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Jersey Number 3
Jannson Williams
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 206
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Newnan, Ga.
- High School:
- Newnan HS
Bio
2019-20 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
Played in all 32 of Marshall’s games, while starting in 22 of those contests…Scored in double figures in eight games…Scored eight points in season-opening win against Robert Morris (Nov. 7)…Had three consecutive games of 10 or more points from Nov. 19 through Nov. 29…Scored 12 points at Toledo (Dec. 8)…Had nine points and three blocks against Rice (Jan. 2)…Collected nine rebounds against Southern Miss (Feb. 6)…Scored 14 points in a win at UTEP (Feb. 15)…First double-double of the season with 14 points and 13 rebounds in win over Old Dominion (Feb. 22)…Season-high 18 points, six rebounds and season-high five blocks in a win over FAU (Mar. 4).
2018-19 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): One of six players to appear in all 37 games and one of three to start in every game … team-high 72 blocks, fourth most in a season in program history … Averaged 9.0 points and a team-high 5.1 rebounds per game in 24.3 minutes … scored in double-figures in 17 games, including a season-high 24 points on a 9-for-11 night from the field at Maryland (Nov. 23) … recorded a pair of double-doubles, at Rice (Feb. 9) and at Louisiana Tech (Feb. 28) … scored 22 points against Southern Miss (Mar. 14) … rejected five or more shots in three games including a season-high eight blocks against UTEP (Jan. 31).
2017-18 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Named the Bob Allen Most Improved Player by Marshall coaches … made 35 appearances for the Herd and started eight games, while he started the final five games of the season … averaged 5.4 points, 3.4 rebounds, 0.83 blocks, made 16 steals and collected eight assists on the season … his 5.4 points came from 66-164 (49.3 percent) from field goals, 27-of-70 (38.6 percent) of shots from behind the arc and 31-41 (75.6 percent) of made free throws … in his collegiate debut vs. Tennessee at Martin (Nov. 10), he played four minutes … reached double figures for the first time after he scored 10 points vs. Concord (Nov. 26) from 3-of-4 FGs and 1-of-1 3-pointers, while he also added two rebounds … grabbed seven rebounds and scored seven points vs. EKU (Dec. 22) … scored a career-high 18 points vs. WKU after he shot 7-of-10 from the field, 4-of-6 from 3-point land and made 4-of-6 of his free throws, while he added six rebounds, one assist and one block … at Charlotte (Jan. 11), he made his first collegiate start and scored seven points, collected four rebounds and made three blocks and a career-high two steals … grabbed seven rebounds and scored two points vs. FIU (Feb. 8) … made a career-high four blocks, pulled down four rebounds and added two points against Florida Atlantic (Feb. 10) … at No. 25 Middle Tennessee (March 3), he collected his first career double-double after scored 13 points from 4-of-8 shooting and going a perfect 5-of-5 at the free throw line, while pulling down 11 rebounds … scored 15 points from 5-of-8 shooting, 3-of-5 shots from 3-point land and 2-of-4 shots at the charity stripe, while he grabbed four rebounds against UTSA (March 8) … scored 17 points after making 5-of-6 field goals 2-of-2 3-pointers and 5-of-6 free throws against Southern Miss (March 9) … had a near double-double from nine rebounds and eight points against WKU (March 10), while his rebound in the final seconds of the game helped Marshall secure its first C-USA championship … scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds vs. Wichita State (March 16) … averaged 4.3 points per game in 15 games during November and December, and then 6.3 points per game in the final 20 games … averaged 0.5 blocks in the first two months of the regular season, and doubled that number the rest of the way … His 3-point percentage went from 34.7 percent through the New Year to 46.8 percent in the final three months … doubled his rebounding total over the same span, from 1.6 per game to 3.2 per game … During a five-game winning streak that saw the Herd beat nationally ranked Middle Tennessee on the road, win three games en route to the Conference USA crown and knock off Wichita State in the NCAA tournament, he averaged 12.6 points and 7.2 rebounds per game.
2016-17 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted, did not compete.
(HIGH SCHOOL): A 6-foot-9, 200-pound senior at Newnan High School in Georgia ... as a junior, he blocked 3.6 shots a game and pulled down 10-plus rebounds per contest ... named to the All-County Team by the Newnan Times-Herald newspaper.
