Keith Williams (basketball, born 1998)
Keith Williams Jr. (born July 25, 1998) is an American basketball player for the Otago Nuggets of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Cincinnati Bearcats. High school career. Williams played basketball for Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School in Brooklyn, New York. As a junior, he averaged 15 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. In his senior season, Williams averaged 24.2 points and 12.6 rebounds per game, earning All-New York City Player of the Year and Catholic High School Athletic Association Class AA Most Valuable Player honors. He competed for  New Heights on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit alongside Moses Brown and Isaiah Washington. He committed to playing college basketball for Cincinnati over offers from Dayton and Oklahoma State. College career. Williams came off the bench during his freshman season at Cincinnati, and averaged 3.1 points per game. In his sophomore season, he became a regular starter, averaging 9.9 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.1 steals per game. On March 3, 2020, Williams posted a career-high 30 points and four steals in a 79–67 win against South Florida. As a junior, he averaged 12.6 points and 4.6 rebounds  per game. Williams declared for the 2020 NBA draft before withdrawing and returning to college. For his senior season, he assumed a leading role with the departure of Jarron Cumberland. On December 9, 2020, he scored a season-high 27 points in a 78–73 win over Furman. As a senior, Williams averaged 14.3 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, and was named to the Second Team All-American Athletic Conference. Williams finished his Bearcat career with 1,156 points, good for 35th all–time in program history as of 2020. He declared for the 2021 NBA draft but decided  to withdraw and enter the transfer portal. Williams transferred to Western Kentucky for his fifth season of eligibility, granted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, he was ruled out for the season on January 18, 2022, before playing a game, as his appeal for immediate eligibility was denied by the NCAA. Professional career. On April 20, 2022, Williams signed with the Otago Nuggets for the 2022 New Zealand NBL season.