams first attended

Withrow High School Withrow High School (originally East Side High School) is a public high school located on the east side of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Cincinnati Public Schools. History The school opened in 1919 and was listed on the Nat ...

in his hometown of

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. As a sophomore in 2010–11, he averaged 13.0 points and 10.6 rebounds per game for the school's basketball team. As a junior at Withrow in 2011–12, he averaged 15.2 points and 10.5 rebounds per game and earned All-Cincinnati Metro Athletic Conference First Team honors. In 2012, Williams transferred to

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for his senior year. In April 2013, he helped Montverde rally from a 16-point deficit to beat

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67–65 in the final of the High School National Tournament. On a roster full of Division I recruits, Williams was first-team all-state for independent players.

College career

Freshman year

As a freshman at

in 2013–14, Williams started 31 of 33 games, averaging 23.3 minutes per game. He shot 41.1 percent from the field and averaged 8.4 points per game while leading the team in rebounds with 7.2 per game. He was subsequently named to the Academic All-

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Rookie Team. He posted eight double-doubles and had nine double-figure rebounding performances throughout the season. His eight double-doubles are the third most all-time by a WVU freshman, and he tied for the most double-doubles by a Big 12 Conference freshman with

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. Williams' 238 rebounds were the fourth most all-time by a WVU freshman, as he finished seventh in the Big 12 Conference in rebounds per game. On March 8, 2014, he scored a season-high 22 points and tied his season high for rebounds with 13 in a 92–86 win over Kansas.

Sophomore year

As a sophomore in 2014–15, Williams played in 34 games for the Mountaineers, starting all 34 of those contests, and averaged 24.9 minutes per game. He registered 11.6 points and led WVU in rebounding with 8.1 boards per game. He was 15th in the Big 12 Conference in scoring and third in rebounding, and had the second-most double-doubles in the Big 12 with nine. He subsequently earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention honors. On March 7, 2015, he tied his career-best performance with 22 points and 13 rebounds in an 81–72 win over

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Junior year

As a junior in 2015–16, Williams started 34 of 35 games for the Mountaineers, averaging 25.4 minutes per game. He averaged career highs in points (13.3), rebounds (9.5) and assists (1.4), and subsequently earned second-team All-Big 12, USBWA All-District II Team and NABC All-District 8 second team honors. Williams also earned Big 12 All-Tournament Team honors after recording 31 points and 10 rebounds in the Big 12 Tournament championship game, a game West Virginia lost 81–71 to Kansas. The point total was a career best and it marked his 15th double-double of the season, the most of any Big 12 player. He became just the 11th player in West Virginia program history to record 1,000 points and 800 rebounds. On March 29, 2016, Williams declared for the

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, forgoing his final year of college eligibility. He subsequently signed with an agent in April but was not invited to the NBA combine. He later admitted he "received some bad advice" regarding the draft.

Professional career

Melbourne United (2016–17)

After going undrafted in the

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, Williams joined the

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for the

2016 NBA Summer League The 2016 NBA Summer League consisted of three pro basketball leagues organized by the National Basketball Association (NBA): the Orlando Pro Summer League, Utah Jazz Summer League, and Las Vegas Summer League. Ten teams participated in the week ...

in Las Vegas. In five games for the Bucks, he averaged 2.0 points and 2.4 rebounds in 7.6 minutes per game. On August 9, 2016, Williams signed with

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for the 2016–17 NBL season. Williams struggled to make an impact for United off the bench over the first month of the season, which led to speculation of him being released by the club. That was not to be, and on November 6, he had a season-best game with 13 points and seven rebounds in an 82–73 loss to the

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. His next best game came on December 11, as he had a 6-point, 10-rebound effort in an 88–81 win over the

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. In the following game however on December 17, Williams went down with a knee injury early in United's 100–90 loss to the

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, and was subsequently ruled out for four to six weeks with a Grade 2 medial ligament strain. On January 31, 2017, after fully recovering, Williams was granted a release from his contract to source opportunities to play in the US.

Greensboro Swarm (2017)

On February 14, 2017, he was acquired by the

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of the

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Maine Red Claws (2017–18)

In June 2017, Williams joined the

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for the

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. On September 26, 2017, he signed with the

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for training camp. He was waived by the Celtics on October 5, 2017.

Vaqueros de Bayamón (2018)

On April 25, 2018,

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of the

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was reported to have signed Williams.

Büyükçekmece (2018–2019)

On July 13, 2018, he has signed with

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of the

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(BSL).

KK Budućnost (2019)

On February 14, 2019, Williams signed with Budućnost of the Montenegrin League.

Tofaş (2019–2020)

On July 2, 2019, he has signed with

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of the Turkish

. Williams averaged 15.4 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.

Jiangsu Dragons (2020–2021)

On September 16, 2020, Williams signed with

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of the

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Bahçeşehir Koleji (2021)

On July 7, 2021, Williams signed with Bahçeşehir Koleji of the

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, (BSL). He played three games and averaged 2.3 points per game. On January 22, 2022, Williams signed with

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of the Spanish

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. On January 27, 2022, Unicaja Malaga has announced that Devin Williams has failed his medicals and therefore the agreement between the parts has been voided. On February 21, 2022, Williams signed with

Taiwan Beer Leopards / Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards (2023–2025)

On October 7, 2023, Williams has signed with

TaiwanBeer Leopards The Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards ( zh, 桃園台啤永豐雲豹) are a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Taoyuan City. They have competed in the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL) and play their home games at the Taoyuan A ...

of the

T1 League The T1 League ( zh, T1聯盟) was a professional basketball league in Taiwan. It was the third Taiwanese professional basketball league after the now-defunct Chinese Basketball Alliance (CBA; 1994–1999) and P. League+ (PLG; founded in 2020). ...

. He was the league's rebounds leader for the 2023–24 season. On August 9, 2024, Williams re-signed with the

Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards The Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards ( zh, 桃園台啤永豐雲豹) are a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Taoyuan City. They have competed in the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL) and play their home games at the Taoyuan A ...

of the

Taiwan Professional Basketball League The Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL, zh, 台灣職業籃球大聯盟) is a professional basketball List of basketball leagues, league in Taiwan composed of 7 teams. It is the fourth Taiwanese professional basketball league after the ...

(TPBL). He was the league's rebounds leader for the 2024–25 season.

Changwon LG Sakers (2025–present)

On May 29, 2025, Williams signed with the

of the

(BCL Asia).

Personal life

Williams is the son of Angela Williams, and had two older brothers. Donshae Williams, the youngest of Williams' two older brothers, was shot and killed in Cincinnati in August 2011, just before Williams started his junior year at Withrow High. In December 2015, Williams said of the incident, "Just a bad night. Wrong place, wrong time. It's sad, but that's how my city is. That's how my city is going. I just use it for motivation to get my nephew out of there and make it better for him and the whole family."

References

External links

West Virginia Mountaineers bio

Devin Williams
at euroleague.net
Devin Williams
at nba.com
Proballers profile
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