2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
Career Bio & Statistics
Athletic Honors
- 2021-22 All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team
- 2021 Legends Classic Tournament MVP
- 2021-22 All-Sun Belt Preseason Second Team
- 2020-21 All-Sun Belt Preseason First Team
- 2019 Sun Belt All-Tournament Team
- 2019-20 All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team
- 2019 2K Empire Classic Riverside Regional Tournament MVP
- 2019-20 All-Sun Belt Preseason Second Team
- Career Games Played: 149 (1st)
- Career Games Started: 111 games (1st)
- Career Minutes: 3,973 (1st)
- Career Points: 1,589 (3rd) *23rd Panther to reach 1,000
- Career Field Goals Made: 475 (6th)
- Career Free-Throws Made: 535 (1st)
- Career Free-Throws Attempts: 719 (1st)
- Career Assists: 493 (2nd)
- Career Steals: 219 (1st)
- Career Double-Doubles (2 – 2020-21 (1), 2021-22 (1))
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 3 (1st)
- Wins: 101 (1st)
- Single Season Free Throws Made: 149 (4th, 2019-20)
- Single Season Steals: 64 (4th, 2018-19)
- Single Game Record: 12-of-12 Free Throws Made (Tied for 3rd-most makes without a miss)
Academic Honors
• Spring 2022 President's List
• Fall 2021 Dean's List
• Spring 2021 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll
• Fall 2020 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll
• Fall 2019 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll
• Graduated with a degree in speech communications
2021-22
   The lone Panther to start and play in every game, averaging 31.6 minutes per game… Averaged 12.5 points (16th in the Sun Belt) and 3.8 assists (6th in the Sun Belt)… Swiped 54 steals, averaging 1.9 per game ranking No.1 in the Sun Belt… Averaged 4.0 rebounds per game, grabbing a total of 115 on the season… Shot 80.6 percent from the free throw line, making 141 of 175 attempts (2nd in the Sun Belt)…
    Finished with 17 points going 3-of-3 from 3-point range at Richmond… Just missed a triple-double with 23 points, nine rebounds, and six assists against William & Mary… Named Tournament MVP of the Legends Classic after scoring a double-double of 21 points and 11 rebounds at High Point to along with four assists and three steals… Made 15-of-16 free throws against Rhode Island, tied for the fifth-most makes in a single game in program history… Scored 18 points and dished out six assists at ULM… Finished with 17 points going 11-of-11 from the free throw line with six assists vs South Alabama… Scored 17 points, 11-of-15 from the free throw line, with three rebounds and three assists at Coastal Carolina… Finished with 21 points going 9-of-10 from the free throw line with five rebounds against Georgia Southern… Tied his season-high of 23 points and grabbed a steal in last five seconds against Arkansas State to secure win… Went a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line, scoring 12 points 10 points in SBC Championship game win over Louisiana… Became the only Panther to appear in three NCAA Tournaments, after scoring 12 points (6-of-8 FT), and picking up three assists, three rebounds and two steals against Gonzaga...Â
2020-21
   Earned All-Sun Belt Preseason First Team honors and moved into the top 10 is several career statistical categories, while becoming the all-time leader in school history in made free throw attempts.
   Played in 21 games and made 20 starts while averaging 12.9 points, 4.0 assists, and 3.6 rebounds per game . . . Averaged 31.5 minutes per game.
   Finished with his first career double-double of 21 points and 12 rebounds in a career-high 48 minutes of a quadruple overtime win over Georgia Tech on opening night . . . Scored 21 points (including the 1000th of his career) to go along with four rebounds, three assists, and two steals at Charlotte . . . Just missed a double-double with 15 points and nine assists against Mercer . . . Scored 15 points with four rebounds and four assists against Troy . . . Finished with a career-high 24 points going 8-of-11 from the floor and 6-of-8 from 3-point range with four rebounds against Appalachian State . . . Finished with 14 points and seven rebounds at South Alabama . . . Scored 18 points, going 7-of-8 from the free throw line with eight rebounds in the conference tournament championship game against Appalachian State.
2019-20
   Garnered All-Sun Belt Second Team honors after being named to the All-Sun Belt Preseason Second Team in the fall . . . Named the 2K Empire Classic Riverside Regional Tournament MVP after leading GSU to pair of wins.
   Started all 32 games while averaging a team-high 14.8 points and 4.4 assists per game, while also pulling down 4.6 rebounds per contest . . . The 140 assists were the 11th-most in a single season in program history . . . Averaged a team-high 30.8 minutes per game while swiping 48 steals and blocking 12 shots . . . Shot 40.5 percent from the floor, 34.7 percent from 3-point range, and 77.6 percent from the free throw line . . . Went 149-of-192 from the free throw line, the 149 made attempts are the fourth-most in a single-season in program history.
   Stood third in the Sun Belt with 4.4 assists per game which also ranked among the top 100 in the nation . . Second in the league with 140 assists which ranked No. 76 in the country . . . Ranked No. 2 in the league in both free throws made and free throw attempts, both of which were also top 40 in the nation . . . Ranked No. 6 in the conference and 174th in the NCAA in assist/turnover ratio at 1.63.
