Pendarvis Williams
Pendarvis Williams (born November 13, 1991) is an American basketball player for the Erdenet Miners of the Mongolian National League. He played college basketball for Norfolk State University, where in the 2012–13 season he was named an honorable mention All-American.MBA ERDENET MINERS
| Erdenet Miners | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
| League | Mongolian National League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 13, 1991 |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
| College | Norfolk State (2010–2014) |
| NBA draft | 2014: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2015 | Fortitudo Agrigento |
| 2015–2016 | Virtus Bologna |
| 2016–2017 | Maine Red Claws |
| 2017–2018 | Fortitudo Agrigento |
| 2018–2019 | BG Göttingen |
| 2019–2020 | JA Vichy-Clermont Métropole |
| 2020–2021 | Chieti 1974 |
| 2020–2021 | JB Monferrato |
| 2023–present | Erdenet Miners |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early life and college career edit
Williams, a 6'6" guard from Philadelphia, committed to Norfolk State where as a sophomore, he scored 20 points in the Spartans' 86–84 upset of number 2 seed Missouri in the 2012 NCAA Tournament.[1] As a junior, after the loss of All-American Kyle O'Quinn, the Spartans were not expected to contend for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship. But Williams stepped up his performance, averaging 14.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. He led the Spartans to a 16–0 record and won conference Player of the Year honors.[2] At the end of the season, Williams was named HBCU Player of the Year[3] and an AP honorable mention All-American.
Professional career edit
Following the close of his college career, Williams signed with Fortitudo Agrigento in Italy's second division.[4] On July 13, 2015 he signed for Obiettivo Lavoro Bologna from the Serie A.[5]
On October 31, 2016, Williams was acquired by the Maine Red Claws.[6] On January 9, 2017, he was waived by Maine after 10 games.[7] He spent the 2017-18 season with Fortitudo Agrigento of the Italian Serie A2. Williams signed with the German team BG Göttingen on July 2, 2018.[8]
On August 6, 2019, he has signed with JA Vichy-Clermont Métropole Basket of the French Pro B.[9]
On July 13, 2020, he has signed with Proger Chieti of the Italian Serie A2.[10]
References edit
- ^ "No. 15 Norfolk State shoots lights out, stuns 2-seed Missouri". ESPN.com. March 16, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
- ^ Hunt, Donald (March 11, 2013). "Pendarvis Williams is MEAC's top player". PhillyTrib.com. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
- ^ Bello, Mike (April 4, 2013). "Williams Named Boxtorow National HBCU Player of the Year". Norfolk State athletics. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
- ^ Bello, Mike (August 3, 2014). "Fortitudo Agrigento lands rookie Pendarvis Williams". Sportando.net. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ^ Bologna, Virtus (July 13, 2015). . virtus.it. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
- ^ Boston, Evans (October 31, 2016). . NBA.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
- ^ "Red Claws Add Cameron Ayers". OurSportsCentral.com. January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ "Pendarvis Williams signs with BG Göttingen". Sportando. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ^ "Vichy-Clermont inks Pendarvis Williams". Sportando. August 6, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ "Pendarvis Williams inks with Chieti". Sportando. July 13, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
External links edit
- Norfolk State bio