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Chris Williams
  • Height:
    6-6
  • Weight:
    170
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    Chicago, IL
  • High School:
    St. Rita
  • Position:
    G/F
  • gp
    22
  • pts/g
    2.7
  • fg %
    38.6
  • 3pt %
    24.1
  • ft %
    80.0
  • reb/g
    0.6
  • a/g
    0.1

Bio

2016-17: Played in 22 games...Averaged 2.7 points in 9.3 minutes per game...Scored a career-high 17 points in 21 minutes at Bryant (2/25)...Went 6-8 from the field and 4-5 from the arc against the Bulldogs...First career start at UMass Lowell, had a rebound, steal and assist in 20 minutes (12/18)...Played a career-high 23 minutes at Yale (12/13)...Had five points and a rebound at Fairleigh Dickinson (2/9)...Blocked a shot against Bryant (1/25)...Grabbed two rebounds to go with three points at Saint Francis U. (1/21)...Scored eight poins in 11 minutes at Robert Morris (1/19)...Had three points and a rebound in seven minutes off the bench at LIU Brooklyn (1/12)...Played 18 minutes at Rutgers with four points, two steals and two rebounds (12/6)...Scored six points against Penn (11/22)...Finished with five points, including a three-pointer, in 11 minutes at Binghamton (11/16)...Played 13 minutes in his first career game vs. Hartford (11/11).

Before CCSU: Native of Chicago, IL, he played at St. Rita High School under Gary DeCesare… Earned Chicago Catholic League South Division First Team All-League honors and was a Daily Southtown All-Area Honorable Mention selection in 2016… Part of a program that won four straight Catholic League South titles before emerging as a senior to lead St. Rita to a Class 4A Regional Final appearance after scoring a team-high 18 points in an upset victory over fourth-seeded Marist in the regional semifinals… Also played with the Team Rose AAU team.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Feb 9 at FDU L, 79-62
Feb 11 at Sacred Heart L, 77-62
Feb 16 Saint Francis U. L, 80-71
Feb 18 Robert Morris L, 74-64
Feb 23 St. Francis Brooklyn W, 62-53
Feb 25 at Bryant L, 91-77
  Total Conference
Games 22 11
Games started 1 -
Minutes 205 76
Minutes per game 9.3 6.9
FG 22-57 13-23
FG Pct 38.6 56.5
3PT 7-29 6-13
3PT Pct 24.1 46.2
FT 8-10 6-8
FT Pct 80.0 75.0
Off rebounds 6 1
Def rebounds 7 5
Total rebounds 13 6
Rebounds per game 0.6 0.5
Personal fouls 16 8
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 3 1
Turnovers 9 4
Assist to turnover ratio 0.3 0.3
Steals 5 0
Blocks 1 1
Points 59 38
Points per game 2.7 3.5
Points per 40 min 11.5 20.0

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 4 Alvernia W, 78-71 - 12 1-4 25.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 2
Nov 11 Hartford W, 75-60 - 13 1-4 25.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Nov 13 at Seton Hall L, 82-58 - 16 1-4 25.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2
Nov 16 at Binghamton L, 72-70 - 11 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 2-2 100.0 5
Nov 22 Penn L, 87-65 - 13 3-7 42.9 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 6
Nov 30 at Maine W, 82-61 - 0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Dec 3 Brown L, 75-58 - 5 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 6 at Rutgers L, 79-37 - 18 2-6 33.3 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 4
Dec 10 at Duquesne L, 70-67 - 6 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 13 at Yale L, 90-59 - 23 0-4 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 18 at UMass Lowell L, 86-69 1 20 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 21 at Fordham L, 83-60 - 4 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 29 at Wagner L, 71-46 - 6 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 31 at St. Francis Brooklyn L, 86-77 - 0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 5 Sacred Heart L, 64-62 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 7 Mount St. Mary's L, 77-68 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 12 at LIU L, 60-49 - 7 1-3 33.3 0-2 0.0 1-1 100.0 3
Jan 14 FDU L, 59-47 - 5 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 19 at Robert Morris L, 74-67 - 11 2-4 50.0 0-2 0.0 4-4 100.0 8
Jan 21 at Saint Francis U. W, 84-83 - 10 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Jan 25 Bryant L, 65-54 - 7 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 28 LIU W, 61-52 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 2 Wagner L, 70-60 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 4 at Mount St. Mary's W, 54-52 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 at FDU L, 79-62 - 7 2-2 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 5
Feb 11 at Sacred Heart L, 77-62 - 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 16 Saint Francis U. L, 80-71 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 18 Robert Morris L, 74-64 - 1 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 23 St. Francis Brooklyn W, 62-53 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 25 at Bryant L, 91-77 - 21 6-8 75.0 4-5 80.0 1-3 33.3 17

