FDU Knights Athletics

2020-2021: Collected NEC Co-Player of the Week honors on 12/14 after averaging 18.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per contest over the Knights' two-game stretch. Registered his first double-double of the season with 13 points and 10 rebounds against CCSU one day after scoring a career-high 24 points against the Blue Devils.

2019-2020: Started all 30 contests for the Knights as a junior...Led the Knights with a field 55.3 percentage and blocks with 38 on the year...Averaged 32.4 minutes per night and logged a season-high 39 minutes against St. Francis Brooklyn on January 2...Averaged 11.8 points and 7.3 rebounds per contest...Netted a career-high 21 points on 8-11 shooting in the NEC Quarterfinals against LIU on March 4...Scored in double figures in 20 contests...Recorded double-doubles in games against St. Francis Brooklyn, Mount St. Mary's, and LIU...Grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds twice in contests against Central Connecticut State and Mount St. Mary's...Dished out 76 assists and posted a season-high five aginst FDU-Florham on November 5...Ranked third on the team with 32 steals...Named to Winter NEC Honor Roll (Min 3.20 GPA).

2018-2019: Played in all 35 games making 17 starts on the season..In 26 minutes per game, averaged 8.1 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. Led the NEC in field goal percentage 60.2 percent (106-of-176)...Blocked 36 shots and nabbed 35 steals in his sophomore season..Scored 10 points with nine rebounds in the Knights' NCAA Tournament loss to top-seed Gonzaga.

2017-2018: Appeared in 30 games making six starts..Averaged 15.1 minutes per game and scored 4.0 points per game with 3.8 rebounds and nearly one assist..Shot 64.6 percent (51-for-79) from the field...Scored in double figures four times including a season-high 16-point, 14-rebound double-double at Bryant on 1/27..In the game against Bryant, totaled 16 points, 14 rebounds, three assists, three steals and three blocks in the victory on 7-of-7 shooting.

Evanston High School: Averaged 13 points and nine rebounds per game during his senior year with the Wildkits and helped the team earn national-ranking status at various points throughout the season. In his final season at Evanston, Williams guided the Wildkits to a 28-4 record including the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) 4A Sectional and Regional Championships.

Coach Herenda on Williams (Prior to 2017-18 Season): "Elyjah is a physical player who defends and rebounds the ball exceptionally well. He has been very well-coached, comes from a terrific program at Evanston, and his best days of basketball are ahead of him."

Williams' Career-Highs
Points: 28, at Saint Francis U (1/26/21)
Rebounds: 14 (2x), last vs Bryant (1/31/21)
Assists: 7, vs Bryant (1/31/21)
Steals: 4 (3x) last at Quinnipiac (11/25/20)
Blocks: 5, at Saint Francis U (1/26/21)
FGM: 11 (2x), last vs Wagner (2/13/21)
3-pt FGM: 4, vs Wagner (2/13/21)
FTM: 6 (3x), last vs CCSU (12/8/20)
Minutes: 41 at Saint Francis U (1/26/21)