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24 Zafir Williams

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-6
  • Weight 240
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Long Beach
  • Highschool Long Beach Poly HS
  • Prev School Loyola Marymount

Biography

AS A SENIOR (2021-22): CCAA Player of the Week (11/23) ... Started in 14 contests out of 16 ... Averaged total of 21.7 minutes and tallied up 213 points ... Scored a career-high 32 points, including four 3-pointers, with 11 rebounds against Alaska Fairbanks (11/20) ... Recorded 29 points with eight rebounds in a win over Western Oregon (11/17).

AS A JUNIOR (2019-20): CCAA Newcomer of the Year ... NABC All-West Region Second Team ... D2CCA All-West Region Second Team ... All-CCAA First Team ... CSUEB Athlete of the Year ... Three-time CSUEB Athlete of the Week (12/3, 2/11, 2/25) ... Appeared in all 30 contests with 29 starts ... Second on the team with 859 minutes played ... Averaged team-high's of 17.3 points and 8.2 rebounds ... Recorded 40 steals and 24 blocks, both of which led the team ... Shot .490 from the field, .377 from 3-point range and .820 from the free-throw line ... Had CCAA ranks of fifth in scoring, third in rebounding, third in field-goal percentage, fourth in free-throw percentage, fourth in blocks and 15th in steals ... Began the season with a 31-point, 10-rebound performance in a victory over Holy Names (11/8) ... Scored 22 points with 10 rebounds in a win against Notre Dame de Namur (11/9) ... Finished with 21 points and nine rebounds in a comeback win over Cal State San Bernardino (12/12) ... Scored 27 points with five rebounds and three steals in a home victory over Humboldt State (12/14) ... Recorded 23 points with 10 rebounds in a home win against Sonoma State (1/18) ... Finished with 20 points, 13 rebounds, two assists and two blocks against Cal State Dominguez Hills (2/6) ... Scored 24 points with 11 rebounds in a road win at Cal State LA (2/8) ... Finished with 25 points and 10 rebounds in a home win over Cal State San Marcos (2/22) ... Scored 18 points with eight rebounds in a CCAA Tournament Quarterfinal win over San Bernardino (3/6).

AS A SOPHOMORE AT LMU (2018-19): One of three players to play all 34 games, tying the program record for most games played in a single season … Started a career-high 14 games … Hit the double digit scoring mark four times, all in wins: 13 points against CSUN (11/13), 11 points against Brown in the College Basketball Invitational (3/25/19), 10 points against Santa Clara in conference (2/28), and 10 points against Bethesda (11/29)… Set a career high with four steals in the win over Florida A&M (11/24) … Set a career high with four steals at #5 Gonzaga (1/17).

AS A FRESHMAN AT LMU (2017-18): Played in all 31 games as a freshman, making 11 starts on the year ... Finished the season averaging 6.5 points per game, 3.5 rebounds per game, and 17.4 minutes per game ... Shot 53.1 percent from the field, second-best on the team among players with more than one game ... Totaled eight games in double-digit scoring ... Scored a career-high 17 points on 6-for-9 shooting in the regular-season finale to defeat Pacific (2/24) ... Tied LMU's WCC Tournament record after going 2-for-2 from three in the quarterfinals against No. 7 Gonzaga (3/3) ... Corralled a career-high eight rebounds at Washington (12/17) ... Recorded two steals in the WCC Tournament opening round win over Portland (3/2) ... Blocked two shots in the win over Cal State Fullerton (12/22).

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2017 graduate of Long Beach Poly HS ... Served as captain his junior and senior seasons and was all-league and all-region as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Won the CIF title as a freshman ... Played for Compton Magic and Earl Watson Elite.

PERSONAL: Born May 4 ... A native of Long Beach ... Son of Njemila and Lumumba Williams ... Has a younger sister, Nala.

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Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2019-20Junior

    Forward
    6'6" 240 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2020-21Senior

    Forward
    6'6" 240 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2021-22Senior

    Forward
    6'6" 240 lbs
    24