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 4 Alvernia W, 78-71 - 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Nov 11 Hartford W, 75-60 - 13 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Nov 13 at Seton Hall L, 82-58 - 16 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Nov 16 at Binghamton L, 72-70 - 11 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Nov 22 Penn L, 87-65 - 13 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Nov 30 at Maine W, 82-61 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 3 Brown L, 75-58 - 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 6 at Rutgers L, 79-37 - 18 1 1 2 0 1 2 0
Dec 10 at Duquesne L, 70-67 - 6 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
Dec 13 at Yale L, 90-59 - 23 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Dec 18 at UMass Lowell L, 86-69 1 20 1 0 1 1 0 1 0
Dec 21 at Fordham L, 83-60 - 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Dec 29 at Wagner L, 71-46 - 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 31 at St. Francis Brooklyn L, 86-77 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 5 Sacred Heart L, 64-62 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 7 Mount St. Mary's L, 77-68 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 12 at LIU L, 60-49 - 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Jan 14 FDU L, 59-47 - 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 19 at Robert Morris L, 74-67 - 11 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Jan 21 at Saint Francis U. W, 84-83 - 10 1 1 2 0 1 0 0
Jan 25 Bryant L, 65-54 - 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jan 28 LIU W, 61-52 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 2 Wagner L, 70-60 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 4 at Mount St. Mary's W, 54-52 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 at FDU L, 79-62 - 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Feb 11 at Sacred Heart L, 77-62 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 16 Saint Francis U. L, 80-71 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 18 Robert Morris L, 74-64 - 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Feb 23 St. Francis Brooklyn W, 62-53 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 25 at Bryant L, 91-77 - 21 0 1 1 0 2 0 0

Game Log - BC extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 4 Alvernia W, 78-71 - 2 - 0.0
Nov 11 Hartford W, 75-60 - 0 - 0.0
Nov 13 at Seton Hall L, 82-58 - 1 - -
Nov 16 at Binghamton L, 72-70 - 0 - 0.0
Nov 22 Penn L, 87-65 - 2 0 -
Nov 30 at Maine W, 82-61 - 0 - -
Dec 3 Brown L, 75-58 - 0 - -
Dec 6 at Rutgers L, 79-37 - 1 - 0.0
Dec 10 at Duquesne L, 70-67 - 0 - -
Dec 13 at Yale L, 90-59 - 1 0 1.0
Dec 18 at UMass Lowell L, 86-69 1 2 - -
Dec 21 at Fordham L, 83-60 - 1 - 0.0
Dec 29 at Wagner L, 71-46 - 1 - -
Dec 31 at St. Francis Brooklyn L, 86-77 - 0 - -
Jan 5 Sacred Heart L, 64-62 - - - -
Jan 7 Mount St. Mary's L, 77-68 - - - -
Jan 12 at LIU L, 60-49 - 1 - -
Jan 14 FDU L, 59-47 - 1 0 -
Jan 19 at Robert Morris L, 74-67 - 1 - 0.0
Jan 21 at Saint Francis U. W, 84-83 - 0 - 0.0
Jan 25 Bryant L, 65-54 - 0 - -
Jan 28 LIU W, 61-52 - - - -
Feb 2 Wagner L, 70-60 - - - -
Feb 4 at Mount St. Mary's W, 54-52 - - - -
Feb 9 at FDU L, 79-62 - 2 - -
Feb 11 at Sacred Heart L, 77-62 - 0 0 -
Feb 16 Saint Francis U. L, 80-71 - - - -
Feb 18 Robert Morris L, 74-64 - 1 0 -
Feb 23 St. Francis Brooklyn W, 62-53 - - - -
Feb 25 at Bryant L, 91-77 - 1 0 0.0

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2016-17 22 9.3 1.0-2.6 0.3-1.3 0.4-0.5 2.7
2017-18 14 5.4 0.6-1.9 0.1-0.9 0.2-0.2 1.6
2018-19 9 6.2 0.8-2.3 0.3-0.7 0.2-0.2 2.1
Total 45 7.5 0.8-2.3 0.3-1.0 0.3-0.3 2.2

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2016-17 22 1 205 22-57 38.6 7-29 24.1 8-10 80.0 59
2017-18 14 - 75 9-27 33.3 2-12 16.7 3-3 100.0 23
2018-19 9 1 56 7-21 33.3 3-6 50.0 2-2 100.0 19
Total 45 2 336 38-105 36.2 12-47 25.5 13-15 86.7 101

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2016-17 22 205 9.3 4.3-11.1 1.4-5.7 24.1 1.6-2.0 11.5
2017-18 14 75 5.4 4.8-14.4 1.1-6.4 16.7 1.6-1.6 12.3
2018-19 9 56 6.2 5.0-15.0 2.1-4.3 50.0 1.4-1.4 13.6
Total 45 336 7.5 4.5-12.5 1.4-5.6 25.5 1.5-1.8 12.0

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2016-17 22 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.0
2017-18 14 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0
2018-19 9 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0
Total 45 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.0

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2016-17 22 1 6 7 13 3 9 5 1
2017-18 14 - 3 6 9 1 4 1 0
2018-19 9 1 0 5 5 3 3 2 0
Total 45 2 9 18 27 7 16 8 1

