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Date of birth | May 28, 1990 |
Place of birth | Pahokee, Florida |
Nationality | USA |
Listed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
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College | University of Miami |
Stats at NBA.com |
Riquna "Bay Bay" Williams (born May 28, 1990) is an American basketball player for the Miami Hurricanes. She is a student at the University of Miami, where she is majoring in liberal arts.[1]
Riquna's nickname is Bay Bay. She is the youngest of five children. As a senior in high school she averaged 32.5 points per game (ppg) at Pahokee High School. As a freshman at the University of Miami she averaged 8.7 PPG, including a season high of 23 points against Clemson.
She was first discovered during the summer going into her senior year of high school playing for Team Breakdown.
She emerged as one of the best scorers in the country in her sophomore year, and averaged 19.6 PPG.[1] She was named to the All-ACC Second Team her sophomore year[2]
Williams was named to the pre-season Wooden watch list, a list of players under consideration for the John R. Wooden Award, which will be presented to the outstanding player of the year at the end of the season. [3]