HOYA SAXA! Louisville Transfer G/F Curtis Williams Jr. Commits to Georgetown

The wing from Detroit averaged 5.3 ppg and has three years of eligibility

Fans of the Georgetown Hoyas were pleasantly surprised with a Saturday night commitment from 6’5” former Louisville G/F Curtis Williams, Jr. Williams averaged 5.3 points as a freshman, coming to Louisville out of Brother Rice High School in Detroit, where he was a runner-up for the Mr. Basketball award. Williams and another potential transfer are reportedly visiting campus this weekend. Several reports further indicate that Williams is a much better player than his numbers with the Cardinals indicate. He will be an important contributor for Ed Cooley and the Georgetown Hoyas next season.

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First the relatively unknown Williams. A freshman at Louisville last year, Williams played on all 32 games, owning a quartet of starts while averaging 5.3 points and 1.3 rebounds, experiencing shooting challenges (31.7%/28.7%). Willaims, a Rivals. om four star ranked 77th as a high school senior from ‘The D’ (Detroit) and Brother Rice HS, was recruited by Cooley then, who took over Georgetown’s reins in 2023, after 12 years at Providence. Williams was reportedly the first Louisville player to hit the transfer portal.

Freshman Curtis Williams entering the transfer portal | 247SPORTS

The 6-foot-5 Williams made four starts and showed some flashes early on for the Cardinals. Williams averaged 5.3 points a game and scored in double figures six times. He scored a season-high 19 in a win over Florida State on Feb. 3, which was the last time he scored in double figures.

Williams finished the season shooting 31.7 percent from the field, including 28.7 percent from three-point range. He finished the season hitting just five of his final 41 field-goal attempts, including 4 of 30 from three-point range.

A native of Detroit, Mich., Williams committed to Louisville out of a final list that included Alabama, Florida State, Providence and Xavier. He is a former four-star prospect, Williams was ranked No. 125 overall in the national 2023 class

Louisville freshmen Glenn, Williams enter NCAA transfer portal | WDRB

Williams [] played in all 32 games but started only four. He struggled with his outside shot late in the season, finishing with a 3-point percentage of 28.7. Williams averaged 5.3 points and 1.3 rebounds. After scoring in double figures six times in seven games during a stretch that began against Pepperdine Dec. 17, Williams scored 14 points in Louisville’s season-ending seven-game losing streak.

From Louisville:

Freshman year in 2023-24

• Appeared in all 32 games for UofL, making starts in four of those outings
• Averaged 17.6 minutes per game, with 5.3 points and 1.3 rebounds
• Shot 31.7% from the field and 71.4% from the charity stripe
• Scored a career-high 19 points with a made 7 of 7 free throws against Florida State on February 3
• Made a career-high four 3-pointers on three occasions throughout the year (4 of 5 vs. Pepperdine;4 of 10 at Virginia; and 4 of 6 vs. NC State)
• Played a season-high 33 minutes in the Cardinals’ victory at Miami on January 10

High School

• Averaged 16.2 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists as a senior at Brother Rice High School in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., in Detroit’s Catholic High School League.

• Named runner-up for Michigan’s 2023 Mr. Basketball award.

• Led Brother Rice to a 22-2 record and helped the Warriors claim their first outright CHSL Central Division title since 1996 and their first CHSL tournament championship since 1990.

• Averaged 16.8 points and 7.7 rebounds per game as a junior at Brother Rice

• Shot 39% from 3-point range as a junior and was named a First Team All-CHSL selection.

• Ranked as No. 73 player in the 2023 Rivals rankings, No. 77 in the 247Sports Composite and No. 84 in ESPN100

Personal:

• Born Nov. 25, 2004… Son of Rhea Rodgers… Has one sister, Alexis Jones… Major is undecided.
• Personal goals at UofL are to maintain a 3.5 GPA or higher and go to March Madness.
• Chose to attend UofL because “I felt like it was a great place for me to develop on and off the court.”
• The best thing about being a Cardinal to him is “being able to be in a loved community.”
• Enjoys sleeping, eating, watching Netflix and hanging out with friends in his spare time.
• The basketball player he most admires is Carmelo Anthony.
• If you walked into his dorm room, the first thing you would notice is how clean it is.
• He’d most like to meet Eric Thomas.
• He thinks Michael B. Jordan would play him in a movie about his life.
• Few people know this about him, but he used to swim and play chess.
• When he played basketball as a kid, he always pretended he was Kobe Bryant.
• The best athlete he ever faced was Jordan Crawford.
• His mother had the greatest influence on his basketball career.
• The best moment of his athletic career so far was winning Jr. NBA on a game-winner to go to Florida.
• The thing he’s most proud of is being able to go to college for free.
• The best basketball advice anyone ever gave him was “nothing is given and everything is earned.”

Favorites:

NBA team: Detroit Pistons

Athlete, other than basketball: Usain Bolt

Actor: Dwayne Johnson

App: TikTok

Movies: Creed, Cars, Suicide Squad

TV Shows: Spongebob, Ballers, Suits

Book: Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Comedian: Kevin Hart

Musical Artist: Lil Baby

Foods: Pizza, French toast, wings

Midnight Snack: Hot fries and apple juice

Vacation Spot: Maldives

Welcome, Curtis! Hoya Saxa!