   Scored 16 points and dished out seven assists at No. 2 Duke . . . Scored 17 points, knocking down final five free throws to secure win against Prairie View A&M in the 2K Empire Classic . . . Scored 14 points, dished out five assists and grabbed three rebounds against California Baptist to be named 2K Empire Classic Riverside Regional Tournament MVP . . . Filled up box score with 12 points, seven assists, and six rebounds against Charlotte . . . Played a career-high 39 minutes against Dartmouth while scoring 16 points and grabbing eight rebounds . . . Just missed a double-double with 17 points and nine rebounds against UT Arlington in the Sun Belt Conference opener . . . Just missed a career-high with 22 points at SMU . . . Set a career-high with nine assists at Appalachian State . . . Just missed another double-double with 13 points and eight assists against Louisiana . . . Led team with 15 points and seven rebounds at Georgia Southern . . . Just missed a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds against Troy . . . Tied for team-high with 17 points going 9-of-10 at the free throw line, along with five rebounds at Louisiana . . . Led team with 19 points going 13-of-14 from the free throw line, along with six rebounds at ULM . . . Finished with 15 points, seven rebounds, and five assists against Appalachian State . . . Scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds against Coastal Carolina . . . Led team with 21 points, seven rebounds, and five assists at UT Arlington . . . Tied a career-high with 23 points and seven rebounds at Texas State . . . Finished with 21 points, going 12-of-12 from the free throw line with seven assists and five rebounds against Little Rock. The 12 made attempts without a miss is tied for the third-most in a single game in program history . . . Scored 20 points against Georgia Southern in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Conference tournament.
2018-19
   Earned Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament honors . . . Started 28 of 33 games played, averaging 11.1 points and 3.5 assists per game while shooting 51.1 percent from the floor, 40.0 percent from 3-point range and 70.3 percent from the free throw line . . . Tripled minutes per game production averaging 31.6 per game which ranked No. 18 in the Sun Belt . . . Average of 3.5 assists per game ranked No. 10 in the Sun Belt and No. 236 in the NCAA . . . Swiped 1.9 steals per game which ranked No. 4 in the league and No. 44 in the country . . . Garnered a 1.6 assist/turnover ratio which was No. 8 in the Sun Belt and No. 196 in the country.
   Scored 17 points in 37 minutes with six rebounds and five assists at Montana . . . Scored 20 points in the semifinals of the Cayman Islands Classic against Creighton . . . Finished with 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting and seven assists against Georgia in the third-place game of the Cayman Islands Classic . . . Filled up the box score with 12 points, five rebounds, and four assists at Alabama . . . Scored 17 points going 9-of-12 from the free throw line with five rebounds against Chattanooga . . . Swiped a career-high five steals at No. 24 Kansas State . . . Went a perfect 5-of-5 from the floor for 13 points against UNCW . . . Went 6-of-9 from the floor for 14 points with five rebounds and four assists at Texas State . . . Just missed a double-double with eight points and nine rebounds at South Alabama . . . Came off the bench to score 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting and 6-of-7 free throws with five assists at UT Arlington . . . Finished with 19 points and four steals, going a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line in the final minutes against Georgia Southern . . . Just missed a career-high with 18 points at Appalachian State . . . Led the team in scoring with 17 points on 7-of-9 field goals off the bench against Little Rock . . . Scored a career-high 23 points at Georgia Southern . . . Finished with 12 points and five rebounds, going 7-of-7 from the free throw line against UT Arlington in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament Championship Game.
2017-18
   Finished first season playing in 34 games and making a pair of starts while averaging 10.8 minutes per game . . . Averaged 3.5 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game, shooting 46.4 percent from the floor and 71.1 percent from the free throw line . . . Swiped 21 steals.
   Scored four points in seven minutes at Ole Miss . . . Finished with five points in the MGM Grand Main Event against Eastern Washington . . . Scored eight points in just seven minutes against Prairie View A&M . . . Nearly recorded a double-double with a career-high 12 points and seven assists going 8-of-12 from the free throw line against Tulane . . . Finished with 11 points and six rebounds versus Point . . . Made first career start against Little Rock finishing with four points . . . Finished with eight points and two steals against Georgia Southern . . . Scored seven points going 5-of-5 from the free throw line at Texas State . . . Finished with nine points in just 14 minutes at UT Arlington while grabbing three steals . . . Scored seven points while grabbing a career-high eight rebounds and dishing out a team-high four assists in regular season finale against South Alabama . . . Finished with eight points, four assists and three rebounds against Georgia Southern in Sun Belt Conference tournament semifinals.
Prep
   A four-year starter a South Paulding High School who twice earned Class AAAAA All-State honors and was a two-time Region 5-AAAAA Player of the Year . . . Two-time Paulding County Player of the Year who also earned All-Region 5-AAAAA First-
Team honors three times . . . As a junior, recognized as the top junior player for his classification by Hoopseen.com.
   As a senior, led South Paulding to a 28-2 record and Elite 8 appearance, averaging 17 points, nine rebounds, five assists and three steals per game . . . Finished his career with the most steals and assists in school history and became the first Division I boys basketball signee in South Paulding program history.
   As a sophomore, he earned first-team all-region and first-team all-county honors . . . Served as team captain three years . . . Ranked as high as the No. 24 prospect in the state of Georgia.
Personal
   Full name is Kane Michael Williams . . . Born on June 9, 1999 in Miami, Fla. . . . Son of Shannon and James Williams . . . Has two older brothers Cody and Joe, along with a younger brother David . . . Father ran track & field at Oklahoma.
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2017-18Freshman
Guard
6'3"
185 lbs
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2018-19Sophomore
Guard
6'3"
190 lbs
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2019-20Junior
Guard
6'3"
190 lbs
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2020-21Senior
Guard
6'4"
195 lbs
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2021-22Senior
Guard
6'4"
190 lbs
