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Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

3 MJ Williams

  • Position Guard
  • Class Freshman
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 168
  • Hometown Rocky Mount, N.C.
  • High School Farmville Central HS
  • Previous School Farmville Central HS

Biography

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2025-26
Played in all 32 games and started 22 times … averaged 10 points, 4.2 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game … shot 39% from the field and 34% from 3-point range … was sixth in the Atlantic Sun Conference in assists per game, seventh in steals per game and seventh in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.11) … scored a season-high 22 points twice – against Stetson (Feb. 7) and versus Lipscomb (Feb. 28) … dished out nine assists in a game twice – against Wofford (Nov. 29) and at Bellarmine (Feb. 21) … grabbed 10 rebounds in a game twice – against Wofford (Nov. 29) and at Central Arkansas (Jan. 31) … had a season-best five steals against Austin Peay (Jan. 28) … was one assists short of recording EKU’s second-ever triple double when he finished with 11 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists against Wofford (Nov. 29) … hit five 3-pointers and scored 20 points at Vanderbilt (Nov. 12) … hit a reverse layup with 6.5 seconds left in the game to give EKU a 76-74 victory over Florida Gulf Coast (Feb. 5).

HIGH SCHOOL
All-State and finalist for North Carolina Mr. Basketball in 2024-25 … ranked as the No. 15 player in North Carolina and the third ranked point guard … averaged 25 points, 4.0 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game as a senior … was picked as the NCBCA Region 3 Player of the Year, the Eastern Plains Conference Player of the Year and to the John Wall Invitational All-Tournament team … scored 31 points and had nine rebounds against Reidsville High School in the John Wall Invitational … scored 46 points against Millbrook High School and finished with 35 points in a win that clinched the regular season conference championship … following the 2024-25 season, was picked to play in the 252/919 All-Star Game … started in three state championship games at Farmville Central and helped the team win the 2023 championship … averaged 15.8 points, 2.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game as a junior.
 
PERSONAL

Son of Michael and Renee Williams … has one sister – Jahlia … his sister Jahlia played collegiate basketball at Winston Salem State University … majoring in pre-physical therapy.

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