@MizzouWBB Adds 2017 Top-50 Prospect LaDazhia Williams
5/15/2019 5:07:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Williams will have two years of eligibility remaining
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Women's Basketball added transfer 6-foot-4 forward LaDazhia Williams to its 2019-20 roster, announced by head coach Robin Pingeton Thursday. Due to NCAA transfer requirements, Williams will sit out the upcoming 2019-20 season, then will have two years of eligibility remaining.
Williams, a five-star recruit and top-50 prospect from the Class of 2017, has spent the last two seasons at South Carolina where she appeared in 48 games, averaging 1.3 points per game. Williams posted career highs in points and rebounds against Western Carolina (Nov. 30, 2017), scoring 11 points with eight rebounds in 19 minutes.
Originally from Bradenton, Fla., Williams was ranked as the 12th-best forward and the No. 48 overall prospect in the Class of 2017 by ESPN HoopGurlz. Williams was a three-time Florida Association of Basketball Coaches (FABC) All-State Selection and a three-time Bradenton Herald All-Area Player of the Year honoree for Lakewood Ranch High School.
As a senior in 2017, Williams was the Class 8A Player of the Year by FABC and Sarasota Herald-Tribune after averaging 19.6 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game. During her junior campaign, Williams was named the FABC 7A Player of the Year and led Lakewood Ranch to the Class 7A state title game, its best finish in program history. Williams closed her prep career as Lakewood Ranch's all-time leading scorer and rebounder.
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