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2020-21 RMU Men's Basketball Roster

1 Jon Williams

1 Jon Williams

  • Position:
    G
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-1 / 185
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Akron, Ohio
  • Highschool:
    St. Vincent-St. Mary

Summary

Biography

Worth Noting
- Signed a National Letter of Intent (NLI) with RMU in November of 2016
- Floor general who controls the offense as a point guard
- Smart, tough basketball player that can control the tempo of a game
- Has the ability to score the basketball and is also dangerous on the defensive end
- Leader for the Colonials both on and off the court
 
Just The Numbers

- Has started each of his 102 career games the last three seasons, a school record for consecutive starts
- Needs 33 assists to crack top 10 all-time at RMU for career rankings and is 99 shy of 500 career dimes
- Career three-point field goal percentage (.404) ranks eighth all-time at RMU
- Is tied for 10th all-time in program history in career three-point field goals (161)
 
2019-20 Highlights (Junior)

- One of three Colonials to start each of RMU’s 34 contests
- Averaged 6.3 points and 1.7 rebounds per game
- Handed out 138 assists, an average of 4.06 per game that ranked third in the Northeast Conference (NEC)
- Shot 36.9 percent (69-for-187) from the field, including 39.6 percent (55-for-139) from beyond the arc
- Knocked down 71 percent (22-for-31) of his attempts from the free-throw line
- Scored in double figures on five occasions
- In an 85-65 triumph over Howard (11/15/19) handed out seven assists
- Contributed 11 points, four rebounds and three assists @ Toledo (11/16/19)
- Scored a season-high 17 points in an 89-78 victory @ Central Connecticut (1/2/20)
- Shot 5-for-7 from deep against the Blue Devils and also added four rebounds and six assists
- Scored nine points and dished out five assists in a 66-54 win over Bryant (1/30/20)
- Finished with 11 points in a 67-62 win @ Wagner (2/6/20)
- Contributed 10 points in a 78-68 win over Saint Francis U (2/29/20) to help Colonials clinch NEC Tournament No. 1 seed
- Averaged 5.3 points and 4.3 assists in the 2020 NEC Tournament
- Scored 11 points in an 86-66 victory over LIU (3/7/20) in the semifinals of the NEC Tournament
- Tallied five points and four assists in a 77-67 triumph over Saint Francis U (3/10/20) in NEC Tournament title game
 
2018-19 Highlights (Sophomore)

- One of four Colonials to start each of RMU’s 35 games
- Averaged 6.5 points, 2.1 rebounds and 4.3 assists per contest
- Ranked third in the Northeast Conference in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.84)
- Finished fifth in the league in assists and eighth in three-point field goal percentage (.381)
- Posted an average of 1.14 steals per contest, which ranked 13th in the circuit
- Tallied season totals of 149 assists, five blocks and 40 steals
- Shot 35.2 percent (68-for-193) from the field and 84.9 percent (45-for-53) at the free-throw line
- Reached double figures in scoring on nine occasions, including four of last six games
- Scored 11 points and tied a career high with five rebounds @ Missouri State (11/9/18)
- Registered five points and seven assists in a 68-59 win over Mississippi Valley State (11/17/18)
- In a 76-56 victory over Youngstown State (11/28/18) tallied 12 points, four assists and four steals
- Dished out eight assists against just one turnover @ Drexel (12/1/18)
- Knocked down all four of his attempts from beyond the arc for 12 points in a 108-51 triumph over Hood (12/29/18)
- Against NEC opposition ranked third in the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.03)
- Averaged 4.39 assists per contest against league foes, which tied for fifth in the circuit
- Set a career high with 10 assists and added six points in a 72-64 win over Sacred Heart (1/24/19)
- Contributed 10 points and seven assists in a 72-59 victory over Bryant (2/7/19)
- Scored 14 points @ Mount St. Mary’s (2/14/19)
- Over last six games averaged 11.0 points and 4.3 assists while shooting 52.3 percent (22-for-42) from the field
- Drained 15 of his last 25 attempts (60%) from beyond the arc in final six contests
- Finished with 12 points, two rebounds and two assists @ Sacred Heart (2/28/190
- Compiled 12 points, eight assists and no turnovers in a 69-60 victory @ Wagner (3/2/19)
- In a 69-65 overtime win over St. Francis Brooklyn (3/6/19) in quarterfinals of NEC Tournament scored six points
- Added four rebounds, two assists and a steals against the Terriers
- Established a career high with 20 points in a 98-89 overtime win over Cornell in first round of 2019 CIT
- Shot 7-for-10 from the floor, including 4-for-5 from deep, and 2-for-2 at the free-throw line against the Big Red
- Added six assists against one turnover and four steals in the triumph over Cornell
- Scored 11 points and dished out six assists in second round of 2019 CIT against Presbyterian (3/24/19)

2017-18 Highlights (Freshman)

- Started all 33 games, establishing an RMU freshman record for starting assignments
- Averaged 6.7 points, 2.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists per contest
- Paced the Colonials in assists (114) and three-pointers (58)
- Ranked fifth in the Northeast Conference in three-point field goal percentage (.433)
- Finished 10th in the NEC in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.36)
- Converted 75 percent (21-for-28) of his attempts at the free-throw line
- Scored in double figures on eight occasions
- Finished with 11 points and five assists in an 81-74 victory @ Youngstown State (11/29/17)
- Scored 15 points and dished out five assists @ Siena (12/2/17)
- Knocked down all five of his attempts from beyond the arc against the Saints
- Named the NEC Co-Rookie of the Week (12/4/17)
- Scored 10 points and posted a career-high eight assists in a 78-75 win over Rider (12/6/17)
- In NEC debut scored 13 points in a 68-54 victory @ Bryant (12/29/17)
- Compiled nine points and seven assists in a 96-82 win @ LIU Brooklyn (2/10/18)
- In an 83-60 victory over Bryant (2/15/18) finished with 11 points and seven assists
- Contributed 11 points in a 60-56 win @ Mount St. Mary’s (2/28/18) in quarterfinals of NEC Tournament
- Also dished out three assists and went 3-for-5 from deep against the Mount
 
Prep Highlights

- Assisted in guiding St. Vincent-St. Mary’s (25-5) to its seventh state championship in 2017
- Contributed averages of 14.1 points and 6.3 assists as a senior in 2016-17
- Earned a spot on the 2017 All-Northeast Inland District Second Team
- Named to the 2017 Cleveland.com Honorable Mention All-Star Team
- Helped lead the Fighting Irish to an overall record of 26-4 (.867) as a junior in 2015-16
- Named to the 2016 All-Northeast Inland District Honorable Mention Team
 
Personal

- Born Oct. 1, 1998
- Major is organizational leadership
- Older brother, Josh, scored 967 in two seasons at RMU from 2018-20 after transferring from Akron
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Historical Player Information

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    2017-18Freshman

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    6'1" 175 lbs
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    2018-19Sophomore

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    2019-20Junior

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    6'1" 175 lbs
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    2020-21Senior

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    6'1" 185 lbs
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