Amir Williams

USA Basketball Notes

• Member of the 2010 USA U18 National Team that compiled a 5-0 record, captured the 2010 FIBA Americas U18 Championship gold medal and qualified the U.S. for the 2011 FIBA U19 World Championship.

High School Honors

• Selected to the Max Preps 2010 Junior All-America third team.
• Named 2010 all-state.

High School Notes

• Attends Detroit Country Day School (Mich.), where he averaged 15.0 ppg., 10.2 rpg., and 4.8 bpg. in aiding his team to the 2010 Michigan state championship and a 26-2 record.
• Helped Detroit Country Day to a 24-2 record and a second place finish in the state in 2008-09.
• In 2007-08 Detroit Country Day finished 21-5.

Personal Notes

• Born on Dec. 23, 1992 in Detroit, Mich.
• Son of Erma Williams and Keith Jacks, has one sister, Nikita Williams, and one brother, Khalil.
• Relative of Darrin Williams, who played football at the University of Cincinnati.

The Inside Scoop

• Favorite Internet sports site is ESPN.com and non-sports site is Facebook.com.
• Favorite sport other than basketball is football.
• Attends the same school as Chris Webber, Shane Battier and Robin Williams.
• Favorite player is two-time Olympian LeBron James and team is the Cleveland Cavaliers.
• Favorite non-basketball Olympian is Michael Phelps.
• The strangest place he's ever played basketball is in someone's pool.
• The best game he's ever watched was one between Kentucky and Mississippi State.
• Would like to play one-on-one against LeBron James.
• The most impressive person he's ever met is Joe Dumars.
• Favorite basketball announcer is Charles Barkley.
• Enjoys relaxing and playing video games when he's away from the court.
• This right-hander doesn't have a set jersey number, he changes it every year for no particular reason.
• Can't live without his cell phone.