Courtney Williams
Biography
Personal: Inducted into USF Athletic Hall of Fame in 2021 ... has one sister … broke single-game scoring record at Charlton County High School with 42-point performance, eclipsing previous mark set by her mother, Michele, 22 years earlier.
2022 Season: Started 12 games during inaugural season after missing Week One ... ninth in Athletes Unlimited with 4,461 leaderboard points … tied for fifth in the league with seven game MVP awards … ninth-leading scorer in the league with 15.5 average ... authored 10 double-digit scoring performances, including three games with 20 or more points … tied for fourth in the league with 80 assists, including three games with 10 or more assists ... also tied for fifth in the league with 26 steals … ranked among league leaders in field goals made (82) and attempted (189) ... shot 43.4 percent from the field … scored season-high 30 points against Team Cloud on Feb. 4, making 13-of-18 field goal attempts ... also added nine rebounds … closed season with 22-point showing against Team Brown on Feb. 26 ... made 9-of-16 shots from the field and tallied nine assists … opened Week Five by netting 21 points against Team Cloud on 9-of-16 shooting from the field ... also converted both free throws and grabbed four rebounds … contributed 14 points and 10 assists for first double-double against Team Russell on Feb. 5 ... also added five rebounds and three steals … recorded second double-double of the season with 13-point, 10-assist performance on Feb. 11 against Team Brown ... sank 6-of-14 field goals, including lone attempt from three-point range … scored 17 points with 10 assists in double-double effort to end Week Four against Team Cloud on Feb. 19 … started season with 11 rebounds in addition to nine points in Week Two opener against Team Brown on Feb. 2 ... also registered five assists.
Other Professional Experience: Seven-year WNBA veteran who has started 171-of-209 career games ... selected No. 8 overall by Phoenix Mercury in 2016 WNBA Draft ... earned first WNBA All-Star appearance in 2021 with Atlanta Dream ... has also played for Connecticut and Phoenix in her career ... has averaged at least 12.0 points per game in five of last six seasons, including career-best 16.5 scoring average in 2021 ... guided Connecticut Sun to WNBA Finals appearance in 2022 after averaging 11.1 points per game … signed by Chicago Sky as unrestricted free agent on Feb. 4, 2023 … also played for WNBL’s Perth Lynx, helping team win 14 consecutive games.
International Experience: Competed for Team USA at 2015 World University Games in South Korea … helped United States win Gold medal after posting double-double efforts against Japan and Canada in the semifinals and championship game, respectively.
College Experience: Three-time WBCA All-America selection who garnered First-Team notice as a senior ... also earned pair of Honorable Mention Associated Press All-America commendations ... three-time First-Team All-American Athletic Conference performer ... only player in USF history with 2,000 points, 900 rebounds and 300 assists in a career ... second on Bulls’ all-time list with 2,304 career points and 138 games played ... ranks third in program history with 931 career rebounds ... registered 93 career blocked shots, good for seventh at USF ... led Bulls in scoring three consecutive seasons ... set USF single-season scoring record with 763 points in 2016, breaking own mark set in 2015 ... scored 30 or more points eight times in her career.