Pendarvis Williams (born November 13, 1991) is an American basketball player for the BCH Knights of The League . He played college basketball for Norfolk State University , where in the 2012–13 season he was named an honorable mention All-American .
Early life and college career
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
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
^ "No. 15 Norfolk State shoots lights out, stuns 2-seed Missouri" . ESPN.com . March 16, 2012. Archived from the original on March 18, 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). "OBIETTIVO LAVORO, DA AGRIGENTO ARRIVA PENDARVIS WILLIAMS" . virtus.it. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2015 .
^ Boston, Evans (October 31, 2016). "2016 Training Camp Roster Announced" . 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 .
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