Latoya Williams

Latoya Williams
Center
Born July 18, 1987
Gainesville, Florida
Nationality United States American
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
College Chipola Junior College Florida
Profile WNBA player profile
Non-WNBA teams
MUKS Poznan, Hapoel Tel Aviv, ŽKK Partizan, Ravenna Esperides
Awards and honors
Serbian Cup (2011) and League Champion (2011) with ŽKK Partizan

Latoya Williams (born July 18, 1987)[1] is an American women's basketball player, formerly with the San Antonio Silver Stars of the Women's National Basketball Association.[1] Originally from Gainesville, Florida, Williams was signed with the San Antonio Silver Stars [2] in the 2012 WNBA Season along with forwards Ify Ibekwe and Kalisha Keane.[2]

College

Latoya Williams attended Chipola Junior College in Florida. Latoya Wiliams was a WBCA All American for Chipola Lady Indians.[3] She led the Lady Indians to make history by taking third place in the National Junior College Athletic Association Women’s Basketball Tournament [4]

She was named to the NJCAA All Tournament Team along with teammate Marneshia Hall. She scored 71 total points in the tournament and an average of 19.5 points per game. Williams finished first in three point scoring hitting 7 of 8 for an 87.5 percentage[4]

Latoya Williams was a Women's Basketball Coaches Association All American for Junior Colleges in 2008 and 2009.[3]

Overseas career

After playing for Chipola Junior College, Latoya signed with the MUKS Poznan in Polish 1st division for the 2009-2010 season. She averaged 10.7 points and 6.5 rebounds per game [5] http://www.regeneracomsports.com/basketball_women_player-latoya_williams-487.html. Latoya started the 2010-11 season playing for Hapoel Tel Aviv where she averaged 12.3 points and 9.3 rebounds before finishing the season with ŽKK Partizan where she won the League and the Cup. Latoya Williams signed with Esperides, in Greek 1st division, during the 2011-12 season and averaged 23.3 points and 14.2 rebounds per game in a spectacular season.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "San Antonio Basic Info". Washington Post.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "WNBA". wnba. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Past WBCA J/CC Coaches' All-America Teams". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Retrieved 3 Jul 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "College Article". Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "Player Bio". Regeneracom Sports. Retrieved 19 March 2013.