Gabby Williams

Gabrielle Lisa Williams (born September 9, 1996) is an American-French professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted 4th overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2018 WNBA draft. In 2019, she played for Spar Citylift Uni Girona (Catalonia, Spain) and won the Spanish League Championship. Williams played forward for the UConn women's basketball team, and won back to back national championships in 2015 and 2016. [1][2][3]

Gabby Williams
Williams in 2019
No. 15 – Chicago Sky
PositionPower forward
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1996-09-09) September 9, 1996
Sparks, Nevada
NationalityAmerican / French
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight172 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High schoolReed (Sparks, Nevada)
CollegeUConn (2014–2018)
WNBA draft2018 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall
Selected by the Chicago Sky
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–presentChicago Sky
Career highlights and awards

Career

High school career

Williams is the daughter of Matthew and Therese Williams and played basketball at Edward C. Reed High School in Sparks, Nevada. As a sophomore she averaged 18 points, 10 rebounds, and seven steals per game in leading Reed to the Class 4A state title. Williams had 15 points, 14 rebounds, and six assists in a semifinal win over Foothill, then had 24 points, four rebounds, and four assists in the championship game win over Reno and was named the Las Vegas Review-Journal Class 4A state Player of the Year. During her junior year, Williams was averaging 30 points, 11 rebounds, six assists, and seven blocked shots per game when she suffered a completely torn anterior cruciate ligament and partially-torn meniscus in her right knee on Jan. 19 just 30-seconds into a game against rival Reno High. She had season-ending surgery Feb. 11 and was cleared to return to full basketball activity Oct. 10. In addition to basketball, she also participated in track and field as a high jumper in which she qualified as an alternate for the 2012 London Olympics.[4]

College career
Williams (#15) in 2017

Williams led UConn to a 148-3 record over her four-year career, which included four Final Four appearances and back to back National Championships. She had one of only five Huskies triple-doubles in school history. One of only seven Huskies, along with Tina Charles, Rebecca Lobo, Maya Moore, Stefanie Dolson, Jamelle Elliott, and Napheesa Collier with at least 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. Williams finished her career 22nd on UConn's all-time scoring list at 1,582 career points, seventh with 1,007 career rebounds, 13th in assists (481) and fifth in steals (305). Williams was named the 2017 American Athletic Conference and WBCA NCAA Division I Defensive Player of the Year and 2018 Lowe's Senior Class Award. [4]

Awards and honors
Williams in 2018

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Connecticut 38 316 .637 .000 .462 5.7 1.3 1.2 0.4 8.3
2015–16 Connecticut 38 336 .636 .000 .750 5.6 1.3 1.9 0.3 8.8
2016–17 Connecticut 37 528 .581 .166 .722 8.3 5.1 2.7 1.4 14.3
2017–18 Connecticut 36 402 .604 .000 .724 7.4 5.3 2.4 0.6 11.2
Career 149 1,582 .610 .083 .657 6.8 3.2 2.0 0.6 10.6

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2018 Chicago 343023.0.432.269.7834.31.61.60.21.17.3
2019 Chicago 33216.0.414.171.7252.22.10.70.21.75.6
Career 2 years, 1 team 673219.6.423.221.7543.31.81.20.21.46.5

Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2019 Chicago 209.5.250.0001.0000.53.02.00.00.03.0
Career 1 year, 1 team 209.5.250.0001.0000.53.02.00.00.03.0

References
  1. "Gabby Williams starting to make impact for UConn women". New Haven Register. February 15, 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  2. "Gabby Williams Makes The Most Of Her Time". Hartford Courant. February 29, 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  3. "UConn looks to have Gabby Williams step up". ESPN. April 4, 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  4. "15 Gabby Williams". Uconnhuskies.com. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  5. "USBWA > All-America > Women". www.sportswriters.net. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
  6. Little, Josh. "Reed alum Gabby Williams earns All-American honors". Retrieved 2017-04-01.
  7. "Gabby Williams, Tanaya Atkinson take home AAC awards". Retrieved 2017-04-01.
  8. "Women's Final Four: South Carolina beats Mississippi State to win first national title". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
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