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Jersey Number 12
Zada Williams
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- Lake Wales
- Hometown:
- Lake Wales, Fla.
Overview
- An extremely efficient scorer, she finished her career No. 5 in program history with a 54.7 percent field goal percentage.
- After a successful junior season, Williams developed in a major way as a senior averaging 10.4 points and a team-best 7.2 rebounds.
- Transferred in from University of Miami where she spent her first two seasons of eligibility.
- Talented post player with great touch around the rim.
- 2019-20 SEC Community Service Team honoree.
- Tied for the team lead with seven double-doubles; scored 10 or more points 17 times.
- Her 60.2 field goal percentage was the second-highest in single season mark in program history and highest by a senior in program history.
- Only sixth player in program history to shoot above 60 percent from the floor for a season.
- Opened the season scoring in double figures in three of her first four games played.
- Posted her first double-double of the season with 12 points and 11 rebound vs. nationally-ranked Florida State (11/26).
- Broke through with 22 points and 19 rebounds vs. FAMU (12/1).
- Her 19 rebounds vs. FAMU were the most by a Gator since 2002 when Vanessa Hayden collected 22 vs. Arkansas on 12/21/02.
- Helped will UF to come-from-behind win at Prairie View A&M (12/5) with 16 points.
- Added a career-high 25 points in UF’s win over Xavier (12/20) in the West Palm Beach Invitational.
- Hauled in 15 boards vs. Davidson (12/29).
- Tallied her 500th career point vs. Texas A&M (1/19).
- Scored in double figures three times and posted two double-doubles during a stretch of three SEC games vs. LSU (1/30), Kentucky (2/2) and Georgia (2/9).
- Notched 15 points and 12 rebounds in the Gators’ win at Missouri (2/16).
- Recorded a double-double (12 points and 10 rebounds) in Florida’s upset over No. 22 Arkansas (2/23).
- Scored her 600th career point vs. South Carolina (2/27).
- Finished the season averaging 8.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 0.6 assists.
- One of four players to appear in all 31 games.
- Earned 13 starting assignments including nods in the last nine.
- Scored in double figures 11 times, including five times in league play.
- Impressed in her Gator debut; collecting her first career double-double (12 points and 10 rebounds) in Florida's season opener vs. Gardner-Webb.
- Scored 14 points vs. Northwestern, coming off the bench.
- Hauled in season-best 12 boards vs. Texas Tech.
- Williams played a large role in Florida's 2-0 week against Bethune-Cookman and Florida A&M, leading the way with a 15.5 points per game average while registering 8.5 rebounds per contest.
- After averaging 11.5 points over two games in Vegas, earned a spot on the Duel in the Desert All-Tournament team.
- Finished in double figures in three of UF’s first five conference tilts.
- Added 14 points on 7-of-10 shooting vs. South Carolina.
- Scored a career-high 21 points on a career-high 10 field goals against Georgia, finished the game shooting an efficient 71 percent.
- Sat out under NCAA transfer rules.
- Played in 14 games and totaled 19 points and 13 rebounds.
- Played in 21 games and finished with 38 points and 34 rebounds ... Shot 48.5 percent from the floor - the eighth-best mark among ACC freshmen with at least 30 field goal attempts.
- Graduated from Lake Wales (Fla.) High School in May of 2015
- Named 2015 FABC/Source Hoops 6A Second Team All-State and PolkPreps.com First Team All-County McDonald’s All-American Game nominee.
- Coming out of high school she was tabbed 3-star prospect by ESPN.
- Team Captain her senior year.
- Named First Team All-County by PolkPreps.com as a junior at Lake Wales High School after she averaged 16.2 points, 10.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists.
- Coached at Lake Wales HS by Demetrius Saunders and Kendrick Williams.
- Played AAU ball for Essence under Kimberly Davis-Powell
- Received her bachelor's degree in African American studies at summer commencement in 2019.
- Hails from Lake Wales, Fla.
- Played on a chess team in elementary and middle school.
- Also participated in volleyball and track & field in high school.
- Her father, Kindreek, is a teacher and her mother, Andrea, is a guidance counselor.
- Her cousin, Savonte Frazier, played basketball at Tennessee Tech before transferring to Saint Leo for 2017-18.
- Placed sixth in the shot put at the state meet while at Lake Wales.
- A four-year volleyball middle blocker and two-year captain at Lake Wales.
- If she had her own talk show her first three guests would be Lebron James, Oprah and her mom.
- Something unique about her is that she loves the smell of Comet.
- Favorite off day activity is laying in her bed and resting.
- Favorite scary movie is Jeepers Creepers.
- Favorite professional athlete is Lebron James.
- Favorite WNBA player is Tiffany Hayes, who also grew up in Polk County.
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