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Nyika Williams

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Nyika Williams
ニカ・ウィリアムス
Williams with Hiroshima in 2016
No. 12 – San-en NeoPhoenix
PositionCenter
LeagueB.League
Personal information
Born (1987-07-09) July 9, 1987 (age 37)
Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
NationalityJapanese
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High schoolMonsignor McClancy Memorial
(Queens, New York)
College
NBA draft2011: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2012Takamatsu Five Arrows
2012Saint-Étienne Basket
2012Gunma Crane Thunders
2012–2013Saitama Broncos
2013–2014JS Kairouan
2014KTP Basket
2014–2015Saitama Broncos
2015–2016Hiroshima Dragonflies
2016–2017Kagawa Five Arrows
2017–2018Ehime Orange Vikings
2018Akita Northern Happinets
2018–2019Fukushima Firebonds
2019–2020Akita Northern Happinets
2020–2024Shimane Susanoo Magic
2024–presentSan-en NeoPhoenix
Career highlights and awards
  • Third-team NJCAA All-American (2009)
  • KJCCC MVP (2009)

Nyika Nysanu Kyle Vohnnel Williams (ニカ・ニサヌ・カイル・ヴォネル・ウィリアムス, born July 9, 1987) is a Vincent-born Japanese professional basketball player for San-en NeoPhoenix of the B.League. He received a Japanese citizenship on April 19, 2019.[1][2] He is difficult to guard because of his long arms and jumping ability.[3]

High school career

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He joined his brother, Burton Williams Jr., in America, playing 12 months at Monsignor McClancey High School. Averaged 14.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, 75.0 percent free throw.

College career

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He played two years for Barton County Community College in Great Bend, KS, then, earned a scholarship to play at Pacific.

College statistics

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2007-08 Barton 28 6 17 .591 .000 .608 5.5 0.5 1.0 0.9 6.5
2008-09 Barton 33 32 25.9 .695 .000 .660 9.2 0.4 0.88 2.0 15.4
2009-10 Pacific 35 0 7.1 .562 .000 .645 1.71 0.14 0.37 0.26 2.63
2010-11 Pacific 31 26 18.0 .565 .000 .553 4.35 0.19 0.42 0.68 8.10

Professional career

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He was voted AfroBasket.com All-Tunisian League Defensive Player of the Year in 2014.[4]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
* Led the league

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011-12 Takamatsu 50 24 24.3 .554 --- .635 8.1 0.5 1.1 0.9 13.2
2012-13 Saint-Étienne 16 6.6 9.5
2012-13 Gunma 15 10 21.2 .443 --- .632 6.3 0.7 0.8 0.5 9.6
2012-13 Saitama 40 28.2 .563 .000 .623 12.2 1.2 1.4 0.6 13.5
2014-15 Saitama 34 28.2 .571 .000 .644 9.7 1.4 1.5 1.2 16.4
2015-16 Hiroshima D 53 3 14.4 .567 .000 .584 4.4 0.4 0.6 0.5 7.0
2016-17 Kagawa 57 2 13.7 .506 .000 .504 4.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 6.6
2017-18 Ehime 54 36 19.9 .626* .000 .543 7.1 0.7 0.9 0.8 13.8
2018-19 Akita 2 1 21.0 .500 .000 .556 4.5 1.0 0.0 0.5 13.5
2018-19 Fukushima 12 12 27.1 .571 .000 .592 7.5 1.2 1.2 0.7 18.3
2019-20 Akita 39 1 17.0 .559 .000 .592 5.3 0.7 0.9 0.5 8.1

National team

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014 St. Vincent 5 31.2 .516 .000 .742 6.6 1.4 1.6 1.8 22
2015 St. Vincent 6 27.17 .404 .000 .500 6.5 2.5 1.83 0.67 9.3
2019 Japan 8 0 13.4 .459 .000 .560 5.6 0.4 0.4 0.8 6.0

Early cup games

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019 Akita 2 0 17:39 .786 .000 .500 8.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 12.5

Preseason games

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018 Akita 2 0 14.3 .696 .000 .400 9.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 17.0
2019 Akita 3 0 14.7 .500 .000 .571 4.7 0.0 1.0 1.3 6.67

Source: Changwon1Changwon2 Source: UtsunomiyaToyamaSendai

Williams with Five Arrows

Personal

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He is the son of Burton Williams and Georgina Placida Williams. Nyika is the third of four children born to his parents. His siblings are Burton Jr., Enyinne, and Zena. He married his wife, Yuko Williams, on March 18, 2015. They have a son, Kyle.

References

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  1. ^ "インターネット版官報". kanpou.npb.go.jp. Archived from the original on 2019-04-19.
  2. ^ Akita Northern Happinets (12 July 2018). "【新入団】ニカ・ウィリアムス 選手 契約合意のお知らせ". Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  3. ^ Willard, Sam (8 January 2010). "Nyika Williams". Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Nyika Williams is a newcomer at Fukushima - latinbasket".
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