Mark Williams Of Duke Was Picked, Selected 15th By Charlotte In The First Round Of The 2022 NBA Draft Thursday Night At Barclays Center Home Of The NBA’s Brooklyn Nets
As a freshman at Duke in 2021-2022,
Mark Williams who is a center
ACC Defensive Player of the Year
Third-team All-ACC
ACC All-Defensive Team
Finalist for Naismith Defensive Player of the Year
NCAA West Region All-Tournament Team selection
USBWA All-District III
Named to the All-ACC Academic Team
Started all 39 games, averaging 11.2 points on .721 shooting (191-of-265) with 7.4 rebounds and 2.82 blocks
Missed just seven field goals in Duke’s five-game NCAA Tournament run to the Final Four (29-of-36, .806) – which stands as a Duke career record in the NCAA Tournament (min. 25 field goals)
Led the ACC and ranked 12th nationally in blocked shots per game
Recorded 110 total blocked shots, the fifth-most nationally
Became the second player in Duke history with 100+ blocks in a season
Field goal percentage of .721 ranked second in a single season in Duke history
Threw down 97 dunks, the second-most in a season in Duke history
The nation's only player to shoot .700+ from the floor and .700+ at the free throw line (minimum 100 field goals)
Named to preseason watch lists for Wooden Award and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award
Named to Preseason All-ACC Second Team
Hauled in six rebounds with five points and three blocked shots in season-opener versus No. 10 Kentucky (11/9)
Went 6-of-9 from the floor for 13 points, three boards, two assists and six blocks against Gardner-Webb (11/16)
Posted first double-double of the season with 14 points and 15 rebounds -- eight offensive -- with four blocks versus Lafayette (11/19)
Finished 6-of-7 from the field and 2-of-2 from the free throw line for 14 points, seven boards and three assists against The Citadel (11/22)
Helped Duke beat No. 1 Gonzaga (11/26) with 17 points on 8-of-9 shooting to go with nine rebounds and six blocked shots
Went 3-of-6 from the field and 2-of-2 at the free throw line for eight points with seven boards at Ohio State (11/30)
Netted 10 points on 4-of-4 shooting and 2-of-2 at the free throw line with five rebounds and three blocks versus SC State (12/14)
Scored eight points, secured three rebounds and blocked two shots against Elon (12/18)
Posted a 19-point, 11-rebound double-double with eight blocked shots versus NC State (1/15)
Finished 6-of-8 from the field and 3-of-3 from the free throw line for 15 points, seven boards and three blocks at Florida State (1/18)
Had 15 points on 6-of-7 from the floor with seven rebounds against Syracuse (1/22)
Recorded 10 points and 10 boards with two assists and three blocks in 32 minutes versus Clemson (1/25)
Netted 14 points on 7-of-11 shooting with 11 rebounds at Louisville (1/29)
Scored 16 points in back-to-back games against Virginia (2/7) and at Clemson (2/10)
Had eight points on 4-of-5 shooting with 10 boards and four blocks at Virginia (2/23)
Scored career-high 28 points on 11-of-14 from the field and 6-of-7 at the free throw line with 12 rebounds and three blocks at Syracuse (2/26)
Went 8-of-11 for 16 points and 13 rebounds versus North Carolina (3/5)
Opened ACC Tournament with 15 points, 16 rebounds, four assists and three blocks in quarterfinals vs. Syracuse (3/10)
Blocked three shots and registered nine points and 10 rebounds in ACC semifinals versus Miami (3/11)
Recorded 15 points on 6-of-7 from the field with seven rebounds, five assists and five blocked shots in NCAA Tournament debut vs. Cal State Fullerton (3/18)
Had another 15-point, 5-block performance while adding eight boards in Round of 32 win over Michigan State (3/20)
Went 6-of-9 from the floor and 4-of-4 from the free throw line for 16 points, eight rebounds and three blocks in Sweet 16 against Texas Tech (3/24)
Recorded a double-double in Elite Eight vs. Arkansas, scoring 12 points on 6-of-6 shooting with 12 rebounds and three blocks
Finished 4-of-5 from the field for eight points, four rebounds and two blocks in Final Four vs. North Carolina (4/2)
Mark Williams was picked, selected 15th by Charlotte in the first round of the 2022 NBA Draft Thursday Night at Barclays Center home of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets.
