LaDarrien Williams

Photo by: Gary Rhodes

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-0
Weight:
180
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Austin, TX
High School:
Manor HS

Will likely start at guard for the Wildcats in 2014-15 as he returns to the lineup after missing the entire spring semester in 2013-14 with a lower leg injury.

2013-14 (Junior): Williams returns to ACU for his senior season after an injury-shortened junior season in 2013-14. ... Williams played in just 15 games before suffering a season-ending lower leg injury during ACU’s double-overtime loss at Southeastern Louisiana on Jan. 11. ... Williams was ACU’s leading scorer at the time of his injury and played 47 minutes, scoring a career-high 30 points while playing with the leg injury in the loss to the Lions. ... He missed the Wildcats’ last 16 games and underwent off-season surgery to correct the problem. ... He scored in double figures in 9 of 16 games, including the career-high 30-point game against Southeastern Louisiana.

Coastal Bend College (Freshman and Sophomore): Williams comes to ACU from Coastal Bend Junior College and will have two seasons of eligibility remaining. ... Williams is a 6-0 point guard who started at the position the last two years for head coach Larry Mendez. ... A graduate of Austin Manor High School, Williams was a second team all-East Texas Junior College Conference selection in 2012-13. ... As a sophomore he averaged 14 points, six rebounds and three assists per game and shot 47 percent from the field, including 38 percent from 3-point range.

High school: Four-yetter letterwinner at Manor HS where played both football and basdketball. ... All-time leading scorer in basketball at Manor HS. ... As a sophomore in 2008, Williams ran for 972 yards for the football team. ... As a junior in 2009-10, he was the district MVP and all-CenTex first team in basketball.

Personal: Full name is LaDarrien J. Williams. ... Born 02 September 1992. ... Son of Patricia Wright and John Williams. ... 2011 graduate of Manor High School.