DONOVAN WILLIAMS

Position: Guard

Height: 6'6" (198cm)

Weight: 189 lbs (86kg)

Birthdate: September 6, 2001

Hometown: Houston, Texas

High School: Fort Bend Elkins

College: UNLV '22

PROFESSIONAL CAREER 

Averaged 15.0 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 26.5 minutes per game over 169 games with the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball League, Westchester Knicks, Santa Cruz Warriors, College Park Skyhawks, Long Island Nets of the NBA G League, the San Antonio Spurs, Washington Wizards, Brooklyn Nets with the NBA Summer League and the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA.


2024-25: Averaged 6.9 points and 1.7 rebounds in 8.4 minutes per game over seven games with the Shanghai Sharks… Scored 20 points and two rebounds shooting five-for-six from three on March 5 in a win against Tianjin… Scored 10 points with two rebounds, one block and one steal on March 10 in a win against Shandong H….Averaged 17.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 30.3 minutes per game over 35 games with the Westchester Knicks… Scored 10 or more points over 30 games… 10 games with 25 points or more… Scored 30 or more points through four games… Scored season-high 38.0 points (10-11 2FGP, 3-5 3FGP, 6-6 FT) in 35 minutes of play on December 6 in a win against the Raptors 905… Recorded two consecutive double-double games in points and rebounds


2024: Averaged 11.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 18.4 minutes per game over five games during NBA Summer League with the San Antonio Spurs… Ranked second overall on the team in total points scored (55) and fourth in rebounds (20)... Averaged 17.7 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.1 steals in 27.2 minutes per game over 11 games with the Scarborough Shooting Stars… Scored 10 or more points over 10 games… Four games scoring 25 or more points…Recorded five or more rebounds every game… Scored season-high 29 points with five rebounds, four assists and two steals in 30.4 minutes of play on June 19 against Niagara


2023-24: Signed to the Santa Cruz Warriors on October 30 … He played 50 games with the Warriors where he averaged 29.2 minutes, 17.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists … Shooting 72.3% from the line, 60.1% from the field, and 29.5 from three … Had a double-double on November 21 against the SLC Stars, with 16 points and 10 rebounds … Recorded a season high on January 13 against South Bay with 30 points, five rebounds, and three assists … Played over 20 minutes in 40+ games and over 30 minutes in 15+ games … Had over 40 double-digit scoring performances and scored 20+ points in over 20 games … Making his CEBL debut signing to join the Scarborough Shooting stars for the summer


2023: Played 4 games at NBA Summer League with the Washington Wizards averaging 7.3 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 18 minutes, shooting 66.7% from the field … Had 14 points, three rebounds and three assists against the Chicago Bulls on July 15


2022-2023: Averaged 15.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 28 minutes over 26 games with the Long Island Nets … Shot 65.8% from the line, 52.8% from the field and 40.2% from three … Scored a season high of 27 points with four rebounds on November 23 against the Raptors 905…  Signed a two-way contract with the the Atlanta Hawks on January 17, splitting time with their NBA G League affiliate the College Park Skyhawks … Averaged 12.6 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.1 steals and 28 minutes over 24 games with the Skyhawks, shooting 72.2% from the line, 50.6% from the field and 26.8% from three … Had a season high of 29 points, six rebounds, three assists, three steals and two blocks on February 3 in their 114-96 win against Maine, shooting five-for-seven from three … Made his NBA debut on April 4 with the Hawks in their 123-105 win against the Bulls, grabbing one rebound … Had four points and one rebound in three minutes against the Celtics on April 9


2022: Made his NBA summer league debut playing five games with the Brooklyn Nets … He averaged 3.6 points, 1.2 rebounds, and 7.6 minutes, shooting 75.0% from the line and from three and 60.0% from the field … After being waived by the Brooklyn Nets he joined the Long Island Nets in the G League on a training camp contract to begin the 2022-23 season


COLLEGIATE CAREER


Averaged 7.2 points, 1.4 rebounds, 0.6 assists, 0.5 steals and 14.7 minutes per game in 65 games … 66.7% from the line and 49.4% from the field


2021-22: Made his Mountain West Conference debut with UNLV on November 11 scoring 10 points, grabbing six boards with one steal against Gardner-Webb … Played 522 minutes over 26 games with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas averaging 12.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 20.1 minutes per game as a junior … Shot 63.8% from the line, 51.9% from the field and 43.2% from beyond the arc … Had a standout performance against Hartford on December 11 scoring 32 points with six rebounds and three assists, shooting seven-for-nine mid range and three-for-three from the three … Had 15 double digit performances, scoring over 20 points on five occasions … Declared for the 2022 NBA draft on June 1 … Signed contract with Long Island Nets on October 19 after going undrafted … 


