Riquna Williams
Encyclopedia
Riquna "Bay Bay" Williams (born May 28, 1990) is an American
basketball
player for the Miami Hurricanes
. She is a student at the University of Miami
, where she is majoring in liberal arts.
Riquna's nickname is Bay Bay. She is the youngest of five children. As a senior in high school she averaged 32.5 points per game (ppg) at Pahokee High School
. As a freshman at the University of Miami
she averaged 8.7 PPG, including a season high of 23 points against Clemson.
She was first discovered during the summer going into her senior year of high school playing for Team Breakdown.
She emerged as one of the best scorers in the country in her sophomore year, and averaged 19.6 PPG. She was named to the All-ACC
Second Team her sophomore year
Williams was named to the pre-season Wooden watch list, a list of players under consideration for the John R. Wooden Award
, which will be presented to the outstanding player of the year at the end of the season.
United States
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basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player for the Miami Hurricanes
Miami Hurricanes
The Miami Hurricanes, of Coral Gables, Florida, are the varsity sports teams of the University of Miami. They compete in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference . The university fields 15 athletic teams for 17 varsity sports...
. She is a student at the University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
, where she is majoring in liberal arts.
Riquna's nickname is Bay Bay. She is the youngest of five children. As a senior in high school she averaged 32.5 points per game (ppg) at Pahokee High School
Pahokee High School
The Pahokee High School is a historic school in Pahokee, Florida. It is located at 900 Larrimore Road. On November 15, 1996, The Old Pahokee High School building was added to the U.S...
. As a freshman at the University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
she averaged 8.7 PPG, including a season high of 23 points against Clemson.
She was first discovered during the summer going into her senior year of high school playing for Team Breakdown.
She emerged as one of the best scorers in the country in her sophomore year, and averaged 19.6 PPG. She was named to the All-ACC
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...
Second Team her sophomore year
Williams was named to the pre-season Wooden watch list, a list of players under consideration for the John R. Wooden Award
John R. Wooden Award
The John R. Wooden Award is an award given annually to the most outstanding men's and women's college basketball players. The program consists of the men's and women's Player of the Year awards, the Legends of Coaching award and recognizes the All–America Teams.The awards, given by the Los...
, which will be presented to the outstanding player of the year at the end of the season.