Troy Williams

Williams played his first three seasons at Phoebus High School in Hampton, Virginia before transferring to Oak Hill Academy for his senior season. As a senior in 2012–13, he averaged 16.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 blocks during the regular season, compiling nine double-doubles. He was named Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Virginia and led Oak Hill to a regular season record of 34–5 and an appearance in the National High School Invitational.{{cite web|url=http://iuhoosiers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6426|title=Indiana Hoosiers – Troy Williams – 2015–16|work=IUHoosiers.com|accessdate=July 24, 2016}}

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As a freshman at Indiana in 2013–14, Williams started all 32 games, averaging 7.3 points and 4.4 rebounds while shooting 50.9 percent from the floor. On March 10, 2014, he was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week.{{cite web|url=http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031014aac.html|title=Michigan, Nebraska and Indiana Earn Weekly Men's Basketball Honors|work=BigTen.org|date=March 10, 2014|accessdate=July 24, 2016|archive-date=March 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310184547/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031014aac.html|url-status=dead}}

As a sophomore in 2014–15, Williams played in 32 games, making 28 starts. He was named Big Ten Player of the Week on December 22, Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week on December 23,{{cite web|url=http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/news/2015/oscar141223.html|title=INDIANA'S WILLIAMS IS OSCAR ROBERTSON NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK|work=SportsWriters.net|date=December 23, 2014|accessdate=July 24, 2016}} and honorable mention All-Big Ten at the season's end. He averaged 7.4 rebounds per game to lead the team, while his 13.0 points per game ranked third on the team. He recorded 11 points, 12 rebounds and four assists in the second round of the NCAA Tournament against Wichita State, marking his sixth double-double of the season.

Following his sophomore season, Williams considered entering the 2015 NBA draft, but decided to return to the Hoosiers for his junior year.{{cite web|first=Zach|last=Osterman|url=http://www.indystar.com/story/hoosier-insider/2015/04/08/troy-williams-plans-to-return-for-junior-season-indiana-hoosiers/25487297/|title=Troy Williams will return to IU for junior season|work=IndyStar.com|date=April 8, 2015|accessdate=July 1, 2015}}

As a junior in 2015–16, Williams earned third-team All-Big Ten honors. He played in 35 games and made 34 starts, averaging 13.3 points and 5.8 rebounds per game.

On May 25, 2016, Williams declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final year of college eligibility.{{cite web|first=Michael|last=Hughes|url=http://www.idsnews.com/article/2016/05/troy-williams-officially-declares-for-nba-draft|title=Troy Williams officially declares for NBA draft|work=IDSNews.com|date=May 25, 2016|accessdate=July 24, 2016}}

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|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14

| style="text-align:left;"| Indiana

| 32 || 32 || 21.5 || .509 || .207 || .675 || 4.4 || .9 || .8 || .4 || 7.3

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15

| style="text-align:left;"| Indiana

| 32 || 28 || 27.6 || .540 || .462 || .742 || 7.4 || 2.0 || 1.0 || .5 || 13.0

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16

| style="text-align:left;"| Indiana

| 35 || 34 || 26.2 || .513 || .347 || .691 || 5.8 || 2.0 || 1.1 || .8 || 13.3

|-

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 99 || 94 || 25.1 || .522 || .325 || .705 || 5.9 || 1.6 || 1.0 || .6 || 11.3

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After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Williams joined the Phoenix Suns for the 2016 NBA Summer League.{{cite web|first=Alex|last=Bozich|url=http://www.insidethehall.com/2016/06/24/troy-williams-signs-summer-league-deal-phoenix/|title=Troy Williams signs summer league deal with Phoenix|work=InsideTheHall.com|date=June 24, 2016|accessdate=July 24, 2016}} In six games at Las Vegas, he averaged 12.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.7 steals in 22.2 minutes per game. On August 8, 2016, he signed with the Memphis Grizzlies.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/selden-stephens-williams-wroten-signed-160808|title=Grizzlies sign Wayne Selden Jr., D.J. Stephens, Troy Williams and Tony Wroten|work=NBA.com|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.|date=August 8, 2016|accessdate=August 8, 2016}} Williams secured an opening-night roster spot after impressing the Grizzlies during training camp and preseason.{{cite web|first=Michael|last=Wallace|url=http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/grind-city-media/wallace-view-troy-williams-161022|title=Grizz rookie Williams securing opening-night roster spot|work=NBA.com|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.|date=October 22, 2016|accessdate=October 22, 2016}} He made his debut for the Grizzlies in their second game of the season on October 29, 2016, recording three points, one assist and two steals in nine minutes off the bench in a 111–104 loss to the New York Knicks.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=400899478|title=Grizzlies vs. Knicks – Box Score|work=ESPN.com|date=October 29, 2016|access-date=October 30, 2016}} On November 26, 2016, he had an 18-point effort in a 110–107 win over the Miami Heat.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400899693|title=Conley's late flurry lifts Grizzlies over Heat, 110-107|work=ESPN.com|date=November 26, 2016|access-date=November 27, 2016}} On January 30, 2017, he was waived by the Grizzlies.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/toney-douglas-re-signed-170130|title=Grizzlies re-sign Toney Douglas to 10-day contract|work=NBA.com|date=January 30, 2017|accessdate=January 30, 2017}} During his time with Memphis, Williams received multiple assignments to the Iowa Energy of NBA Development League.{{cite web|url=http://dleague.nba.com/assignments/|title=2016-17 NBA Assignments|work=NBA.com|accessdate=January 28, 2017|archive-date=January 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170126075350/http://dleague.nba.com/assignments/|url-status=dead}}

