UMass Lowell Athletics

MEDIA:
Boston Globe: Brockton's Akeem Williams has All-American goals for UMass Lowell basketball
The Sun: Williams out to play like All-American



THE WILLIAMS FILE: Do-it-all player who has emerged UMass Lowell’s leading scorer the last three seasons • Very strong athlete with unlimited range who can play either the one or two • One of the top Division II guards in the country the last two years.

AS A JUNIOR: Northeast-10 All-Conference First Team • Daktronics All-East Region First Team • NE-10 Player of the Week Dec. 10 • Played in 27 games, wiith 26 starts • NE-10 scoring champion with 19.9 points per a game • Also among NE-10 leaders in minutes (eighth, 34.6), assists (13th, 3.3) and 3-point FG% (14th, .400) • Season-highs include 33 points in 83-80 setback at Merrimack; seven rebounds in a 94-85 loss to Franklin Pierce; and eight rebounds in a 100-73 win over Merrimack and a 98-94 win over Southern Connecticut.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Northeast-10 All-Conference Second Team •  Played in 30 games with 28 starts • NE-10 scoring champion with 17.7 points per game, along with 3.4 rpg and 3.2 apg • Also ranked among NE-10 leaders in free throws (eighth, 3.5) and assists (3.2) • NE-10 Player of the Week once • Season-highs include 35 points in a season-opening 108-105 win at Bridgeport; eight assists in a 80-51 win over Le Moyne; eight rebounds in a 74-71 loss at Franklin Pierce; and four steals in a 67-56 win over Southern New Hampshire.

AS A FRESHMAN: Northeast-10 Conference All-Tournament Team • NE-10 All-Rookie Team • Played in all 30 games with 24 starts • Achieved UMass Lowell’s freshman scoring record with 546 points • NE-10 Player of the Week once,  Rookie of the Week on two occasions • Led the team with 18.2 points per a game • Ranked among NE-10 leaders in scoring (fourth, 18.2) and steals (ninth, 1.77) • Season-highs include 32 points in a 71-70 victory over Merrimack; seven steals in a 94-86 loss to Assumption.

WINCHENDON SCHOOL: Played basketball at The Winchendon School and also for the Boston Warriors AAU team for Mark Papas out of Belmont, Mass.

PERSONAL: One of three children of Shirly and Orson Williams of Brockton, Mass. • Names the New York Yankees, Jets and Boston Celtics as his favorite professional teams • Names Chris Paul, Dwayne Wade and his parents as his biggest influences • Says playing at the TD Garden for a championship was his greatest sports moment • Aspires to play professionally following graduation • Majoring in psychology.