2020-21: Appeared in 15 games for Texas averaging 3.3 points, 1.1 rebounds and 10.3 minutes per game … Scored season high of 11 points on January 26 against Oklahoma with two rebounds and two assists, shooting five-for-eight from the field … Selected for the 2021 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team .. Transferred to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) from his junior year … 


2019-20: Played 279 minutes over 24 games with Texas Longhorns men's basketball team averaging 3.6 points, 1.0 rebounds and 11.6 minutes per game … Shot 70.6% from the line, 47.8% from the field and 25.0% from behind the arc … Recorded two career-high 13 point scoring games on November 15 against PVAMU and on February 1 against Iowa St. … Was named to the 2020 Academic All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Rookie Team … 

PROFESSIONAL STATISTICS


TOTALS

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2024-25 Shanghai S. 7 59 48 11-23 6-20 8-12 3 9 12 4 5 1 1 6
2024-25 Westchester K. 35 1062 623 145-274 79-207 61-82 39 128 167 68 107 11 24 78
2024 San Antonio Spurs (NBA Summer League) 5 92 55 10–22 6-10 17-22 6 14 20 10 13 1 1 8
2024 Scarborough 11 299 195 45-77 21-64 42-56 10 51 61 23 41 2 12 30
2023-24 Santa Cruz W. 50 1461 859 229-381 78-264 94-130 57 149 206 85 149 26 46 107
2023 Washington W. (NBA Summer League) 4 72 29 9-17 1-8 8-12 4 8 12 6 12 0 1 3
2022-23 Atlanta H. 2 5 4 2-3 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
2022-23 College Park S. 24 660 303 91-180 26-97 26-36 29 84 113 34 84 11 26 35
2022-23 Long Island N. 26 729 401 105-199 49-122 25-38 23 74 97 44 93 14 24 43
2022 Brooklyn N. (NBA Summer League) 5 38 18 3-5 3-4 3-4 0 6 6 1 5 0 0 6
Totals 169 4477 2535 650-1181 269-798 284-392 171 525 696 275 509 66 135 316

AVERAGES

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2024-25 Shanghai S. 7 8.4 6.9 .478 .300 .667 0.4 1.3 1.7 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.9
2024-25 Westchester K. 35 30.3 17.8 .529 .382 .744 1.1 3.7 4.8 1.9 3.1 0.3 0.7 2.2
2024 San Antonio Spurs (NBA Summer League) 5 18.4 11.0 .455 .600 .773 1.2 2.8 4.0 2.0 2.6 0.2 0.2 1.6
2024 Scarborough 11 27.2 17.7 .584 .328 .750 0.9 4.6 5.5 2.1 3.7 0.2 1.1 2.7
2023-24 Santa Cruz W. 50 29.2 17.2 .601 .295 .723 1.1 3.0 4.1 1.7 3.0 0.5 0.9 2.1
2023 Washington W. (NBA Summer League) 4 18.0 7.3 .529 .125 .667 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.5 3.0 0.0 0.3 0.8
2022-23 Atlanta H. 2 2.5 2.0 .667 .000 .000 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2022-23 College Park S. 24 27.5 12.6 .506 .268 .722 1.2 3.5 4.7 1.4 3.5 0.5 1.1 1.5
2022-23 Long Island N. 26 28 15.4 .528 .402 .658 0.9 2.8 3.7 1.7 3.6 0.5 0.9 1.7
2022 Brooklyn N. (NBA Summer League) 5 7.6 3.6 .600 .750 .750 0.0 1.2 1.2 0.2 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.2
Totals 169 26.5 15 .550 .337 .724 1.0 3.1 4.1 1.6 3.0 0.4 0.8 1.9

COLLEGIATE STATISTICS


TOTALS

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FG 3FG FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2021-22 UNLV 26 522 331 84-162 32-74 67-105 21 66 87 28 72 11 17 45
2020-21 Texas 15 155 49 13-33 4-23 11-13 8 9 17 4 19 3 5 14
2019-20 Texas 24 279 86 22-46 10-40 12-17 6 17 23 7 27 4 13 25
TOTALS 65 956 466 119-241 46-225 90-135 35 92 127 39 118 18 35 84

AVERAGES

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FG 3FG FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2021-22 UNLV 26 20.1 12.7 .519 .432 .638 0.8 2.5 3.3 1.1 2.8 0.4 0.7 1.7
2020-21 Texas 15 10.3 3.3 .394 .174 .846 0.5 0.6 1.1 0.3 1.3 0.2 0.3 0.9
2019-20 Texas 24 11.6 3.6 .478 .250 .706 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.3 1.1 0.2 0.5 1.0
TOTALS 65 14.7 7.2 .494 .204 .667 0.5 1.4 2.0 0.6 1.8 0.3 0.5 1.3