On February 3, 2017, Williams was acquired by the Iowa Energy after being waived by the Grizzlies.{{cite web|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/iowa-energy-acquire-troy-williams/n-5232682|title=Iowa Energy Acquire Troy Williams|work=oursportscentral.com|date=February 3, 2017|accessdate=February 4, 2017}} On February 18, 2017, Williams won the 2017 D-League Dunk Contest.{{cite web|url=http://dleague.nba.com/news/troy-williams-wins-2017-nba-dleague-dunk-contest/|title=Troy Williams Brings the Thunder to Win NBA D-League Dunk Contest|work=NBA.com|date=February 18, 2017|accessdate=February 19, 2017}}

On March 10, 2017, Williams signed a 10-day contract with the Houston Rockets, and was immediately assigned to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/rockets/news/rockets-sign-troy-williams-10-day-contract|title=Rockets Sign Troy Williams to 10-Day Contract|work=NBA.com|date=March 10, 2017|accessdate=March 10, 2017}} On March 20, 2017, he signed with the Rockets for the rest of the season, despite having not appeared in a game during his 10-day contract.{{cite web|last=Agness|first=Scott|url=http://www.vigilantsports.com/2017/03/20/rockets-sign-troy-williams-for-the-rest-of-the-season/|title=Rockets sign Troy Williams for the rest of the season|work=vigilantsports.com|date=March 20, 2017|accessdate=March 20, 2017}} On April 2, 2017, he was recalled from the D-League and went on to score 18 of his career-high 21 points in the first half of the Rockets' 123–116 win over the Phoenix Suns.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400899475|title=Rockets, without Harden, send Suns to 12th straight loss|work=ESPN.com|date=April 2, 2017|access-date=April 2, 2017}}

On July 25, 2017, Williams re-signed with the Rockets.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/rockets/news/rockets-re-sign-troy-williams|title=Rockets Re-sign Troy Williams|website=NBA.com|date=July 25, 2017|accessdate=July 25, 2017}} He was waived on February 14, 2018, to make room for newly acquired Joe Johnson.{{cite web|url=http://rocketswire.usatoday.com/2018/02/14/houston-rockets-troy-williams-joe-johnson-waive-reverse/|title=Report: Rockets reverse course again, will waive Troy Williams for Joe Johnson|work=usatoday.com|date=February 14, 2018|accessdate=February 19, 2018}}

On February 21, 2018, Williams signed a 10-day contract with the New York Knicks{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/knicks-sign-ex-rocket-troy-williams-10-day-contract-article-1.3833250|title=Knicks sign ex-Rocket Troy Williams to 10-day contract|first=Daniel|last=Popper|website=NYDailyNews.com|date=February 21, 2018|accessdate=February 21, 2018}} and on March 13, he signed a multi-year contract.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/knicks/features/knicks-sign-troy-williams|title=KNICKS SIGN TROY WILLIAMS|work=NBA.com|date=March 13, 2018|accessdate=April 28, 2018}} On April 2, the Knicks announced he would miss the rest of the season with a broken jaw.{{cite web|first=Stefan|last=Bondy|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/knicks-troy-williams-season-fractured-jaw-article-1.3910255|title=Knicks' Troy Williams out for season with fractured jaw|work=NYDailyNews.com|date=April 2, 2018|accessdate=April 28, 2018}} On July 16, 2018, he was officially waived by the Knicks.

On July 27, 2018, Williams signed with the New Orleans Pelicans,{{cite news|title=Pelicans sign Troy Williams|url=https://www.nba.com/pelicans/pelicans-sign-troy-williams|date=July 27, 2018|work=NBA.com|accessdate=July 27, 2018}} but was later waived by the team on October 17, 2018.{{cite news|title=Pelicans add guard Tim Frazier, waive Troy Williams|url=http://www.nba.com/article/2018/10/17/pelicans-add-tim-frazier-waive-troy-williams|date=October 17, 2018|work=NBA.com|accessdate=October 17, 2018}}

On October 20, Williams signed with the Sacramento Kings, on a two-way contract with their G League affiliate, the Stockton Kings.{{cite news|title=Kings Sign Troy Williams to a Two-Way Contract|url=https://www.nba.com/kings/news/kings-sign-troy-williams|date=October 20, 2018|work=NBA.com|accessdate=October 21, 2018}}

