Wichita State Athletics

2025-26 (Redshirt Freshman):
Named to the Fall Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Scored a team-high 19 points and grabbed 8 rebounds in the NIT quarterfinals at Tulsa on March 24... Produced a 17-point, 14-rebound double-double in only 18 minutes in the NIT win over Wyoming... Third straight game in double figures came in the American Conference semifinals vs. Tulsa (Mar. 14) with 13 points and 4 rebounds... Scored 10 points in just 11 minutes on Senior Day vs. Florida Atlantic (March 7)... Just missed a double-double at UTSA (March 1) with 10 points and 8 rebounds... Back-to-back strong outings after logging 12 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals vs. Temple (Feb. 21)... Poured in a career-high 27 points and grabbed 8 rebounds in a double overtime win at East Carolina (Feb. 18), including the go-ahead layup in the final 30 seconds... Just missed a double-double vs. Tulsa (Feb. 14) with 9 points and 8 rebounds... Snapped out of a scoring slump with 11 points at Tulsa (Feb. 1)... Second straight game in double figures with 13 points, seven rebounds and three assists at Charlotte (Jan. 3)... Went 6-for-7 at the free throw line, scoring 12 points and grabbing 6 rebounds in the road win at UAB (Dec. 31)... Set a new career high with 18 points at Northern Iowa (Dec. 6) to go with 9 rebounds... Second straight game with 15 points in the opening game of the Battle 4 Atlantis... Just missed a double-double with 15 points and eight rebounds vs. Milwaukee on Nov. 22.. First career double-double vs. Prairie View A&M (Nov. 8) with 14 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals on a perfect 10-of-10 at the free throw line... Became the first freshman in American Conference history to post a 10-10-5 stat line, while going 10-for-10 at the free throw line... Made his long awaited collegiate debut on Nov. 4 vs. UNC Asheville, totaling 6 points, 2 rebounds, 2 blocks and a steal.

2024-25 (Freshman):
Redshirted after missing the first month of the season with a knee injury.

High School:
Another Top-200 prospect comes from the Shockers’ backyard... Heights star TJ Williams chose to stay home, picking the hometown Shockers over Iowa and Missouri... The 6-foot-5 guard is the third-rated player in the state of Kansas and a 3-star prospect... 247Sports described him as one of the more explosive wing players in the class of 2024, Williams is at his best when he’s playing in attack mode and attacking the rim... He has the tools to be an elite defender... Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year... Williams averaged 16.7 points, 6.9 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.2 blocks last season at Heights, while leading the Falcons to their second straight appearance in the Class 6A state championship game... Entering his senior season, Williams compiled a 66-9 record and a 2022 6A State Title... He was a two-time all-conference and all-state selection... As a junior, Williams was named first team by the KBCA, Wichita Eagle and was the Vype Wichita Player of the Year... Williams is slated to join a list of hometown players to play for the Shockers in the past decade, which includes Evan Wessel (2011-16), Conner Frankamp (2015-18), Samajae Haynes-Jones (2017-19) and current Shocker Xavier Bell.
 
Personal:
He’s the son of Tim and Kim Williams, and has one sister, Brooke.

Paul Mills on Williams:
“I am ecstatic that TJ will be playing his college basketball in Wichita. He has had a sensational high school career in Wichita and I anticipate that his contributions collegiately will result in many memorable moments as well. He has offensive and defensive versatility, that is unique to his skillset and size, that will allow him to make the transition to college basketball quicker than most typical freshman. We are excited that one of Wichita’s own will make his college debut in a Shocker uniform.”