Elizabeth Williams

Position: Center
Height: 6-3 • 191 cms
Weight:  195 lbs  • 88 kgs
School: Princess Anne High School ‘11
Hometown: Virginia Beach, Virginia

USA Basketball Notes:

• Gold Medals: 2010 FIBA U17 World Championship, 2009 FIBA Americas U16 Championship.
• Honors: 2009 FIBA Americas U16 Championship MVP.
• Named to the 2011 USA Basketball U19 World Championship Team on June 5, 2011.
• Member of the 2010 USA U17 World Championship Team that compiled an 8-0 record and captured the gold medal in France; started all eight games and averaged team-highs of 13.5 ppg. and 7.6 rpg., a USA second-best 2.0 bpg., while shooting a USA team-high of 61.8 percent (47-76 FGs) from the field. Among the 12-team field, she ranked 11th overall in scoring and rebounding, second in field goal percentage and third in blocked shots.
• Helped the U.S. earn a 2-1 record to capture a pre-U17 World Championship tournament title in Spain against U17 national teams from Australia, Canada and Spain.
• Member of the 2009 USA U16 National Team that posted a 5-0 mark, captured the 2009 FIBA Americas U16 Championship gold medal and qualified the U.S. for the 2010 FIBA U17 World Championship; averaged 13.4 ppg. and a team-high 5.2 rpg. 1.0 spg. and 1.4 spg. en route to being named the tournament MVP.

College Notes:

• Signed a National Letter of Intent to attend and compete for Duke in 2011-12.

High School Honors:

• One of five finalists for the Naismith National High School Player of the Year award (2011).
• ESPN HoopGurlz High School All-American (2011).
• Gatorade Virginia Girls Basketball Player of the Year (2010, 2011).
• McDonald's High School All-American (2011), posted a record 23 points, 11 rebounds and a pair of blocks in the McDonald's All-American Game and earned the Morgan Wooten trophy as the game’s MVP.
• WBCA High School All-American (2011), recorded 20 points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots in the WBCA High School All-American Game.
• Parade Magazine All-American (2011) and Parade first team (2010).
• USA Today All-USA first team (2011) and third team (2010).
• ESPN Rise All-America first team (2010).
• The Associated Press Virginia Player of the year (2010, 2011) and A.P. All-State first team all four years.
• Eastern Region Player of the Year (2009, 2010, 2011).
• Tidewater Player of the Year (2010, 2011) and All-Tidewater first team all four years.
• Beach District Player of the Year (2010, 2011), Beach District Defensive Player of the Year (2009).

High School Notes:

• Attended Princess Anne High School (Va.), where she averaged 18.9 ppg., 11.4 rpg. and 5.1 bpg. as a senior in 2010-11 in leading the Cavaliers to a 31-1 record and the Virginia Class AAA state championship; missed nine games early in the season due to a knee injury.
• Posted single-game highs of 37 points twice, 32 rebounds, 13 blocks three times and eight steals.
• Capped her four-year prep career with 1,628 points, 1,209 rebounds and 606 blocked shots, which ranks second among all-time Virginia blocked shots leaders.
• As a junior, started in all 31 games played and averaged 17.3 ppg., 10.5 rpg., 2.2. apg., 2.7 spg. and 5.5. bpg. to help her team to a 29-2 record and the state title game.
• As a sophomore, started in all 32 games played and averaged 13.1 ppg., 11.1 rpg. and 6.7 bpg. to help Princess Anne to a 31-1 record and a Virginia Class 3A state title.
• Blocked 172 shots as a sophomore, the second most in Virginia single-season history.
• As a freshman in 2007-08, helped Princess Anne to a 29-2 record and the state semifinals.
• Played in the summers for Boo Williams.
• Also competed in track & field, specifically the 400-meter dash and high jump, was All-Beach District first team in the high jump.

Personal Notes:

• Born on June 23, 1993 in Colchester, Essex, England.
• Daughter of Margaret and Dr. Alex Williams; has one brother, Mark, and one sister, Victoria.
• Has volunteered at a basketball camp in her community.
• Earned a 3.92 GPA.
• Plays the trombone.

The Inside Scoop:

• Has post-basketball ambitions of: becoming a doctor.
• Favorite book: “Brave New World,” by Aldous Huxley.
• Favorite class: biology.
• Least favorite class: English.
• Is learning: Spanish.
• Favorite meal to make at home: rice with chicken and fried plantains.
• If not for basketball, would want to excel at: track & field.
• When she was five, wanted to be: a doctor.
• If she could live in any city, it would be: Barcelona.
• Next big purchase will be: Legos.
• Most read online news: CNN.com.
• Favorite Twitter account: does not tweet.
• Favorite Facebook account: hers.
• Favorite piece of clothing: socks.
• Most prized possession: her phone.
• Favorite sport other than basketball: watching volleyball and track & field.
• Plays the: trombone.
• Favorite basketball player of all time: Tim Duncan.
• Favorite non-basketball Olympian: Marion Jones “before the doping scandal.”
• Best player ever faced: Brittney Griner.
• Wants to go one-on-one against: Dwight Howard.
• Most impressive person ever met: Dr. Walck, her IB biology teacher; “she has gone through so much but was still able to persevere. One of the smartest and kindest people I've ever met.”
• Favorite basketball announcer: Jeff Van Gundy.
• Away from the court, enjoys: playing Guitar Hero and texting.
• Most people don’t know: she can juggle.
• Most interesting place ever visited: Nigeria, it has a “unique, but very respect-filled lifestyle.”
• First basketball memory: not being able to catch the ball and being called spider.
• This right-hander wears No. 1 because: she strives to be number one in everything she does.
• Superstitions: wearing her basketball necklace on game days.
• First overseas trip was: in 2000 she went to England and Nigeria. She celebrated her birthday in Nigeria and got to see different sights in England and had a great time.

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