Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. His athleticism and shooting ability caught the eyes of everyone and he was simply irresistible. Although perhaps in an era with more one-and-done players, first-year stars might get more playing time than in the past. Kevin Durant labeled him ‘once in a generation’ type athlete. There has never been a major hype for a high school player since … And he would always deliver. Williamson is truly a freak of nature. Just for fun, I ran a search of 20 ppg, 8 rpg, 1.5 bpg and more than 0.5 three-pointers made per contest and got 20 players including Williamson and Bol Bol again. Are you a Stathead, too? He can dunk from the free-throw line. How many of those players, however, were freshmen, which makes the accomplishment more impressive? He represented the Spartanburg Day School in his junior and senior years. But there’s one more number to add in: Williamson hit an astounding 68 percent of his shots this season. In his freshman year, Zion averaged 22.6 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2.1 steals and 1.8 blocks per game. The hype around him grew when rapper Drake posted a photo of him wearing Zion’s school jersey. 3 small forward in the class by Rivals.com, Ranked No. There have been just 13 seasons of 20 ppg, 8 rpg, 1.5 spg and 1.5 bpg since ’92-’93, including Durant and Joe Smith for Maryland in 1994-95 before he was the No. Just THREE players have ever averaged more than 20 ppg and 67 percent from the floor. 2. In his freshman year, Zion averaged 22.6 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2.1 steals and 1.8 blocks per game. Anyway, the list is SIX players long and two of them from this season joined Williamson: Bol Bol from Oregon and Cal State Northridge’s Lamine Diane are on there, as are notables like Deandre Ayton, Michael Beasley and … Kevin Durant (can we take a moment to marvel at 25.8 ppg, 11.1 rpg, 1.9 bpg and 1.9 spg? For the 2019 NCAA tournament, official broadcast partner CBS designed and devoted a special cam for Williamson alone. 2 overall prospect in the class of 2018 by ESPN, Honored as a McDonald’s All-American• Represented Team USA at the Nike Hoop Summit, Rated as the No. His senior season was no less of a success as he averaged 36.4 points per game, just .2 lesser than his junior year. The NCAA is allowing its student athletes to wear social justice messages on the backs of their jerseys throughout the upcoming college sports season, according to a report from The Athletic's Shams Charania. Williamson hails from the town of Spartanburg, South Carolina. During a game against North Carolina, Williamson slipped and fell and his Nike shoes tore apart with his foot coming out. How Zion can make the leap in his sophomore season. His senior debut ended in a loss, but saw Zion erupt onto the scene, taking 46 points and 15 rebounds to his name. Pretty bonkers numbers, and here’s the proof: Just 63 players since 1992-93 (the site has some notes about stat coverage issues before that year) have had more than 20 ppg, 8 rpg and 1.5 bpg. He drew the attention of. Find out more. How was Zion growing up? He is a sensation who was picked by the New Orleans Pelicans in 2019. Speaking of which, let’s add in the steals. College coaches all want to pretend they're different. All rights reserved. 2019: Rd 1, Pk 1 (NO) Status. 2018-19 Game Log for Zion Williamson. But after we watched him blow away opponent after opponent, it begs the question: Where does his 2018-19 season — potentially his only one as a college athlete, he said it’s a “high chance” he’ll declare for the 2019 NBA Draft — rank in college hoops history? 1 power forward in the 2018 recruiting class by Scout.com, Ranked No. Why didn't Coach K give Zion Williamson the ball? Zion Williamson. 5 overall and the No. Zion was the first pick of the draft. Zion Williamson was ranked 2nd by ESPN in recruiters rankings and had RJ Barrett and Cam Reddish as his teammates in his freshman year. He is a sensation who was picked by the New Orleans Pelicans in 2019. Copyright © 2000-2020 Sports Reference LLC. All rights reserved, His mother is Sharonda Williamson and stepfather is Lee Anderson, His mother ran track at Livingstone College, and his stepfather played basketball at Clemson, Blue Devil Sports Network from Learfield IMG College Affiliates, video platform powered by CBS Sports Digital, Consensus National Player of the Year and consensus first-team All-America selection, Just the 21st player nationally since 1982 to sweep the six major National Player of the Year awards, and just the fourth Duke player – Christian Laettner (1992), Jason Williams (2002) and J.J. Redick (2006), Williamson and Texas’ Kevin Durant (2007) are the only freshmen to have been the consensus National Player of the Year, Joined teammate RJ Barrett as a consensus first-team All-American, marking the first time in NCAA history a pair of freshman teammates accomplished the feat, Williamson and Barrett also became the first freshman teammates in NCAA history to each average 