Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Williams adds TSWA honor to postseason collection
6/9/2017 12:15:00 PM | Men's Basketball
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Blue Raider standout JaCorey Williams joins head coach Kermit Davis today with the collection of another postseason honor, earning Player of the Year honors from the Tennessee Sports Writers Association.
"This is a great honor for me because there is a lot of really good basketball being played in the state of Tennessee and a lot of good players who brought their team to the postseason," Williams said.
The recently graduated senior dazzled on the court in his lone season in the Blue and White of Middle Tennessee, averaging a team bests of 17.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game while shooting over 53 percent from the field.
The one-year star compiled 621 points on the season, just two points shy of Middle Tennessee's single season record of 623 set by Kim Cooksey 31 seasons ago.
The lefty from Birmingham also tallied 11 double-doubles on the season and became the first Blue Raider in over 20 seasons to notch double-doubles in three consecutive games, doing so twice in 2016-17.
The TSWA Player of the Year honor is one of many on the season for Williams, who also collected Challenge in Music City MVP, Conference USA All-Tournament Team, All-Conference USA First Team, NABC All-District First Team, Conference USA Newcomer of the Year and Conference USA Player of the Year honors in 2016-17, among others.
"It's been an incredible year of basketball for me, but I couldn't have accomplished any of this without my teammates and this coaching staff trusting in me to make good decisions with the basketball and help lead this team," Williams added. "They really are the ones who enabled me to perform the way I did this season."
"This is a great honor for me because there is a lot of really good basketball being played in the state of Tennessee and a lot of good players who brought their team to the postseason," Williams said.
The recently graduated senior dazzled on the court in his lone season in the Blue and White of Middle Tennessee, averaging a team bests of 17.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game while shooting over 53 percent from the field.
The one-year star compiled 621 points on the season, just two points shy of Middle Tennessee's single season record of 623 set by Kim Cooksey 31 seasons ago.
The lefty from Birmingham also tallied 11 double-doubles on the season and became the first Blue Raider in over 20 seasons to notch double-doubles in three consecutive games, doing so twice in 2016-17.
The TSWA Player of the Year honor is one of many on the season for Williams, who also collected Challenge in Music City MVP, Conference USA All-Tournament Team, All-Conference USA First Team, NABC All-District First Team, Conference USA Newcomer of the Year and Conference USA Player of the Year honors in 2016-17, among others.
"It's been an incredible year of basketball for me, but I couldn't have accomplished any of this without my teammates and this coaching staff trusting in me to make good decisions with the basketball and help lead this team," Williams added. "They really are the ones who enabled me to perform the way I did this season."
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