Kendall Williams Class: Junior Hometown: Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. High School: Los Osos Height / Weight: 6-3 / 180 Position: Guard Birthdate: 07/03/1991 Experience: 1VL

LoboTV: Getting to know KENDALL WILLIAMS

GENERAL INFO/CAREER

Perhaps the quickest player on the squad, Williams was one of the nation's top freshmen in 2010-11 • can play multiple positions • originally committed to UCLA • is an avid chess player and soccer player • one of UNM's vocal leaders • named to the 2012 Cousy Watch List, one of 65 candidates for the award • ended his sophomore year with 816 points and 283 assists, putting him on pace to become first Lobo to finish top 10 in scoring and top five in assists in a career

2011-12 • SOPHOMORE

• Preseason All-Mountain West • Midseason Cousy Award Watch List • Second Team All-Mountain West

• Branch Law Firm Men's Basketball Awards • Outstanding Defensive Player • Most Assists

Averaged 16.5 points per game in the exhibition season, hitting 19-of-20 free throws • Led UNM with seven assists and added 12 points in the opener against New Orleans • came off the bench with a team-high 16 points against Arizona State • rebounded from a zero field goal game with 17 points, including a team-leading seven rebounds • had a 10-point night, including several late free throws, against Boston College • had six assists and seven points versus Idaho State • scored a season-high 19 points, going 10-for-12 from the line • scored seven points against USC • led UNM in scoring against Oklahoma State with 16 points, including going 6-for-6 from the line in the second half • filled up the stat sheet against Montana State with eight points, seven assists, and four steals • did not play against UMKC, as coach Alford sat him for the game for "having a poor first semester academically" • rebounded from the benching with 12 points and four assists against New Mexico State • had nine points, including a steal and breakaway dunk with under two minutes left, against Saint Louis • scored nine points on his best shooting night of the season, going 4-for-6, against Houston Baptist • scored a career-high 21 points with a career-high tying four three-pointers against North Dakota, adding six assists • led UNM with 14 points including 2-of-3 from three and a perfect 6-for-6 from the line • scored 16 points with five assists against San Diego State, hitting a career-high tying four three-pointers • tied for team leading in scoring against UNLV with 15 points, including a pair of threes and three assists with two steals • scored seven points but dished out four assists and blocked two shots against Colorado State • netted 14 points with a team-high five rebounds against TCU, adding a team-high three steals • had a perfect night from the field, going 5-for-5 from the field with a three, and 2-for-2 from the line against Air Force, adding four assists • led UNM with 18 points, 14 in the second half, at Boise State • led UNM with 10 points and five assists against Wyoming • tied his career-high with 21 points, including a career-best five threes, in leading UNM to a win over SDSU in San Diego • scored seven against UNLV, with two steals • led UNM with 16 points against the CSU Rams, including 9-for-10 from the line • scored 10 points off the bench against TCU, adding three assists • scored six points against Air Force but added seven assists with no turnovers • had seven assists for the fifth time this season, to go with nine points against Boise State • scored 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting against Air Force in the quarterfinals • was plagued by foul trouble but scored seven points with four rebounds against UNLV • led UNM with 14 points, including eight free throws, and six assists in the title game against SDSU • averaged 11.3 points and 4.0 assists during the conference tournament • scored 16 points against Long Beach State, and gave UNM the lead for good with a three-pointer with under five minutes to go • scored in double-figures with 11 against Louisville

WHERE WILLIAMS RANKS AFTER TWO SEASONS AMONG UNM 1000-POINT SCORERS

1.	Kenny Thomas	        928	2	1,931
2.	Francis Grant	        872	16	1,282
3.	Rob Robbins	        842	8	1,739
4.	Kendall Williams	816		?
5.	Clayton Shields	        791	4	1,837
6.	Kenny Page	        784	15	1,387
7.	Phil Smith	        767	11	1,477
8.	Charles Smith	        774	1	1,993
9.	Lamont Long	        720	3	1,840
10.	Willie Banks	        608	14	1,394
11.	Phillip McDonald	605	23	1,146
12.	Luc Longley	        568	6	1,769
13.	Rob Loeffel	        550	28	1,011
14.	Dairese Gary	        532	13	1,458
15.	Kelvin Scarborough	474	12	1,469
16.	Mel Daniels	        467	10	1,537
17.	Ruben Douglas	        455	5	1,782
18.	David Chiotti	        448	24	1,145
19.	Hunter Greene	        399	7	1,745
20.	Mark Walters	        387	19	1,200
21.	Chad Toppert	        359	26	1,067
22.	Tony Danridge	        352	17	1,260
23.	Willie Long	        300	9	1,542
24.	Roman Martinez	        314	20	1,159
25.	Ron Becker	        294	29	1,010
26.	Ike Williams	        190	25	1,086
27.	Marvin Johnson	        0	18	1,246
28.	Charlie Thomas	        0	21	1,158
29.	Johnny Brown	        0	22	1,157
30.	Ira Harge	        0	27	1,016

