Vincent Terrill Williams Jr. (born August 30, 2000) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(NBA). He played

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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. As a freshman, he averaged 4.9 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. During the offseason, he suffered a torn right labrum that required surgery and was not fully cleared to return until early October 2019. 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.

Professional career

Memphis Grizzlies (2022–present)

Williams was selected with the 47th overall pick in the

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by the

. On July 2, 2022, the Grizzlies signed him to a

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

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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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

References

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External links

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VCU Rams bio
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