Rodney Williams, Joe Coleman and Chip Armelin enjoyed career days, but it wasn't enough to stop Purdue's hot shooting as the Gophers lost 79-66 at Williams Arena.
Milestones: Played in his 100th career game vs. Washington in the NIT semifinal (3/27/12) • Scored his 800th career point vs. Washington in the NIT semifinal (3/27/12) • Grabbed his 300th career rebound at Northwestern (2/18/12) • Dished out his 100th career assist against Saint Peter's (12/10/11).
2011-12 | Junior Season: Contributed six points, five rebounds and a block in the season opener against Bucknell • dished out four assists, blocked two shots and scored seven points in 32 minutes against South Dakota State (11/14) • scored a then career-high 18 points in 29 minutes against DePaul (11/24) • played a then career-high 38 minutes against Virginia Tech (11/30), finishing with 14 points and eight rebounds • scored 12 points and grabbed a season-high nine rebounds against USC (12/3) • tied a career-high with 18 points and set a career-high with five blocks against Appalachian State (12/6) • scored 14 points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds against North Dakota State (12/22) • scored 11 points and grabbed five rebounds at Michigan (1/1) • collected his second career double-double with 11 points and a then career-high 12 rebounds against Iowa (1/4) • collected his third career double-double with a career-high 19 points and a career-high 14 rebounds against Purdue (1/8) • scored 14 points and pulled down a team-high eight rebounds in 31 minutes at Penn State (1/15) • scored 11 points and tied a career-high with four steals in 27 minutes against Northwestern (1/22) • led the team with 15 points at Michigan State (1/25) • finished with eight points, three rebounds, three steals & two blocks in the win at Nebraska (2/5) • played a career-high 40 minutes and finished with 16 points and two blocks against Wisconsin (2/9) • led the team with a career-high 21 points and added nine rebounds against Ohio State (2/14) • scored nine points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds at Northwestern (2/18) • scored 10 points and added five rebounds against Michigan State (2/22) • scored 11 points and grabbed a game-high nine rebounds at Wisconsin (2/28) • scored 16 points, grabbed a team-high eight rebounds and blocked three shots against Nebraska (3/3) • played a career-high 41 minutes and scored 12 points against Northwestern in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament (3/8) • played 38 minutes in the BTT Quarterfinals against Michigan (3/9), finishing with 20 points, six rebounds and three blocks • played all 40 minutes and tied a career-high with 21 points against La Salle in the first round of the NIT (3/14) • tied a career-high with 21 points against Miami in the second round of the NIT (3/19) • scored a career-high 24 points - his fourth-straight 20 point game - and added two steals and two blocks in the NIT quarterfinal round at Middle Tennessee State (3/21) • scored 18 points and grabbed a team-high nine rebounds in the NIT semifinals against Washington (3/27) • finished with 12 points and five rebounds in the NIT Championship against Stanford • named to the NIT All-Tournament Team • letterwinner.
2010-11 | Sophomore Season: Established career-highs with 31 minutes played and four assists against Wofford (11/12) • Averaged 8.0 ppg and 4.0 at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off • Left game against North Dakota State (11/24) with a sprained right ankle • Limited to only seven minutes against Virginia (11/29) due to sprained ankle • Collected his first career double-double with 12 points and 10 boards against Akron (12/15) • Scored 13 points and grabbed six rebounds in 22 minutes against South Dakota State (12/23) • Went 6-of-10 from the field to finish with 12 points against Indiana (1/4) • Scored 10 points and tied a then career-high with four assists at Michigan (1/22) • Dished out a career-high six assists and scored four points in 33 minutes against Northwestern (1/26) • Scored 13 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished out five assists in 35 minutes at Iowa (2/13) • Scored 14 points, grabbed five rebounds and recorded three steals in 34 minutes against Penn State (3/6) • Letterwinner.
2009-10 | Freshman Season: Played 21 minutes, scored 14 points, grabbed two rebounds, blocked two shots and collected two steals in his Gopher debut in the season opener against Tennessee Tech (11/13) •scored 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting in 17 minutes off the bench against Stephen F. Austin (11/16)• made his first career start and scored 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting and grabbed six rebounds against Utah Valley (11/19) • scored nine points and grabbed two rebounds in 11 minutes off the bench against Brown (12/5) • missed the game against Northern Illinois (12/15) with a sore left foot scored six points, grabbed four rebounds, blocked three shots and collected three steals in 19 minutes off the bench against South Dakota State (12/23) • scored five points and grabbed five rebounds in nine minutes off the bench against Purdue (1/05) • came off the bench to score a team-high 13 points against Ohio State (1/31) • went a perfect 3-of-3 from the floor and tied a season-high with six rebounds in 16 minutes off the bench against Illinois (2/27) • played in 32 games (four starts) during his freshman campaign finished the season with averages of 4.2 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.7 blocks per game • Letterwinner.
High School: A graduate of Robbinsdale Cooper Senior High School • averaged 15.5 points and 7.6 rebounds per game as a senior • named to the Minneapolis Star Tribune All-Metro team • named to the St. Paul Pioneer Press Second Team All-State • all-time scoring leader at Robbinsdale Cooper with 1,702 points • second on Cooper's all-time rebounding list with 660.
Personal: Born July 23, 1991 • son of Rodney and Shanell Williams • • undecided on major • has four siblings.
