Men's Basketball
Makes return to lineup after missing the spring semester ... Projected starting point guard for the Bulldogs ... Tremendous playmaker and should be a serious candidate for all-conference honors ... Enjoyed a successful freshman season in 2002-03 ... Named to the Northeast-10 All-Conference Rookie Team after posting 11.6 ppg and registering 101 assists ... Floor general who can distribute but also hit the open jumper from anywhere .... Led team with 67 three-pointers as a freshman.
2003-04: Started first eight games for Bulldogs ... Averaged 10.4 points per game with 3.6 assists per game and 10 steals ... Made 22 of 50 three-pointers, scoring in double figures in five of the eight games played ... Season-high 18 points in opener at Southampton.
2002-03: Started in all 31 games as a freshman ... Averaged 30.0 minutes per game, scoring 361 points (11.6 ppg ave.) and leading the team with 101 assists ... Ranked fourth in the Northeast-10 with 2.16 three-point field goals per game average (67 total made) ... Team?s best free throw shooter, ranking ninth in the league with a .795 free throw percentage (66 of 83) ... 21 games in double figures in scoring including three with more than 20 points ... Scored 23 points in the team?s win over UMass-Lowell at home on Jan. 20 and followed with a season-best 24 points at Southern New Hampshire on Jan. 24.
Personal: John Williams, born Dec. 8, 1984 ... Son of Larry and Betsy Williams ... Four-year letterwinner and team captain at Longmeadow High School ... Standout in track and field ... Won the John ?Honey? Lahovich Award in 2002 as the Western Massachusetts player of the year ... Led Longmeadow in scoring, assists, and steals in each of his four years ... Averaged 25.2 points, 7.7 assists, 3.5 rebounds, and 3.4 steals per game as a senior ... Shot 84.0 percent from the free throw line ... Longmeadow?s all-time scoring leader with 1,572 career points ... Led team to second-straight league championship ... Scored a season-high 45 points in a one-point win against Holyoke in a state tournament victory .. Named Longmeadow?s outstanding male athlete ... Honors student who is an active volunteer in community service organizations .. undeclared major.
