Jawad Williams

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-9
Weight:
220
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Cleveland, OH
High School:
St. Edwards

AT CAROLINA
Has played more minutes of college basketball than any returning player on the team and is the second-leading scorer among all active Tar Heels • Is 46th in UNC history with 1,143 points • One of 55 Tar Heels to reach the 1,000-point plateau • Has played in 91 games and made 68 starts • Has averaged 12.6 points and 5.1 rebounds per game • Has shot 46.7 percent from the floor, 33.6 percent from three-point range and 69.6 percent from the free throw line • Has scored in double figures 60 times with at least 20 points on 10 occasions • Career scoring high was 28 against Davidson on Nov. 24, 2003 • Career high in ACC play was 25 against Maryland on March 14, 2003, in the ACC Tournament • Smith Center high was 23 against the Terps on Feb. 15, 2004 • Has seven career double-doubles in points and rebounds • Has led the team in scoring in 11 games and in rebounding 24 times.

JUNIOR SEASON (2003-04)
Second on the team in rebounding (5.4) and third in scoring (12.6) • Played in 29 of the 30 games and made 26 starts at power forward • Did not play against Coastal Carolina on Dec. 30 after suffering a concussion and broken nose in the UNC Wilmington game • Scored his 1,000th career point in the win over NC State on Jan. 28 • Scored in double figures 18 times with a high of 28 in Charlotte against Davidson • Followed that outing with 24 points in his homecoming game at Cleveland State • The 52 points are the most he has scored in back-to-back games as a Tar Heel • Was Carolina's defensive player of the game six times, including two times against Georgia Tech and versus Connecticut, the two NCAA finalists • Received three blows to the head in a span of four games in late December-early January that halted his fast start and affected him for much of the second half of the season • Was closely guarding a UNC Wilmington player on the wing on Dec. 28 when he was struck in the temple by an errant elbow • Returned to action in the second half and finished the game with 12 points • Was diagnosed later with a concussion and sat out the next contest against Coastal Carolina • Received stitches for a cut near his eye in the Jan. 7 game against Miami • Collided with Jarrett Jack and suffered a broken nose in the Jan. 11 win over Georgia Tech • Was injured with 2:11 left in the first half and did not return in that game • Wore a protective mask for the next six games • Averaged 19.0 points and shot 56.3 percent from the field in first seven games • Averaged 9.5 points in the next 13 games and shot just 41 percent from the floor over his last 22 games • Scored 20 or more points three times in the first five games and once (23 against Maryland on Feb. 15) after the concussion • Made a career-best 13 of 16 free throws in the win over the Terps • Grabbed 12 rebounds against Illinois and Akron and 11 at Cleveland State • Was second on the team with 76 offensive rebounds and 13th in the ACC in total rebounds • Was 13th in the ACC in free throw percentage and 16th in scoring.

Scored a career-high 28 points against Davidson • Made 10 of 11 from the floor, including 3 of 3 from behind the arc • Had 24 points and 11 rebounds at Cleveland State • Hit a pair of jump shots in the final 2:37, including a three-pointer with 1:27 to play that gave the Tar Heels the lead for good • Posted a second straight double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds in win over Illinois • Had 21 points on 8 of 13 shooting against George Mason • Played a team-high 50 minutes in the triple-overtime loss to Wake Forest and scored 17 points and tied a career-high with 12 boards • Had 18 points, including three second-half three-pointers, against No. 1 ranked Connecticut • Sent the Feb. 5 Duke game into overtime with a game-tying three-pointer with 17 seconds to play • Came off the bench to score 15 points on 6 of 7 shooting at NC State on Feb. 29 • Hit a three from the corner with 5:59 to play to give Carolina a 54-52 lead after State rallied from 13 down to take the lead • Had a solid NCAA Tournament with 10 points and nine boards against Air Force and 17 points and six rebounds against Texas.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2002-03)
Honorable mention All-ACC selection • Second on the team in scoring at 14.9 points per game and rebounding at 5.6 per game • Scored in double figures in 28 games • Shot 75.2 percent from the free throw line, highest on the team • Improved his free throw percentage nearly 20 points from 2001-02 • Had three double-doubles (Rutgers, St. John's and Georgia Tech) • Scored in double figures in each of the last nine games • Converted at least 50 percent from the floor in 17 games.