20.0+ points in a season, finishing as the ACC co-leaders at 22.6 points per game, Named ACC Player of the Year and ACC Tournament MVP, becoming the first freshman in ACC history to achieve both in the same season and the 11th Blue Devil, Named to the ACC All-Defensive Team and was a national finalist for the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year, Claimed the Karl Malone Award as the nation’s best power forward and the Wayman Tisdale Award as the nation’s best freshman, Named the winner of the Anthony J. McKelvin Award as the ACC's best male athlete for the 2018-19 season -- the 10th time a Duke men's basketball player has won the award, Earned six ACC weekly honors during the season, Finished among the ACC’s top five in seven major statistical categories, including co-leading the ACC in points (22.6 – 15th NCAA) and leading the conference in field goal percentage (.680 – 2nd NCAA) and offensive rebounds (3.5 – 9th NCAA), Was second in the ACC in steals (2.12 – 26th NCAA), third in rebounds (8.9 – 44th NCAA), third in double-doubles (14 – 27th NCAA) and fifth in blocked shots (1.8 – 62nd NCAA), Finished as the only player in the NCAA to average 20.0+ points, 8.0+ rebounds and 2.0+ steals, Finished as the only player in the NCAA to average 20.0+ points and shoot .600+ from the field, He and Barrett were the nation’s highest scoring duo, combining for 45.2 points per game, Became just the third Blue Devil in history to record 50+ blocks and 50+ steals in a single season, joining Shane Battier, who accomplished it three times, and Shelden Williams, Averaged 26.4 points over Duke’s seven postseason games, setting a team record for postseason scoring average, and becoming the first Blue Devil in history to score 20+ in each of a player's first seven career postseason games, Totaled 57 points over his first two NCAA Tournament games, joining Kevin Durant as the highest-scoring freshmen on the NCAA Tournament’s opening weekend, Averaged 27.0 points and 10.0 rebounds in the ACC Tournament, leading Duke to the program’s record 21st title, Broke the ACC Tournament scoring record for a freshman with 81 points, surpassing the 78 by North Carolina’s Phil Ford in 1975, In Duke’s ACC Tournament quarterfinal win over Syracuse, Williamson was 13-of-13 from the field with 29 points, 14 rebounds and five assists – setting both the Duke and ACC Tournament, and tying the overall ACC record, for field goal accuracy, His .680 field goal percentage for the season ranked second in the NCAA, broke both the Duke and ACC freshman record, and was the second-highest in a season in league history (.697 by North Carolina’s Brandon Haywood in 2000), His 35 points against Syracuse on January 14 set Duke’s single-game freshman scoring record, Set the Duke freshman record for most 25-point games (16), while his 23 20-point games were second-most by a freshman in ACC history (RJ Barrett holds that record with 26), Averaged 29.7 points and was the team’s leading rebounder at 11.3 per game on the Duke Canada Tour in August 2018, Also chipped in 10 assists, five blocked shots and was tied for the team lead with seven steals, Had a pair of double-doubles with 36 points and 13 rebounds against McGill, and debuted with 29 and 13 against Ryerson, Shot .645 (40-62) from the field over Duke’s three exhibition wins in Canada, Five-star recruit ranked as the No. Do you have a blog? 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More Williamson pages at Sports Reference, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Monday, June 29, 4:48PM. College: Duke. Zion committed to joining Duke amongst several other scholarships that he received from other colleges. Subscribe to our Free Newsletter, This Week in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. Overall, Williamson collected more than 500 points, 50 rebounds and 50 steals in the season, joining Kevin Durant and Anthony Davis as the only freshmen to do so. Duke. Get notified about breaking news and watch highlights on the go; join the Arena on NBA Hoops, How Kobe Bryant Shattered Kevin Hart’s NBA Dream in High School With Just His Left Hand, Williamson hails from the town of Spartanburg, South Carolina. Williamson averaged 22.6 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 2.1 spg and 1.8 bpg in … https://ftw.usatoday.com/2019/04/duke-zion-williamson-stats-greatest. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. As a result of his shoes ripping up, Nike’s stocks went down by $1.1 Billion the following day. NBA Trade Rumors: New Orleans Pelicans Ready to Hand Brandon Ingram a Huge Extension, Pelicans Vice President Gives a Major Update on Trade Rumors Regarding Jrue Holiday, NBA Trade Rumors: How the Golden State Warriors can Acquire Pelicans’ Guard Jrue Holiday, NBA Drafts 2020: Former All-Star Lauds Duke’s Star Cassius Stanley, Reveals How He Dominated KCP. There has never been a major hype for a high school player since … 5 overall prospect and the No. For that answer, I turned to Sports Reference’s College Basketball site .