Temple University Athletics
2011-12 Women's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 3
BJ Williams
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Gwynn Oak, Md.
Bio
2011-12: Led all players in the A-10 with 157 assists (4.9 per game), with that total ranking third all-time in a single season at Temple...Ranks fifth all-time at Temple in career assists with 367...Scored 12 points in TU’s A-10 quarterfinal win vs. Duquesne (3/3) and 11 points in the Owls’ A-10 semifinal loss to Dayton (3/4)...Scored a season-high 21 points to lead the Owls to a win at Saint Louis (2/8), going 7-of-14 from the field including 3-of-6 behind the arc, and 4-of-4 at the line...Tied season-high with nine assists in a win at Saint Joseph’s (2/1)...Came one assist away from a double-double with 13 points and nine assists in a win vs. UCLA (12/20)...Led all players with eight assists and a career-high six steals vs. Kent State (12/6)...Led the Owls with a season-high 19 points vs. #5/4 Texas A&M (11/25), making 7-of-15 from the field including 2-of-3 from behind the arc.Scored 13 points on 4-of-9 shooting at #24/25 Ohio State (11/18); also tied for game-high honors with five assists...Dished a game-high six assists in Temple’s season-opening win vs. Miami (OH) on Nov. 11; also recorded two steals and scored six points.
2010-11: Earned the team's Most Improved Player Award...Played in 32 games with two starts...Averaged 4.5 points per game along with 3.1 rebounds per game...Scored 10 points and tied for the game high with five assists vs. Dayton (2/19)...Hit 4-of-5 from the field in an 11-point outing at GW (2/16); also dished five assists in the win...Came off the bench to score nine points in a win at Duquesne (2/5)...Scored 12 points including 2-of-2 from three-point range in a win vs. Richmond (1/29), helping Temple set the program record for most three-pointers in a single game (14)...Dished a game and season-high nine assists in a win at UMass (1/26)...Led Temple with a game-high eight assists in a win vs. Akron (1/2)...Scored 12 points and dished out a team-high five assists at #13/13 UCLA (11/28)...Came off the bench for 13 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the field in a win vs. Northern Illinois (11/23); also led all players with six assists.
2009-10: Saw action in 31 games, starting in eight...Averaged 5.8 ppg to rank sixth on the team...Second on the team with 83 assists (2.68 apg)...Came off the bench to score nine points on 4-of-5 shooting from the field at Dartmouth (11/19)...Had a career game in Temple’s win at Kent State (12/12), scoring a career-high 23 points on 10-of-18 shooting; also tallied career-high four steals...Got second start of the season at #16 Xavier (1/10) and played a career-high 39 minutes...Scored 12 points at Xavier including 3-of-5 from long range; also dished out six assists...Notched first career double-double in TU’s win vs. Fordham (1/13) with 10 points and career-high 10 assists...Started in the Owls’ win at Rhode Island (1/19) and scored 17 points, grabbed a career-high eight rebounds and dished out five assists...Tied career-high with 10 assists in TU’s win vs. Penn (1/23)...Scored 11 points and dished out seven assists in Temple’s loss to St. Bonaventure (1/30)...Sat out games at La Salle (2/6), vs. UMass (2/10), and vs. Charlotte (2/13) with injuries.
2008-09: Missed 16 games midseason due to an ankle injury…Started in four of 14 games, averaging 3 ppg and 1.3 rpg…Dished 28 assists and had nine steals and two blocks…Dished season-high four assists in games against Toledo (12/10) and Ball State (12/22)…Had season-high 10 points, including a 3-of-4 performance from long range, and a season-high four rebounds at Penn (1/2).
HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged nine points and six assists as a senior at Seton Keough…Led high school squad to 28-4 record, the IAAM A Conference regular season crown and a #1 ranking by the Baltimore Sun for most of the season…Helped Keough to Conference Championship game…Was a two-time All-Metro First Team selection…Selected Baltimore Sun’s All Baltimore City Player of the Year as a senior.
MAJOR: Psychology.
CAREER STATS:
| YEAR | GP-GS | MIN/AVG | FG-FGA | FG% | 3PT-ATT | 3PT% | FT-FTA | FT% | O. REB | D. REB | REB. | AVG. | PF/FO | AST | TO | BLK | STL | PTS. | PTS. AVG. |
| 2008-09 | 14-4 | 273/19.5 | 17-42 | .405 | 6-14 | .429 | 2-5 | .400 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 1.3 | 21/0 | 28 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 42 | 3.0 |
| 2009-10 | 31-8 | 691/22.3 | 61-174 | .351 | 27-83 | .325 | 30-44 | .682 | 6 | 47 | 53 | 1.7 | 53/0 | 83 | 78 | 0 | 31 | 179 | 5.8 |
| 2010-11 | 32-2 | 663/20.7 | 48-125 | .384 | 18-46 | .391 | 29-38 | .763 | 7 | 43 | 50 | 1.6 | 71/1 | 99 | 56 | 3 | 24 | 143 | 4.5 |
| 2011-12 | 32-32 | 1022/31.9 | 71-222 | .320 | 23-88 | .261 | 61-78 | .782 | 19 | 76 | 95 | 3.0 | 87/3 | 157 | 93 | 0 | 45 | 226 | 7.1 |
| TOTAL | 109-46 | 2649/24.3 | 197-563 | .350 | 74-231 | .320 | 122-165 | .739 | 34 | 182 | 216 | 2.0 | 232/4 | 367 | 252 | 5 | 109 | 590 | 5.4 |
GETTING TO KNOW BJ WILLIAMS:
Your friends call you: BJ
What makes you laugh? People make me laugh.
Advice you’d give a young athlete? Make sure you are in shape.
Favorite thing about Philly? Watching/going to movies.
What is your dream job? To be a coach.
Do you have any pre-game rituals or superstitions? None.
Your secret addiction is: Cookies.
Favorite quote: "Everything happens for a reason.”
One TV show you can’t miss: Criminal Minds.
Your biggest pet peeve is: Hair. I have a phobia of hair being anywhere it’s not supposed to be.
Why did you decide to come to Temple? I liked the campus and the atmosphere.
Favorite movie? Too many to list.
Do you come from an athletic family? Not really.
What’s something most people don’t know about you? I’m terrified of spiders.
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