University of Alaska Anchorage Athletics

BEFORE UAA: Named 2024-25 Baden NWAC Player of the Year and NWAC North Region POY at Skagit Valley College in Mount Vernon, Wash. … one of two NWAC players (among 33 teams) to average 20 points/10 rebounds, posting 20.6 ppg, 11.7 rpg, 2.2 assists per game and 1.2 steals per game, leading SVC to a 28-2 overall record and 14-0 NWAC North mark … posted numbers in just 29 minutes per contest, shooting .548 from the field and tallying four 30-plus scoring efforts, including 41 points Feb. 22 against Whatcom … averaged 14.5 ppg and 13.3 rpg as freshman in 2023-24, nabbing 20-plus boards in five games … named NWAC All-North Region as rookie on Cardinals squad that went 26-6 and made NWAC Final Four … ranked third in NWAC in rebounding both seasons ... finished career with 1,061 points and was leading rebounder in program history with 764 career boards. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Played three varsity seasons at Jackson High, topping 1,000 career points and 500 career rebounds … named The (Everett) Herald 2022-23 Boys Basketball Player of the Year and Wesco MVP, averaging 23 points, 14 rebounds and three assists per game, and helping the Timberwolves to a 17-6 record and the Wesco 4A league title … twice named First Team All-Wesco, averaging 18 points and 14 rebounds a junior on Jackson squad that earned state regional berth … other senior honors included WIBCA 4A all-senior team and county player of the year by the Snohomish County Basketball Officials Association.

PERSONAL: Born June 2005 in Seattle … son of Anthony Williams and Kathryn McCarthy ... father played football and mother played softball collegiately at Nebraska Wesleyan … has three siblings – Seamus, Simone and Siobhan … enjoys concerts, playing guitar and photography … favorite pro athlete is Cal Raleigh and favorite team is Seattle Mariners.