Malik Williams

Malik Williams takes a shot against Virginia in Brooklyn.

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Malik Williams rebounds a shot against Notre Dame in KFC Yum! Center on Jan. 22, 2022.

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Malik Williams celebrates in the KFC Yum! Center on Dec. 29, 2021.

Malik Williams celebrates against Wake Forest.

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Malik Williams goes up for a layup against Southeastern Louisiana.

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Malik Williams dunks the ball against DePaul.

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Malik Williams looks to pass against Detroit Mercy in the KFC Yum! Center on Nov. 20.

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The Cardinals celebrate after winning the Bahamas Championship.

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Malik Williams drives against Navy in the KFC Yum! Center on Nov. 15, 2021.

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Malik Williams handles the ball in a game at Duke's Cameron Indoor Stadium on Feb. 27

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Malik Williams shoots against Duke on Feb. 27

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Malik Williams made his first appearance of the season at North Carolina on Feb. 20

Malik Williams shoots against Duke during the 2019-20 season

Malik Williams delivers a dunk in the closing seconds at Duke

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Malik Williams celebrates on the court with UofL's victory over Virginia

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Malik Williams makes a free throw to help seal the Cards' win over Virginia

Malik Williams during the game against Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium on January 18, 2019 in Durham, North Carolina.

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Malik Williams knocks down two free throws against Pitt

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Malik Williams dunks over a Pittsburgh defender

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Malik Williams during the game against Georgia Tech at the KFC Yum! Center on January 22, 2019.

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Dwayne Sutton and Malik Williams during the game against Syracuse on February 19, 2020 at the KFC Yum! Center.

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Malik Williams and Dwayne Sutton prior to the Cardinals game at Virginia Tech on February 4.

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Five Louisville starters walk to the court to begin the second half

Malik Williams and Malik Williams celebrate during the Cardinals game against Boston College at KFC YUM! Center on January 16.

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Malik Williams celebrates after making a three-pointer against Miami

Position:
Forward/Center
Height:
6-11
Weight:
245
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Ft. Wayne, Ind.
High School:
Snider

Final Season in 2021-22:

First three-year team captain in UofL history
Third in the ACC in rebounding (8.0 rpg) and 42nd in the nation in defensive rebounding (6.2 per game).
Scored in double figures in 17 games in his final season, including nine of his last 12 contests. He produced his seventh and eighth double-doubles of the season -- sixth most in the ACC -- and 13th of his career in the ACC Tournament with 14 points and 10 rebounds vs. Georgia Tech; and 11 points, a career-high matching 13 rebounds, three blocked shots and three steals against Virginia in the final game of the season.
Led the Cardinals in road or neutral site games, averaging 9.7 points and 8.4 rebounds per game in his 13 such games.
Grabbed at least eight rebounds in 15 of his 27 games, and double digits boards in 11 games.
Made 36.5 percent of his threes in ACC games (19-of-52).
Sat out UofL’s first two games of February against North Carolina and Syracuse with a team suspension, but returned to practice with the team on Feb. 7 and played six minutes at Notre Dame. He did not play against Miami on Feb. 16 or at Virginia Tech on March 1.
Registered his 11th career double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds vs. Duke.
Scored his 800th career point at Virginia, totaling 10 points and eight rebounds in the game. He grabbed his 600th career rebound at Pitt. He finished with 876 points and 677 rebounds in his career.
Double-double effort at Pittsburgh with 12 points, a career-high matching 13 rebounds, two assists and a steal.
Preseason All-ACC second team selection.
Missed the Cardinals’ game at Western Kentucky with an illness.
Had a double-double performance with 20 points and 10 rebounds at Georgia Tech.
Double-double with 15 points, 10 rebounds and two steals against Southeastern Louisiana.
Totaled a career-high 22 points with eight rebounds against DePaul.
Totaled 14 points and 12 rebounds at NC State.
Named MVP of the 2021 Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship. He had 13 points, 12 rebounds, and a career-high four steals vs. Maryland in the title game of the event, his sixth career double-double.

Senior Year:

Opened his final season with 619 career points, 462 career rebounds and five career double-doubles. His 70 career blocked shots was fifth among active ACC players entering the season.
Played in just three games in the 2020-21 season after he reinjured his right foot in the second half at Duke.
Started his second game of the year at Duke, scoring five points and grabbing five rebounds in 19 minutes of action before leaving with a foot injury.
Made his season debut at North Carolina on Feb. 20, contributing four points, three rebounds and an assist. He missed UofL’s first 15 games after having surgery Nov. 11 to repair a broken bone in his right foot.
Started his first game of the year against Notre Dame, contributing six points, two assists and 10 rebounds, marking his 10th career double-digit rebounding effort.

Junior Year:

Was runner-up in the voting for the 2019-20 ACC Sixth Man of the Year.
Over his last 22 games, he averaged 9.1 points and 6.5 rebounds (70-of-138 FG, .507). He pulled down five or more rebounds in 16 of his last 22 games.
He was 19th in the ACC in rebounding (6.1).
Elected by his teammates as one of three captains for the 2019-20 season.
Scored a season-high 17 points while playing a season-most 31 minutes vs. North Carolina on Feb. 22. Also pulled down nine rebounds and finished 8-of-11 from the field.
Delivered 12 points, seven rebounds and strong defense in the Cardinals’ win at Duke on Jan. 18, including scoring a pair of free throws and a dunk noted as the No. 2 on the ESPN Top 10 plays of the day, to help seal the UofL victory.
Suffered a left ankle injury in the first few minutes at Florida State on Feb. 24 and missed UofL’s March 1 game against Virginia Tech.
Scored 14 points and matched a career-high 13 rebounds against Syracuse on Feb. 19 for his second double-double of the season and fifth of his career.
Matched a career-high 13 rebounds at Boston College on Jan. 29, accomplished four other times.
Suffered a knee injury in the first half against Georgia Tech Jan. 22, but played the second half and in the Cardinals’ next game against Clemson on Jan. 25 after missing two days of practice, and contributed five points and six rebounds in 13 minutes of action.
Had a screw inserted into the fifth metatarsal in his right foot on Sept. 23 and was out for nearly eight weeks with the broken bone. He returned to action on Nov. 20, playing five minutes against USC Upstate.

