Ja'Leah Williams

Ja'Leah Williams drives against Virginia Tech

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-9
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Pompano Beach, Fla.
High School:
Blanche Ely
Prev School:
Miami (FL)

Louisville - Senior Year (2024-25)

Played and started all 33 games while averaging 24.9 minutes per game in her senior season
Led the team with 3.3 assists per game, was second on the team with 1.6 steals per game to go with 6.7 points per game and 4.3 rebounds per game.
Led the team with nine rebounds and four steals in the NCAA first round win over No. 10 Nebraska
Had her second career double-double with 16 points and tied a career high with 12 rebounds in the win over Clemson at the ACC Tournament
Scored 10 points and had six rebounds against #9/#10 North Carolina
Tied a season high with 13 points and led the team with three assists and four rebounds in the win over #11 Duke
Tied a season high with 13 points and led the team with four assists in the win over Stanford
Tallied 11 points and two steals in the win over #21 Cal
Scored 12 points, recorded five rebounds and led the team with four assists against Virginia Tech
Recorded her first career double-double with 11 points and a season-high 10 rebounds to go with a team-best seven assists and two steals in the win over Syracuse
Led the Cards with seven rebounds to go with 13 points, tied a season high with 5-for-11 shooting and had three assists and three steals in the win against #13 Georgia Tech
Scored 11 points and tied a season high with five field goals to go with five rebounds, two assists and two steals in the road win over Pitt
Had a team-best seven assists, seven rebounds and four steals to go with eight points in the win over Miami
Scored a season-best 12 points on 5-for-7 shooting with six rebounds, two assists and two steals in the win over Boston College
Led the team with seven assists to go with six points, three rebounds and three steals in the win over Memphis
Had a team-best four assists to go with six points and two steals against Grambling State
Led the team with six rebounds against #2 UConn
Had a team-best seven assists in the win over South Florida
Led the team with eight assists and had six points and two three-pointers against Morehead State
Tallied nine points to go with a team-best six assists and five rebounds against #20 Kentucky
Scored nine points on 4-for-4 shooting in the road win over UT Martin
Led the team with four assists and had six rebounds, four points and two steals against Southern Indiana
Set a career high with nine assists to go with 11 points, team-high seven rebounds and four steals against #5/#6 UCLA

Williams transferred to Louisville ahead of the 2024-25 season after playing three years at Miami (FL)

Miami - Junior Year (2023-24)

She averaged 7.1 points per game (fourth-best on the team), was second on the squad with 2.7 assists per game and third with 4.5 rebounds per game in her junior year
Was critical in the win against Duke Jan. 28, scoring 16 points to go with seven rebounds
Played a big part in Miami’s 60-59 win against UNC in the ACC Tournament Second Round, posting 11 points and seven rebounds
Set a career high with 12 boards against Virginia Tech March 8
Came up just short of a double-double in an overtime win against Clemson Feb. 8, posting 11 points and nine rebounds
Was a consummate distributor in the win against Fordham Nov. 12, tallying seven points, eight assists and three steals
Started a streak of four-straight double-digit scoring games Dec. 20, posting seven steals and 12 points in the win against Jackson State
Tallied her non-conference high for points with 14 on 6-for-7 shooting against Alabama State Dec. 28
Scored four of her 11 points at the line against Louisville Dec. 31
Grabbed eight boards and scored 10 points at No. 11 Virginia Tech Jan. 11

Miami - Sophomore Year (2022-23)

Started all 35 games played
Averaged 6.5 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.2 steals per game
Led the Hurricanes in total assists with 93
Reached double-figure points on eight occasions as a sophomore
Poured in a career-high 28 points on 10 made field goals against Columbia (11/27)
Recorded multiple steals in 11 games, including a season-high five against UMES (11/7)

Miami - Freshman Year (2021-22)

Started 28 of 34 games played as a freshman
Was the only freshman to start a game this season
Led the Hurricanes in steals (65)
Ranked third on the team in points per game (7.3) and rebounds per game (4.1)
Totaled nine double-digit outings
Led all Hurricanes in field goal percentage (minimum 200 attempts) with a .416 clip
Ranked in the top five among ACC freshmen in steals (first), rebounding (third), scoring (fourth) and assists (fourth), one of just two league rookies to do so
Finished the season third among ACC players in total steals (65)
Tallied multiple steals in 17 of 34 games
Posted a career-best six steals and seven assists against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (12/6)
Reached double-digit rebounding numbers for the first time in her career with 10 at Wake Forest

Prep and Personal

Attended Blanche Ely High School
Named the Sun Sentinel Broward County Class 7A-6A Player of the Year in 2019-20
Earned a spot on the Miami Herald’s First Team and Sun Sentinel’s First Team for two years straight
As a senior, served as team captain, led her team to its first state championship since 1992
Totaled 10 points, five rebounds and four assists in the title game
As a junior, averaged 18.0 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and five steals per game
Honor Roll member every year of high school
Parents are Jessica and George
Enjoys running track
Hopes to become a manager, physical therapist or athletic trainer