The photo of Vince Williams and the information below were supplied by Chris Kowalczyk, VCU Assistant A.D.
Senior forward Vince Williams Jr. has been named Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Week following his heroics in a pair of critical VCU road wins, the league announced Monday.
Williams averaged 19.0 points, 8.0 Rebounds and 5.0 assists, while shooting .682 (15-of-22) from the field, including .556 (5-of-9) from 3-point range as the Rams won at both Davidson and Richmond last week.
The 6-foot-6 senior turned in the finest performance of his four-year career Saturday, when he scored a career-high 22 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, dished out eight assists and blocked two shots in VCU’s 64-62 win at Richmond. Williams snapped a 61-all tie with a go-ahead 3-pointer with 25.3 seconds remaining in that contest.
Williams also supplied a team-high 16 points and seven rebounds as VCU snapped 25th-ranked Davidson’s 15-game win streak with a 63-61 triumph on Jan. 26 at Belk Arena.
Monday’s honor is the first Player of the Week award of Williams’ career. The Toledo, Ohio native is averaging career and team-bests of 12.9 points and 6.2 rebounds per game this season.
Williams and the Rams will return to action on Wednesday, Feb. 2 when they host Dayton at 9 p.m. at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. That game will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network.