On October 27, 2019, Williams was included in the training camp roster of the Northern Arizona Suns.{{cite web|first1=Jacob|last1=Withee|title=NAZ Suns Announce 2019-20 Training Camp Roster|url=https://northernarizona.gleague.nba.com/news/naz-suns-announce-2019-20-training-camp-roster/|date=October 27, 2019|website=NBA.com|accessdate=October 27, 2019}}

On December 12, 2019, Williams signed with Carpegna Prosciutto Basket Pesaro in the Italian Serie A until the end of the season.{{cite web |title=Nuovo arrivo in casa VL: Troy Williams è biancorosso!|url=http://www.victorialibertas.it/nuovo-arrivo-in-casa-vl-troy-williams-e-biancorosso|date=December 12, 2019|website=victorialibertas.it|accessdate=December 12, 2019|language=IT}} After the interruption of all the basketball competitions due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, however,{{cite web |title=La Fip mantiene la sospensione dei campionati nazionali e regionali di ogni ordine e grado |url=http://fip.it/news.aspx?IDNews=12912 |publisher=fip.it |date=9 March 2020 |language=Italian }} he decided to quit the team on March 9, 2020.{{cite web |title=Troy Williams lascia la VL |url=http://www.victorialibertas.it/troy-williams-lascia-la-vl/ |publisher=victorialibertas.it |date=9 March 2020 |language=Italian }}

On November 21, 2021, Williams signed with the Taoyuan Leopards of the T1 League.{{cite news |title=桃園雲豹簽重量級洋將 威廉斯擁有四年NBA資歷 |url=https://sports.ltn.com.tw/news/breakingnews/3744773 |accessdate=November 22, 2021 |work=Liberty Times Net |date=November 22, 2021}} On June 27, 2022, he re-signed with the team.{{cite news |title=上季曾暴砍50分！ 桃園雲豹火速續約「最強外援」威廉斯 |url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/2281680 |accessdate=June 27, 2022 |work=ETtoday |date=June 27, 2022}}

In February 2023, Williams signed with the Blackwater Bossing of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) to replace Shawn Glover as the team's import for the 2023 PBA Governors' Cup.{{cite web|last=Ramos|first=Gerry|url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/blackwater-taps-former-nba-player-troy-williams-as-new-import-a793-20230202 |title=Blackwater taps former NBA player Troy Williams as new import|website=Spin.ph|date=February 2, 2023|accessdate=February 2, 2023}} In his debut for the team on February 9, Williams recorded 55 points, 14 rebounds, and five assists on a 106–119 loss to the Terrafirma Dyip.{{cite web|last=Bacnis|first=Justine|url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/pba-jordan-the-better-williams-as-terrafirma-beats-blackwater/261522|title=PBA: Jordan the better Williams as Terrafirma beats Blackwater|website=Tiebreaker Times|date=February 9, 2023|accessdate=February 9, 2023}}

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|-

| style="text-align:left;"rowspan="2"| {{nbay|2016}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Memphis

| 24 || 13 || 17.4 || .415 || .244 || .600 || 1.8 || .7 || 1.0 || .3 || 5.3

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| Houston

| 6 || 3 || 23.5 || .500 || .381 || .857 || 4.0 || 1.0 || .5 || .1 || 9.6

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2017}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Houston

| 4 || 0 || 4.3 || .222 || .000 || .333 || 1.0 || .3 || .3 || .0 || 1.3

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2017}}

| style="text-align:left;"| New York

| 17 || 1 || 17.1 || .490 || .333 || .704 || 3.5 || .9 || 1.1 || .2 || 7.5

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2018}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento

| 21 || 0 || 14.9 || .449 || .299 || .600 || 2.8 || .5 || .5 || .4 || 5.3

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career

| 72 || 17 || 16.3 || .449 || .299 || .649 || 2.7 || .7 || .8 || .3 || 6.0

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|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2017

| style="text-align:left;"| Houston

| 5 || 0 || 3.8 || .000 || .000 || .500 || 1.4 || .2 || .0 || .0 || .2

|-

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 5 || 0 || 3.8 || .000 || .000 || .500 || 1.4 || .2 || .0 || .6 || .2

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Williams was raised by his mother, Patty, and his guardian (uncle) Marcellus Spencer "Boo" Williams Jr., who played collegiately for Saint Joseph's University and now runs the Boo Williams AAU program and Boo Williams Nike Invitational in his native Hampton, Virginia.{{cite web|url=https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/smw/2014/honoree.htm?bio=williams|title=Marcellus Spencer "Boo" Williams Jr. (b. 1958–)|work=LVa.virginia.gov|accessdate=July 1, 2015}}

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• {{basketball stats|nba=1627786}}
• [http://iuhoosiers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6426 Indiana Hoosiers bio]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20160724173744/http://stats.washingtonpost.com/cbk/players.asp?id=121077 WashingtonPost.com profile]

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