Williams’ impressive moves at VCU continue in NBA
12/14/2023, 6 p.m.
Vince Williams Jr.’s name should be added to VCU’s impressive list of players to make an impact in the NBA.
Williams enjoyed back-to-back, double figure scoring outings last week with the Memphis Grizzlies.
Wearing jersey No. 5, the 6-foot-4 wing had 12 points in a loss to Phoenix and 15 points in a win over Dallas. He also had nine rebounds and three assists against the Mavericks.
Overall, Williams has played in 13 games for the Griz, averaging 4.5 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists.
A Toledo native, Williams played at VCU from 2018 to 2022, battling labrum, hand and ankle injuries. As a heathy senior, he earned All-Atlantic 10 honors and was the second-round, 47nd overall draft pick in 2022 by Memphis.
He currently is on a two-way contract with Memphis and its G-League affiliate Memphis Hustle. That means he can go up or down depending on the NBA squad’s needs.
Also, on a two-way contract with the Griz is former University of Richmond guard Jacob Gilyard. Williams joins Bones Hyland as VCU’s only other current NBA player. Hyland is in his first full season
with the Los Angeles Clippers after being drafted by Denver. Hyland is averaging about eight points
on a team featured NBA royalty, Russell Westbrook, Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. VCU’s first draft pick and NBA player was Jesse “Bodine” Dark, who was selected by the New York Knicks in the second round (32nd overall) in 1974.
Dark starred at Maggie L. Walker High before becoming a Ram.