Sophomore Year:

Started the last 20 games of the season. He averaged 9.8 points and 8.4 rebounds in his last five games.
Produced his fourth double-double with a career-high matching 13 rebounds and 10 points vs. North Carolina in the ACC Tournament.
Ranked third on the team in rebounding and 19th in the ACC with 6.1 boards per game. He averaged 7.9 rebounds over the last 11 games.
Blocked a shot in 26 of 34 games as a sophomore, including a career-high four blocks against Seton Hall. Had 41 blocked shots on the season (1.2 average, 11th in the ACC), 28 more than he swatted his freshman season.
Tied a career-high with 13 rebounds against Notre Dame on March 3 while also scoring 16 points for his third double-double of the season.
Scored in double figures in six of the last 17 games.
Scored a career-high 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds against Miami for his second double-double of the season.
Recorded his first career double-double with a career-high 13 rebounds and 10 points against Lipscomb.

Freshman Year:

Started 12 games as a freshman, including the first 11 ACC games of the season. He averaged 5.3 points and 2.9 rebounds in his 12 starting assignments.
Scored a season-high 14 points against Pittsburgh, while knocking down a career-high in three-pointers, making 4-of-5 shots from behind the arc.
Scored 10 points against Boston College, knocking down his two shots from behind the arc while pulling down five rebounds.
Started vs. Omaha and produced eight points, four rebounds and three blocked shots. Earned his second career start against Pittsburgh and finished with eight points and five rebounds, starting a streak of 11 straight starting roles.

High School:

Averaged 23.6 points, 11.8 rebounds, 3.9 blocked shots and buried 44 three-pointers as a senior in leading Snider High School to a 17-7 record and the school’s first Summit Athletic Conference championship since 2009. Snider advanced to the 4A sectional final before falling to eventual state runner-up North Side.
Career rebounding and blocked shots leader for Snider.
A first-team ICBA Supreme 15 all-state choice, All-Summit Athletic Conference selection as a junior and senior and was one of four finalists for Indiana’s Mr. Basketball.
Was ranked No. 21 nationally by Scout.com, No. 25 by 247Sports.com, No. 27 by Rivals.com and No. 27 in the ESPN 100.
Averaged 21.2 points, 13.1 rebounds, 2.9 blocked shots and connected on 36 percent of his three-point attempts as a junior in helping his Snider High School team produce a 14-9 record.
As an all-area team pick, he helped Snider to an 18-5 record his sophomore year while averaging 13.8 points, 10.5 rebounds and 4.5 blocked shots. Snider finished with a 14-8 mark in Williams’ freshman season.
MVP of the Indiana-Ohio Border Wars all-star game when he totaled 22 points, nine rebounds and three blocks.
Scored 15 points and grabbed six rebounds, connecting on 5-of-7 three-point goals, as his Indiana Junior All-Stars team beat the seniors in a game in the summer of 2016.
In the semifinals of the 2016 AAU Super Showcase, Williams totaled 31 points, 15 rebounds and nine blocked shots for his Legit team, and followed with 24 points and 12 rebounds in the championship. He participated in the 2016 National Basketball Players Association Top 100 High School Basketball Camp.
Had also considered Indiana, Purdue, Georgetown, Iowa, Michigan State, UCLA and others before signing with the Cardinals.

Personal:

Born Aug. 26, 1998 ... Son of Devlyn Williams and Natasha Gibson ... Has five sisters (LaShonda, Raven, Jessica, Tiasha, Devita) and two brothers (Marques and Devlyn) ... Major is communication.
Personal goal at UofL is to reach the Final Four and earn his degree.
Enjoys sleeping and listen to R&B in his spare time.
Chose to attend UofL because it felt right, the home feel, the KFC Yum! Center and Rick Pitino.
Best basketball advice given to him was “play hard every play.”
Most proud of graduating.
Best moment of his athletic career to date was the dunk he made in the closing seconds of the Cardinals’ victory at No. 3 Duke last season.
His older brother Devlyn has had the greatest influence on his athletic career.
When he played basketball as a kid, he pretended he was Kevin Durant.
Few people know that “I am OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder).”
If you walked into his dorm room, the first thing you would notice is it is “neat and full of posters.”
Chose to wear No. 5 “for my fallen angels.”
Best part about being a Cardinal is “Card Nation, the love from the city.”
What impresses him the most about Coach Mack is “his consistency and the value he puts in details.”
Would most like to meet LeBron James.

Favorites:
Basketball Player: LeBron James
NBA Team: whatever team LeBron plays for (Lakers now)
Athlete, other than a basketball player:  Colin Kaepernick
Movies: Fat Albert
TV Shows: Boondocks
Book: Blueford series
Class at UofL: Spanish
Actor: Will Smith
Comedian:  Marshawn Lynch
TV Sports Personality: Shaquille O’Neal
Musical Groups/Singers: 112
Website: YouTube.com
Instagram Follow:  @LouisvilleMBB
Twitter Follow:  @KDTrey5 (Kevin Durant)
Foods: nachos
Midnight Snack: Oreos
Best Player Ever Faced: Jordan Nwora
Vacation Spot: my bedroom