With him being picked, selected by Charlotte in the first round of the NBA Draft Mark Williams is going to have the opportunity to play with former Duke player center, forward Mason Plumlee
As a freshman at Duke in 2009-2010,
Mason Plumlee
Played in the final 34 games of the season ... missed the first six games after fracturing his left wrist in practice prior to the season opener
Averaged 3.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 0.9 blocks in just over 14 minutes per game ... shot 46.2 percent (49-of-106) from the field
Made one start and was the first player off the bench in 26 games
Finished second on the team in dunks (24) and third in blocks (30)
Scored 10 or more points in three games and had five or more rebounds in nine outings
Blocked a shot in 21 games with two or more blocks in six contests
Had two points, five rebounds and two assists in NCAA Tournament win over Baylor (3/28)
Recorded two points, six rebounds and three blocks against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3/19) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament
Had four points, six rebounds and two blocked shots against Miami (3/13) in the ACC Tournament semifinals
Notched seven points, three rebounds and a block versus Maryland (2/13)
Pulled down a season-high nine rebounds to go with seven points, two assists and one block at North Carolina (2/10)
Grabbed six rebounds at Boston College (2/6)
Tallied four points, three rebounds, one block and two steals at No. 7 Georgetown (1/30)
Posted 11 points, seven rebounds and two blocked shots against Wake Forest (1/17)
Scored 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field to go with six rebounds, three assists, two blocks and one steal at No. 20 Georgia Tech (1/9)
Had three points, five rebounds, one assist and one blocked shot in his first career ACC game against No. 21 Clemson (1/3)
Tallied a season-high 18 points to go along with seven rebounds, two assists and four steals against Pennsylvania (12/31) ... finished the game 7-of-10 from the field
Blocked a season-best four shots against Long Beach State (12/29)
Posted four points, three rebounds, one assist and one block versus Gonzaga (12/19)
Recorded six points, two rebounds, three assists and one block against Gardner-Webb (12/15)
Drew his first collegiate start against St. John's (12/5) with four points, two rebounds and one assist in seven minutes
Made his collegiate debut at Wisconsin (12/2) in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, playing 10 minutes with two rebounds
As a sophomore in 2010 -2011,
Mason Plumlee was Honorable mention All-ACC selection ... also named to the ACC All-Academic team
Named to the CBE Classic All-Tournament team
Started 32 games this season, averaging 7.2 points and a team-high 8.4 rebounds per game
Shot a team-high 59.3 percent (112-of-189) from the field ... also led the team with 62 blocked shots and 46 dunks
Ranked among the ACC leaders in rebounding (5th) and blocks (t- 6th)
Tied for seventh in the ACC with six double-doubles ... grabbed 10 or more rebounds in 14 contests, including eight ACC games
Led the team in rebounding 21 times
Reached double figures in scoring in 10 outings with a career-high 25 points against Marquette (11/22)
Posted a +5.3 rebounding increase from his freshman to sophomore season, the fifth-highest rebounding jump under Coach K
Dished out a career-high five assists to go with 10 points and 11 rebounds in a career-high 38 minutes against Maryland (3/11) in the ACC Tournament
Finished with 16 points, 12 rebounds, three blocks and two steals against N.C. State (2/5)
Tallied a career-high six blocked shots to go with 10 rebounds, seven points and two assists at N.C. State (1/19)
Grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds to go with two blocks against Virginia (1/15)
Posted the most rebounds off the bench under Coach K with 14 boards at Florida State (1/12)
Had a career-high five steals while recording a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds against No. 6 Michigan State (12/1) in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge
Tallied seven points, 12 rebounds, four blocked shots and two steals at Oregon (11/27)
Scored a career-high 25 points while also grabbing 12 rebounds for a double-double against Marquette (11/22) in the CBE Classic ... also had five blocked shots in the game and made 12-of-16 field goals
Posted his first career double-double with 10 points and 14 rebounds in the second game of the O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic against Miami [Ohio] (11/16)
As a junior in 2011 -2012,
Mason Plumlee Named to the All-ACC third team after averaging 11.1 points and 9.2 rebounds per game
