T. J. Williams (born October 26, 1994) is an American basketball player who last played for

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of the

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. He played in college for

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before playing professionally in the

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, Puerto Rico, Belgium and Israel.

College career

For his first three years at Northeastern, he played a supporting role behind

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and David Walker. In his senior year, he was named CAA Player of the Year. Williams led the conference in scoring at 21.6 points per game and was second in Division I in minutes per game with 38.1. He had a career-high 33 points against CAA regular-season champ

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on February 16.

Professional career

Greensboro Swarm (2017–2018)

After going undrafted in the

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, Williams was signed by the

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to their training camp roster on August 2, 2017, but was released on October 13 as one of the team's final preseason roster cuts. Ten days later, he signed with the

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of the

as an affiliate player, playing in 37 games and averaging 8.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 19.2 minutes.

Santeros de Aguada (2018)

On May 18, 2018, Williams signed with

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of the Puerto Rican BSN. Three days later, Williams recorded a career-high 24 points in his debut, along with four rebounds and seven assists in a 123–116 loss to

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Oostende (2018–2019)

On July 5, 2018, Williams signed a two-year contract with Oostende of the Belgian

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. On January 22, 2019, Williams recorded a season-high 21 points, shooting 7-of-14 from the field, along with three rebounds in an 82–62 win over

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. In 49 games played for Oostende, he averaged 11.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. Williams won the 2019 Belgian League Championship with Oostende, as well as reaching the 2019 FIBA Europe Cup Quarterfinals, where they eventually were eliminated by

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Hapoel Be'er Sheva (2019–2020)

On July 8, 2019, Williams signed a one-year deal with

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The cl ...

of the

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. On October 12, 2019, Williams tied his career-high 24 points in his second game with Be'er Sheva. He shot 9-of-15 from the field, along with four assists in a 69–75 loss to

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. He averaged 18.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game in Winner League.

Vanoli Cremona (2020–2021)

On August 10, 2020, Williams signed a one-year deal with

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of the Italian

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(LBA).

Maccabi Rishon LeZion (2021)

On August 8, 2021, he has signed with

of the

. Williams parted ways with the team on October 28, after appearing in three games.

Gießen 46ers (2021–2022)

On November 30, 2021, he has signed with

of the

References

External links

RealGM profileNortheastern Huskies bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, T. J. 1994 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Italy American men's basketball players Basketball players from Williamson County, Texas BC Oostende players Giessen 46ers players Greensboro Swarm players Hapoel Be'er Sheva B.C. players Lega Basket Serie A players Maccabi Rishon LeZion basketball players Northeastern Huskies men's basketball players Point guards Sportspeople from Pflugerville, Texas Santeros de Aguada players Vanoli Cremona players