Aaron Pervis Williams (born November 9, 1991) is an American professional

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player that currently plays for

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of the

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. Standing at 1.98 m (6'6), he plays at the

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and

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positions. After one year at Dodge City College and three years at

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he has played professional basketball in the United States, Albania, Canada, Lebanon, Sweden, Ukraine, Thailand, Hong Kong, Slovakia and Portugal.

High school career

Williams played high school basketball at Chicago Vocational Career Academy at

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. He was a 2010 McDonalds All-American nominee and also earned all-

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Red-South honors as a senior.

College career

After graduating from high school, Williams attended

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, where he stayed until 2011. As a freshman, he averaged 10 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game which featured a 22 points and 10 rebound performance against Garden City Community College. For the next 3 seasons he would attend Chicago State University. As a sophomore, he would have games that featured a 21 points and five rebounds performance against North Carolina A&T, a 15 points and five rebound game against DePaul, and a 19 points and 11 rebounds game vs. Houston Baptist. During his junior year, he would have a 11-point game against Notre Dame. His team would go on to win the great west conference tournament that year. During his senior season, he went on to earn All-WAC Academic Honors.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Williams joined the St. Louis Riversharks of the

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in 2016. The following season, he was selected as the #1 overall draft pick of the

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in 2017 by the

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. The next year, Williams joined Goga Basket of the

Albanian Basketball League The Albanian Basketball League is the men's professional basketball league in Albania. It was founded in 1946 shortly after the formation of the Albanian Basketball Association and is now divided into two divisions, the Superliga and First Divi ...

in 2018. While there, he helped lead his team to the Albanian Cup Finals. That same season, he also played for

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of the

Lebanese Basketball League The Lebanese Basketball League is the top-tier professional men's basketball league in Lebanon. It is organized annually as a national championship with playoffs and a national cup by the Lebanese Basketball Federation (FLB). Currently, the leagu ...

. Williams again signed with Goga Basket in 2019 but soon signed with 4th Quarter Helsingborg in Sweden. While there he went on to average 27.4 points, 10.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 3.0 steals per game. He finished the 2019–2020 season with Djurgårdens of the

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. On March 10, 2020, Williams set his career high in points in a Sweden - Basketligan game where he scored 22 points against

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. On February 27, 2021, Williams signed with

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of the

Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague The Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague (USL) ( uk, Українська баскетбольна суперліга) is the first-tier level of professional basketball league in Ukraine. Established in 1992, the league is currently contested by 10 c ...

Personal life

In 2014, Aaron and his mother Tonya gained national attention for earning their bachelor's degree from Chicago State University alongside each other.

References

External links

Chicago State Cogars bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Aaron Pervis 1991 births Living people American expatriate sportspeople in Albania American expatriate basketball people in Canada American expatriate basketball people in Lebanon American expatriate basketball people in Sweden American men's basketball players Basketball players from Chicago Chicago State Cougars men's basketball players Dodge City Conquistadors basketball players Sagesse SC (basketball) players St. John's Edge players Djurgårdens IF Basket players KB Vllaznia players Goga Basket players