Aris Williams

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-9
Weight:
235
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Columbia, Md.
High School:
Georgetown Prep

2008-09: Appeared in all 31 games on the year, starting 11... Finished season averaging 2.9 points and 3.4 rebounds per game... Matched his career high with 11 points 11/29 vs. Northeastern and also pulled down seven rebounds... Had career high 11 points vs. High Point, besting the nine he had 12/9/06 at East Carolina... Also added six rebounds and a career high three blocks vs. HPU in his best all-around game as a Bull... Came off the bench in the 11/14 SMU opener and contributed six points, five rebounds and a block... Had seven points and a team-high six rebounds 12/3 at UAB... Had nine points and a game and season-high eight rebounds 12/6 at UCF... Had five points and team-high seven rebounds 12/20 vs. Murray State... Had eight points and six rebounds 1/17 at West Virginia... Had four points and six rebounds 1/20 vs. DePaul... Tallied six rebounds 1/28 at Louisville... Notched four points and six rebounds 2/10 vs. Providence and 2/21 at UConn... Matched his career high for the third time this season with 11 points 3/1 vs. West Virginia... Pulled down six rebounds 3/3 vs. Cincinnati.

2007-08: Appeared in 18 games on the year, all as a reserve... Made first appearance 11/9/07 vs. Cleveland State since 12/31/06 after battling knee injuries and subsequent surgery... Missed the final 20 games of 2006-07 season... Had season high in points (5) and rebounds (5) in 11/26 win at FIU... Had 3 points and 2 rebounds in six minutes of 12/8 UAB win... Played a season high 12 minutes 1/23 vs. Louisville... Missed 1/29 game at Marquette with a left knee injury.

2006-07: Appeared in 10 games, earning two starts... Missed entire conference portion of schedule because of knee injuries... Made final appearance against Bethune-Cookman (12/31)... Surgery on his right knee on Jan. 18, 2007, ended his season... Missed 12 previous games with ailments to both knees... Netted 9 points against SC State (11/17)... Also chipped in 5 rebounds off the bench... Grabbed 9 rebounds in just 11 minutes against FIU (11/21)... Matched personal best with 9 rebounds against Stetson (11/27)... Four of the rebounds came at the offensive end... Board following a missed free throw helped seal the victory... Finished with 9 points and career-high 10 rebounds at East Carolina (12/9) in first career start... Also had 2 assists and a block... Concluded the year averaging 3.5 points and 5.2 rebounds per game... Earned first letter.

2005-06: Redshirted after transferring from Valparaiso.

Valparaiso: Lettered in debut campaign with the Crusaders, appearing in 22 games on the season... Averaged 1.5 points and 1.7 rebounds per outing... Shot 67 percent from behind the 3-point line... Scored a personal-best 7 points and grabbed season-high 6 boards against Arizona State.

High School: Played two seasons at Georgetown Prep (North Bethesda, Md.)... Averaged 14.0 points, 11.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game as a senior... Slso served as team captain... Ranked as the third-best forward in the Maryland/Virginia/Washington D.C. region by Maryland Hoops Magazine... Posted season averages of 7.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per outing as a junior... Helped program to a 20-5 overall record... saw AAU action with D.C. Assault... Also saw prep action at Wilde Lake High School... Member of academic honor roll.

Personal: Graduated in the Summer of 2008 with a Political science degree... Born April 26, 1986 in New York, N.Y.... Son of Norman and Myra Williams.