Noah Williams (basketball)

Noah Williams
Williams with Washington State in 2021
Personal information
Born (2001-02-28) February 28, 2001
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolO'Dea (Seattle, Washington)
College
NBA draft2025: undrafted
Playing career2025–present
PositionShooting guard
Career history
2025Leones ALMA de Managua

Noah Williams (born February 28, 2001) is an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the James Madison Dukes, Washington Huskies and Washington State Cougars. He is the son of former Washington State player Guy Williams.[1]

Early life

Williams was born and raised in Seattle, Washington and went to high school at the nearby O'Dea High School.[2]

Williams originally committed to Buffalo under head coach Nate Oats on March 10, 2019.[3] After Oats left Buffalo to accept the head coaching position at Alabama, Williams decommitted from Buffalo and committed to Washington State on May 7, 2019 over Buffalo, Virginia Tech, and Washington.[4][5]

College recruiting
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Noah Williams
G		 Seattle, WA O'Dea High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 174 lb (79 kg) May 9, 2019 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2019 Washington State Commits". Rivals.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.
  • "ESPN- Washington State Cougars Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.

College career

Williams played in 29 games, starting 13, and averaged 6.2 points and 21.7 minutes per game in his freshman season in 2019–20.[6] He scored 15 points on his 19th birthday against Washington and a season-high 17 points against Oregon State for his best performances of the season.[7]

During his sophomore season in 2020–21, Williams broke his career-high points several times. He broke it in back-to-back games, scoring 32 points in a win against California[8] and scoring 40 points in a triple-overtime win against Stanford, marking the first time anyone from Washington State had scored 40 points since Klay Thompson scored 40 during the 2011 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament.[9] Because of this scoring spree, Williams was honored as the NCAA National Player of the Week.[10] For the season, he averaged 14.1 points and 30 minutes per game while starting all 27 games.[6]

Coming off of his much-improved sophomore season, he averaged 9.5 points and 25.7 minutes per game in 35 games in 2021–22.[6] He scored a season-high 19 points against both Winthrop and Oregon.[11][12]

On April 11, 2022, Williams transferred from Washington State to rival Washington.[13] He won the starting job to begin the 2022–23 season, but suffered a knee injury, had surgery and missed 12 games. He later missed the last 5 games of the season.[14] He subsequently left the program and sat out the 2023–24 season.[15]

In June 2024, Williams joined the James Madison Dukes for his final college season in 2024–25.[16]

Professional career

In September 2025, Williams joined Leones ALMA de Managua of the Liga Superior de Baloncesto in Nicaragua. In 12 games between September 22 and October 26, he averaged 14.4 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.7 steals per game.[17]

Personal life

Prior to the start of his junior season, Williams was involved in an incident at a bar where he was trying to pick up a late evening food order. He was charged with Disorderly Conduct and Possession of Fictitious Identification. Both charges were dismissed after Noah completed 8 hours of community service.[18]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Washington State 291321.7.366.148.7223.51.91.1.36.2
2020–21 Washington State 272730.0.406.379.8043.62.71.6.214.1
2021–22 Washington State 302525.7.332.262.7163.12.21.1.39.5
2022–23 Washington 141025.1.375.310.6133.11.9.9.18.7
Career 1057525.6.369.307.7343.32.21.2.29.7

References

  1. ↑ Root, Ryan. "Bringing the best from the west". Daily Evergreen.
  2. ↑ "Noah Williams scores 40, leads WSU men past Stanford in triple overtime". The Seattle Times. February 20, 2021.
  3. ↑ "O'Dea's Noah Williams commits to University of Buffalo". ScoreBookLive.
  4. ↑ Lawson, Theo. "Noah Williams, son of ex-Cougar standout Guy "The Fly" Williams, signs with Washington State". The Spokesman Review.
  5. ↑ "Noah Williams, Washington State". 247Sports.
  6. 1 2 3 "Noah Williams College Stats". Sports Reference.
  7. ↑ "Noah Williams - Men's Basketball". Washington State Athletics.
  8. ↑ Lawson, Theo. "Ex-Washington State star Guy Williams expresses pride, joy after son Noah's 32-point outburst, 'but it ain't 43'". The Spokesman Review.
  9. ↑ Nusser, Jeff (February 20, 2021). "Noah Williams wills WSU to 3OT win over Stanford, 85-76". CougCenter.
  10. ↑ Lawson, Theo. "Washington State's Noah Williams adds USBWA National Player of the Week award". Spokesman.com.
  11. ↑ "Washington State holds off Winthrop 92-86 in wild finish". AP. November 23, 2021.
  12. ↑ Vinnick, Jamey. "Kyle Smith all smiles with Noah Williams' swagger in WSU's 94-74 whipping of Oregon". 247Sports.com.
  13. ↑ Rothstein, Jon. "Tweet". Twitter.com.
  14. ↑ Farner, Keith (April 5, 2023). "Noah Williams, Washington guard, reportedly makes plans for 2023-24 season". SaturdayOutWest. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023.
  15. ↑ Allen, Percy (June 11, 2024). "Former UW, WSU men's guard Noah Williams lands at James Madison". The Seattle Times. Retrieved May 8, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Dukes Bolster Backcourt With Former All-Pac 12 Guard Noah Williams". James Madison University Athletics. June 21, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Noah Williams". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved May 8, 2026.
  18. ↑ Clark, Colton (September 17, 2021). "WSU men's basketball player Noah Williams facing potential misdemeanor charges after alleged altercation at bar". The Seattle Times.
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