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2016-17 22 1.2 1.4 2.5 0.6 1.8 1.0 0.2
2017-18 14 1.6 3.2 4.8 0.5 2.1 0.5 0.0
2018-19 9 0.0 3.6 3.6 2.1 2.1 1.4 0.0
Total 45 1.1 2.1 3.2 0.8 1.9 1.0 0.1

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 22 9.3 1.0-2.6 0.3-1.3 0.4-0.5 2.7
Conference 11 6.9 1.2-2.1 0.5-1.2 0.5-0.7 3.5
Exhibition 1 12.0 1.0-4.0 0.0-3.0 0.0-0.0 2.0
Location            
Home 6 7.3 0.8-2.3 0.0-1.2 0.0-0.0 1.7
Away 16 10.1 1.1-2.7 0.4-1.4 0.5-0.6 3.1
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result            
Wins 3 7.7 1.0-2.7 0.3-1.3 0.0-0.0 2.3
Losses 19 9.6 1.0-2.6 0.3-1.3 0.4-0.5 2.7
Month            
November 5 10.6 1.4-3.4 0.2-1.6 0.4-0.4 3.4
December 8 10.3 0.2-2.4 0.0-1.0 0.0-0.0 0.5
January 5 8.0 0.8-2.0 0.2-1.4 1.0-1.0 2.8
February 4 7.5 2.2-2.8 1.2-1.5 0.2-0.8 6.0

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 22 1 205 22-57 38.6 7-29 24.1 8-10 80.0 59
Conference 11 - 76 13-23 56.5 6-13 46.2 6-8 75.0 38
Exhibition 1 - 12 1-4 25.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 2
Location                    
Home 6 - 44 5-14 35.7 0-7 0.0 0-0 - 10
Away 16 1 161 17-43 39.5 7-22 31.8 8-10 80.0 49
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result                    
Wins 3 - 23 3-8 37.5 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 7
Losses 19 1 182 19-49 38.8 6-25 24.0 8-10 80.0 52
Month                    
November 5 - 53 7-17 41.2 1-8 12.5 2-2 100.0 17
December 8 1 82 2-19 10.5 0-8 0.0 0-0 - 4
January 5 - 40 4-10 40.0 1-7 14.3 5-5 100.0 14
February 4 - 30 9-11 81.8 5-6 83.3 1-3 33.3 24

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 22 205 9.3 4.3-11.1 1.4-5.7 24.1 1.6-2.0 11.5
Conference 11 76 6.9 6.8-12.1 3.2-6.8 46.2 3.2-4.2 20.0
Exhibition 1 12 12.0 3.3-13.3 0.0-10.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 6.7
Location                
Home 6 44 7.3 4.5-12.7 0.0-6.4 0.0 0.0-0.0 9.1
Away 16 161 10.1 4.2-10.7 1.7-5.5 31.8 2.0-2.5 12.2
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result                
Wins 3 23 7.7 5.2-13.9 1.7-7.0 25.0 0.0-0.0 12.2
Losses 19 182 9.6 4.2-10.8 1.3-5.5 24.0 1.8-2.2 11.4
Month                
November 5 53 10.6 5.3-12.8 0.8-6.0 12.5 1.5-1.5 12.8
December 8 82 10.3 1.0-9.3 0.0-3.9 0.0 0.0-0.0 2.0
January 5 40 8.0 4.0-10.0 1.0-7.0 14.3 5.0-5.0 14.0
February 4 30 7.5 12.0-14.7 6.7-8.0 83.3 1.3-4.0 32.0

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 22 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.0
Conference 11 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.1
Exhibition 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
Location                
Home 6 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2
Away 16 0.3 0.4 0.8 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0
Losses 19 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.1
Month                
November 5 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0
December 8 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.0
January 5 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.2
February 4 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 22 1 6 7 13 3 9 5 1
Conference 11 - 1 5 6 1 4 0 1
Exhibition 1 - 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Location                  
Home 6 - 1 0 1 1 1 0 1
Away 16 1 5 7 12 2 8 5 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 3 - 1 1 2 0 2 0 0
Losses 19 1 5 6 11 3 7 5 1
Month                  
November 5 - 2 1 3 0 2 0 0
December 8 1 3 1 4 2 3 5 0
January 5 - 1 3 4 0 2 0 1
February 4 - 0 2 2 1 2 0 0

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 22 1.2 1.4 2.5 0.6 1.8 1.0 0.2
Conference 11 0.5 2.6 3.2 0.5 2.1 0.0 0.5
Exhibition 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.3 0.0 0.0
Location                
Home 6 0.9 0.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.0 0.9
Away 16 1.2 1.7 3.0 0.5 2.0 1.2 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 3 1.7 1.7 3.5 0.0 3.5 0.0 0.0
Losses 19 1.1 1.3 2.4 0.7 1.5 1.1 0.2
Month                
November 5 1.5 0.8 2.3 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0
December 8 1.5 0.5 2.0 1.0 1.5 2.4 0.0
January 5 1.0 3.0 4.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.0
February 4 0.0 2.7 2.7 1.3 2.7 0.0 0.0

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