Scored the game-winning basket against Rutgers with 31 seconds to play • Scored 18 points on 7 of 11 shooting from the floor at Old Dominion • Scored 12 of his 15 points against Kansas in the first half as UNC built a 38-29 lead • Led all scorers with 16 points at Florida State • Did not play against Iona due to a stomach virus • Bounced back the next day with 17 points and 10 rebounds against St. John's • Hit two big threes against the Red Storm - one with 1.1 seconds left in the first half to give Carolina a 32-29 lead • The second came with 4:12 to play in the game and gave UNC a five-point lead • Led Carolina with 18 points and nine rebounds at Virginia • Hit the game-winning shot with 56.9 seconds left to beat No. 6 UConn • Scored 18 points and added seven rebounds and two blocked shots at home against Maryland • Scored 22 first-half points at Georgia Tech (one more than his previous high) • Went 8 of 10 from the floor, including 3 for 3 from three-point range in the first half • Scored 22 points and had four assists at home against Wake Forest • Was outstanding at Duke as he scored 19 points, grabbed eight rebounds, had four assists and no turnovers in 37 minutes • Had 20 points, six rebounds and two blocks in the 61-60 win over FSU • Key offensive rebound and subsequent free throw pulled UNC even at 60-all with 29.8 seconds to play • Had 14 points, seven rebounds and a career-high four blocked shots in the home loss against NC State...Had 15 points and eight rebounds in the win over Georgia Tech • Scored eight of his 11 second-half points in the final eight minutes after Tech had built a 10-point lead • Hit a career-high four three-pointers at Wake Forest • Had 15 points, five rebounds, three assists and three blocks in the win over Duke • Named second-team All-ACC Tournament • Scored a then-career-high 25 points in the win over No. 14 Maryland • Added three assists and three blocked shots • Scored seven points, including four on slam dunks, in the final 3:32 • Added 13 points and eight rebounds in the semifinals against Duke • Went 4 for 6 from three-point range and finished with 16 points and two blocked shots against DePaul in the NIT first round • Had 19 points and seven rebounds against Georgetown.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2001-02)
Played in all 28 games and made nine starts, mostly late in the season • Was the team's third-leading scorer and rebounder with 9.8 points and 4.2 rebounds per contest • Named to the 2001-02 ACC All-Freshman Team • Scored in double figures in 14 contests • Shot 51.5 percent from the floor, the highest percentage for any Tar Heel with at least 100 attempts • Shot just 55.7 percent from the free throw line for the season, but made 35 of his last 48 (72.9 percent) after starting the year 9 for 31 • Became the 17th freshman to start his first game as a Tar Heel and had 10 points and seven rebounds against Hampton • Scored nine points, all in the second half, and had five assists in the win over Georgia Tech • Hit 5 of 9 shots from the floor and scored 11 points in the win over No. 15 Saint Joseph's • Scored 20 points on 7 of 9 shooting against North Carolina A&T • Hit 7 of 11 shots for 15 points against Texas A & M • Hit 3 of 4 three-pointers and 5 of 7 shots overall, scoring 13 points in 18 minutes vs. Virginia on Jan. 12 • Was outstanding on Feb. 10 vs. Maryland -- setting season-highs with 21 points, 11 rebounds and five assists • Named the ACC Co-Rookie of the Week for his play vs. Maryland • Scored 15 points in the second half of the loss to Ohio despite playing with a badly sprained ankle • Scored 14 points at Duke.

PREP/PERSONAL
Played in the McDonald's All-America Game at Cameron Indoor Stadium • Also earned All-America honors from The Sporting News, USA Today, Street & Smith's, CNN/SI, ESPN, Nike and Adidas • Received Associated Press and Gatorade Player of the Year honors in Ohio • Named an Associated Press all-state selection for Ohio • Averaged 22 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots per game as a senior • Attended St. Edwards High School in Lakewood, Ohio • Led Lakewood to the state championship in 1998 • Earned a spot on the Honor Roll in each of his four scholastic years • His mother, Gail, played basketball at Cleveland State • His sister, Nasheema Hillmon, played at Vanderbilt and in the ABL • Born Jawad Hason Williams on Feb. 19, 1983.