Played in all 32 of Marshall’s games, while starting in 22 of those contests…Scored in double figures in eight games…Scored eight points in season-opening win against Robert Morris (Nov. 7)…Had three consecutive games of 10 or more points from Nov. 19 through Nov. 29…Scored 12 points at Toledo (Dec. 8)…Had nine points and three blocks against Rice (Jan. 2)…Collected nine rebounds against Southern Miss (Feb. 6)…Scored 14 points in a win at UTEP (Feb. 15)…First double-double of the season with 14 points and 13 rebounds in win over Old Dominion (Feb. 22)…Season-high 18 points, six rebounds and season-high five blocks in a win over FAU (Mar. 4).
2018-19 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): One of six players to appear in all 37 games and one of three to start in every game … team-high 72 blocks, fourth most in a season in program history … Averaged 9.0 points and a team-high 5.1 rebounds per game in 24.3 minutes … scored in double-figures in 17 games, including a season-high 24 points on a 9-for-11 night from the field at Maryland (Nov. 23) … recorded a pair of double-doubles, at Rice (Feb. 9) and at Louisiana Tech (Feb. 28) … scored 22 points against Southern Miss (Mar. 14) … rejected five or more shots in three games including a season-high eight blocks against UTEP (Jan. 31).
2017-18 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Named the Bob Allen Most Improved Player by Marshall coaches … made 35 appearances for the Herd and started eight games, while he started the final five games of the season … averaged 5.4 points, 3.4 rebounds, 0.83 blocks, made 16 steals and collected eight assists on the season … his 5.4 points came from 66-164 (49.3 percent) from field goals, 27-of-70 (38.6 percent) of shots from behind the arc and 31-41 (75.6 percent) of made free throws … in his collegiate debut vs. Tennessee at Martin (Nov. 10), he played four minutes … reached double figures for the first time after he scored 10 points vs. Concord (Nov. 26) from 3-of-4 FGs and 1-of-1 3-pointers, while he also added two rebounds … grabbed seven rebounds and scored seven points vs. EKU (Dec. 22) … scored a career-high 18 points vs. WKU after he shot 7-of-10 from the field, 4-of-6 from 3-point land and made 4-of-6 of his free throws, while he added six rebounds, one assist and one block … at Charlotte (Jan. 11), he made his first collegiate start and scored seven points, collected four rebounds and made three blocks and a career-high two steals … grabbed seven rebounds and scored two points vs. FIU (Feb. 8) … made a career-high four blocks, pulled down four rebounds and added two points against Florida Atlantic (Feb. 10) … at No. 25 Middle Tennessee (March 3), he collected his first career double-double after scored 13 points from 4-of-8 shooting and going a perfect 5-of-5 at the free throw line, while pulling down 11 rebounds … scored 15 points from 5-of-8 shooting, 3-of-5 shots from 3-point land and 2-of-4 shots at the charity stripe, while he grabbed four rebounds against UTSA (March 8) … scored 17 points after making 5-of-6 field goals 2-of-2 3-pointers and 5-of-6 free throws against Southern Miss (March 9) … had a near double-double from nine rebounds and eight points against WKU (March 10), while his rebound in the final seconds of the game helped Marshall secure its first C-USA championship … scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds vs. Wichita State (March 16) … averaged 4.3 points per game in 15 games during November and December, and then 6.3 points per game in the final 20 games … averaged 0.5 blocks in the first two months of the regular season, and doubled that number the rest of the way … His 3-point percentage went from 34.7 percent through the New Year to 46.8 percent in the final three months … doubled his rebounding total over the same span, from 1.6 per game to 3.2 per game … During a five-game winning streak that saw the Herd beat nationally ranked Middle Tennessee on the road, win three games en route to the Conference USA crown and knock off Wichita State in the NCAA tournament, he averaged 12.6 points and 7.2 rebounds per game.
2016-17 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted, did not compete.
(HIGH SCHOOL): A 6-foot-9, 200-pound senior at Newnan High School in Georgia ... as a junior, he blocked 3.6 shots a game and pulled down 10-plus rebounds per contest ... named to the All-County Team by the Newnan Times-Herald newspaper.
Marshall Men's Basketball: Corny Jackson Weekly Press Conference (Sun Belt Championship Tournament)
Monday, March 03
Marshall Men's Basketball: Corny Jackson Post-Game Press Conference (App State)
Saturday, March 01
Marshall Men's Basketball: HC Corny Jackson vs Old Dominion - Feb. 25, 2025
Wednesday, February 26
Marshall Men's Basketball: Corny Jackson Weekly Press Conference (Old Dominion/App State Week)
Monday, February 24
