2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster
Williams, Josie
Jersey Number 40
Josie Williams
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-5
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- West Haven, Utah
- High School:
- Roy
- Prev School:
- Utah Valley
Bio
Graduate Year (2022-23)
- Played in 35 games and made three starts in her year with the Cardinals.
- Tallied five points and made one three-pointer in the win over No. 4 seed Texas.
- Scored five points on 2-for-2 shooting and had a steal in just over a minute of play in the home win over Miami.
- Set a season high with two steals to go with nine points and five rebounds against Bellarmine.
- Scored a season-high 11 points and tallied a season-high three assists in the win over SIUE.
- Lisa Leslie Award Watch List
- Appeared and started in 30 of 31 games
- Averaged 17.3 points and 12.4 rebounds per game
- Named to All-WAC first team for second straight season
- Set new single season record with 24 double-doubles, which tied for fourth in the country
- Her 12.4 rebounds per game were the second highest single season average at UVU and also led the WAC and ranked fifth in the country
- Was seventh nationally in offensive rebounds per game (4.4) and 12th in defensive rebounds per game (8.0)
- Led the WAC and ranked 23rd in the nation among qualified players at 55.3% from the field
- Scored in double figures in all 30 games played
- Set then-high of 28 points in win at Seattle U before establishing new career-high with 31 points on 12-for-16 shooting at California Baptist
- Set career-high of 19 rebounds on two occasions, in win over Portland State and in win over Dixie State
- Had 24 points and 19 boards against Dixie State in just 24 minutes of action
- Recorded a double-double in 12 of the final 13 games of the season
- Had 22 points and 15 rebounds in WAC Tournament win over UTRGV
- Finished with 12 points and 15 rebounds against Stephen F. Austin in WAC Tournament
- Named to WAC All-Tournament Team for second straight season
- Two-time WAC Player of the Week (Nov. 29 and Feb. 28)
- Had 18 points, 16 rebounds, five blocks and six assists in win over Chicago State
- Scored 20 points or more eight times and had 15 rebounds or more eight times
- Shot 81.1% from the free-throw line
- Named to Academic All-WAC Team
- Started all 20 games and averaged team-highs of 14.2 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 53% from the floor
- Named first-team All-WAC
- Led WAC and ranked 44th in the country in blocks per game
- Also ranked among WAC leaders in points per game (fifth), rebounds per game (second) and field goal percentage (fourth)
- Recorded seven double-doubles
- Was a three-time WAC Player of the Week
- Finished with season-highs of 26 points and 13 rebounds in win over Chicago State on Feb. 5
- Had team-high 18 points in program's first NCAA Tournament appearance against eventual National Champion Stanford on March 21
- Opened season with 19 points and 10 rebounds in win over Southern Utah on Nov. 28
- Averaged 14.5 points and 10 rebounds on 65% shooting in two wins over Seattle U on Jan. 15-16
- Scored in double figures in 16 of 20 games ... had 14 points and 12 rebounds in win over Grand Canyon on Feb. 12
- Finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds in WAC Tournament game vs Grand Canyon
- Was named to WAC All-Tournament Team, the program's first player to receive the honor since joining the WAC
- Had a season-high five blocks in win over Seattle U on Jan. 15
- Named to Academic All-WAC Team
- Started and played in 27 of 28 games and averaged 9.4 points and 6.0 rebounds per game
- Upped averages to 10.5 points and 5.5 rebounds during WAC play
- Named WAC Player of the Week on Dec. 30 after scoring 20 points on 9-for-13 from the field in win over Ottawa (AZ)
- Scored career-high 23 points, on 8-for-11 shooting, at Seattle University
- Had double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds in win over Seattle U
- Second double-double of 15 points and 10 boards at Kansas City
- Appeared in 29 games and finished with averages of 5.6 points, 3.0 rebounds and a team-high 0.8 blocks in 14.1 minutes per game
- Reached double figures on five occasions including a season-high of 15 at Idaho State on Dec. 6
- Scored 12 points on 6-for-7 from the field in win over Weber State on Dec. 18.
- Prepped at Roy High School in Roy, Utah
- Named first-team All-Region and All-State after leading the state 5A in scoring (25.7ppg) and rebounding (10.6 rpg)
- All-Area Girls Basketball MVP after leading Roy to region championship in 2018
- Named to Max Preps Women's Basketball Coaches Association National Player of the Week
- McDonald's All-American nominee
- Named Standard Star of the Week
- Member of the Roy HS 1,000-point club
- Was also first-team All-State and All-Region as a junior
- All-Area and All-Region all four years of high school
- Also participated in track & field and was the 5A 2018 state shot put champion
- Played club for Salt Lake Metro
- Born in Ogden, Utah
- Parents are Christy and Matt
- Has two sisters (Savanna and Nicole) and one brother (Josh)
- Dad, Matt, played football at Garden City Community College and Ricks College (BYU Idaho)
- Mom, Christy, ran cross country and track and Weber State
- Was the Roy High School Student Body President
WBB: Head Coach Jeff Walz Press Conference (7/31/25)
Thursday, July 31
Jeff Walz Post Game vs Clemson Press Conference 02.27.25
Friday, May 16
WBB: NCAA 2nd Round Preview Press Conference
Saturday, March 22
WBB: NCAA 1st Round Postgame Press Conference (Nebraska - 3/21/25)
Saturday, March 22
