Tennessee forward Grant Williams received All-American Honorable Mention honors Tuesday as The Associated Press (AP) released its 2017-18 All-American Teams.
En route to unanimous AP First-Team All-SEC honors, Williams led the Vols in scoring (15.2 ppg), finished second in blocks (44) and rebounding (6.0 rpg) and was fourth in assists (66) on the season. During conference play, the SEC Player of the Year ranked ninth in the SEC in scoring (16.1 ppg) and shooting percentage (.463) despite being regularly double-teamed by opponents.
Just a sophomore, Williams has already established himself as one of the best to ever suit up for the Big Orange. So far in his short career at Tennessee, he joined Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Bernard King as the only Vols to earn SEC POY distinction as underclassmen and holds UT’s freshman records for blocks (61) and offensive rebounds (94), which rank second and sixth for single-season marks in program history, respectively.
With 933 career points, Williams is only 67 points shy of becoming the 49th Volunteer to reach the 1,000-point club. He currently stands just outside of the top 10 for UT’s career rankings, sitting at 14th in offensive rebounds (175) and 15th in blocks (105).
Williams was one of four players from the SEC to be named honorable mention, joining Kevin Knox (Kentucky), Yante Maten (Georgia) and Collin Sexton (Alabama).
-UT Athletics