2010-11 • FRESHMAN

UNM's leading scorer in four postseason games (MWC Tournament and NIT) at 16.3 ppg • was 11-26 from 3-pt. and 18-20 FTs • Led UNM with 55 3-pointers, which is highest total ever by a Lobo freshman, and he was second in the MWC in three-point accuracy at 42.6% • Double figures in assists twice, and 141 for the season, the third-most by a Lobo freshman • Team-high 18 points in 37 minutes at Alabama in the NIT, tying career highs with four treys and six rebounds • Team-high 18 points, plus five rebounds and four assists in a team-best 36 minutes against UTEP in the NIT...tied a career-high with eight FTs (in 10 attempts • 6-6 from the line in the final 1:20 to seal the win • UNM's second-leading scorer at the MWC Tournament with 29 points in the two games, including a game-high 16 against Colorado State when he made 4-5 FGs, 2-2 threes and 6-6 FTs • Snapped out of a four-game shooting slump in the win at No. 3 BYU on March 2 with 15 points (6-11 FGs, 3-5 3s), seven assists and just one turnover • 16 points at Colorado State Feb. 12 when he tied a career-high for the third time with four threes • also four rebounds, four assists and two steals • Team-high 16 points in the win over No. 9 BYU Jan. 29; had a huge second half with 12 points on 4-5 FGs, 2-3 from 3, 2-2 FTs, two rebounds and two assists while playing all 20 minutes • 10 of those points came in a span of 5:02 during the Lobos' furious comeback • 16 points at Air Force Feb. 1, tying a career high with four threes, all coming in the first half • also equaled a career best with six rebounds • 11 points at UNLV Jan. 22, going 7-8 at the FT line • only miss in the 63-62 loss came with 1.1 seconds left after he stole the in-bounds pass and was fouled • Team-high 18 points, three assists and three steals at Utah Jan. 19 • nailed a half-court three at the end of the first half • Eight points, 10 assists and four steals against Cal State Bakersfield • 14 points and five rebounds at Dayton • scored six of the UNM's final eight points in regulation on three extremely difficult shots • All-tournament team at the Las Vegas Classic with 29 points, 14 assists, seven rebounds and four steals against Colorado and Northern Iowa • First career double-double with 18 points and a career-high 11 assists against Colorado in Las Vegas • it's the most assists by a UNM freshman since John Robinson II had 11 at Fresno State on Jan. 4, 1999 • Nine points (7-10 FTs), three steals and eight assists against The Citadel • Career-high 20 points and six assists against Longwood...made 7-8 FGs, including 3-3 from three-point, and three steals • 15 points, four rebounds and three assists vs. New Mexico State on Dec. 11 • 18 points on 4-8 FGs, 3-5 threes and 7-8 FTs in the OT win at New Mexico State • added a career-best six rebounds, four assists and two steals in 40 minutes • had a key steal in the closing seconds to preserve the victory • 15 points (4-6 FGs, 4-5 threes, 3-6 FTs) against Arizona State • made his first four threes, and added four assists and a team-best three steals

HIGH SCHOOL

A 2010 graduate of Los Osos HS in Rancho Cucamonga where he was first team all-state and a two-time All-CIF selection • Los Osos is Spanish for "The Bears" • A three-year starter who averaged more than 21 points a game in his final three seasons • Led the Grizzlies in scoring (22.5 ppg), assists (4.7 apg) and steals (2.9 spg) as a senior • Also averaged 7.7 rebounds a game • Played for head coach Dave Smith • Top scoring game was 40 points against Upland when he was 14 of 26 from the floor and 11 of 13 from the line • Ten games with double-figure rebounds, including a high of 13 against Vista Murrieta and Arcadia • Had four or more steals 10 times • Los Osos was 20-9 in his last season • Excellent in the classroom with a 3.7 cumulative GPA

PERSONAL

Born July 3, 1991, in Upland, Calif • Full name is Kendall T. Williams • the "T" is just an initial • Son of Robert and Debbie • Father is a private investigator and mother is a math professor at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, Calif • Oldest sister Chelsea attends UC Irvine while another sister, Britni, was a goalkeeper for the University of Arkansas soccer team from 2007-10, setting school career records with 27 shutouts and 30 wins • Kendall is an avid chess player • Interested in journalism or broadcasting after playing days are over

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