Named to the Capital One Academic All-America first team ... the fourth Duke player in school history to earn Academic All-America first team honors and the first since Shane Battier (2000, 2001) ... also earned All-ACC Academic Team and ACC Academic Honor Roll honors
Also selected to the NABC Honors Court, an award that highlights student-athletes who excelled in academics during the 2011-12 season
Selected to the NABC and USBWA All-District teams
Started 31 of 34 games and led Duke in rebounds and blocked shots ... ranked fourth in the ACC in rebounds per game ... pulled in a team-high 213 defensive rebounds and tied for the team lead with 99 offensive rebounds ... his 213 defensive rebounds were the second most in the ACC ... had 16 double-digit rebound games, which was the fourth best total in the ACC
Shot 57.2 percent (143-of-250) from the field with 143 made field goals, the most among Duke's big men
Led the team in rebounding 21 times and in scoring six times
Posted 12 double-doubles for the second-most in the ACC
Set Duke's single-season dunks record with 60, slamming in four in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to best Shelden Williams' previous school single-season record of 58
Led the team with 55 blocks at an average of 1.6 per game, the fifth best clip in the ACC
Improved immensely from the free throw line as the season progressed, shooting 65.8 percent from the charity stripe over Duke's final 17 games as opposed to 42.3 percent over the first 17 games
Named ACC and National Player of the Week on Jan. 31
Went a perfect 9-of-9 from the floor in the NCAA Second Round matchup against Lehigh (3/16) ... scored 19 points with 12 rebounds and three blocks for his 12th double-double of the year
Recorded a double-double in the ACC Tournament against Virginia Tech with 10 rebounds and 12 points (3/9)
Led Duke with 17 points and added four rebounds, two assists, two blocks and two steals off the bench against North Carolina ... his fourth and final rebound was the 700th of his career (3/3)
Recorded his 10th double-double of the season with 16 points and 10 rebounds against Maryland ... also threw down three dunks and grabbed his 300th career rebound in ACC play (2/11)
Pulled down 14 rebounds and scored eight points against North Carolina ... his final rebound came on a missed North Carolina free throw with 11 seconds remaining and started the final possession in which Austin Rivers hit the game-winning three-pointer as time expired (2/8)
Posted his ninth double-double with 15 points and a career-high 17 rebounds against St. John's (1/28)
Led Duke to a win over Maryland by scoring a season-high 23 points, grabbing 12 rebounds and dishing out four assists ... went 9-of-13 from the floor and 5-of-5 from the foul line (1/25)
Posted 16 points and 13 rebounds against Temple ... also collected two blocks and a steal against the Owls (1/4)
Had a season-high five blocks against Colorado State ... also finished with a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds and added five blocks and four steals (12/7)
Scored 16 points against No. 2 Ohio State on 7-of-12 shooting ... also added eight rebounds, two blocks and a pair of steals (11/29)
Scored a season-high 17 points and pulled in 12 rebounds against Kansas in the Maui Invitational Championship game ... also blocked a pair of shots (11/23)
Had a block in 16 straight games before ending that streak against Davidson (11/18)
Against Michigan State, guarded leading scorer Draymond Green and held him to 10 points on 4-of-15 shooting (11/15) ... also had seven points, five rebounds and three blocks in the game
Mason Plumlee then was picked, selected by Brooklyn Nets in the 2013 NBA Draft where he played 2 seasons in 2013-2014 2014-2015 before the Brooklyn Nets sent Mason Plumlee, Pat Connaughton the 41st pick in the 2015 NBA Draft to Portland for Steve Blake, Rondae Hollis- Jefferson who Portland picked, selected at 23. Then he went to Denver because Denver traded center Jusuf Nurkic, first round draft for Mason Plumlee.
“according Brian Windhorst article on espnapp”
In Denver Mason Plumlee played four seasons before playing for Detroit in 2020-2021 before being traded to Charlotte for draft rights to JT Thor. In exchange sent draft rights of Balsa Koprivica to Detroit.
With him also being selected in the 2022 NBA Draft he becomes the second player in his family to play professional basketball as his sister Elizabeth Williams who played for Duke Women’s Basketball who like him is center currently plays professionally in the WNBA.
She was drafted fourth overall by Connecticut in the 2015 WNBA Draft. Traded to the Atlanta Dream on February 3, 2016 from the Connecticut Sun for the No. 4 pick in the 2016 WNBA draft. Signed a multi-year contract with Atlanta on April 3, 2018.
Has been playing in the WNBA for 7 seasons!
In 2015 with Connecticut Elizabeth Williams Elizabeth Williams Drafted fourth overall by Connecticut in the 2015 WNBA Draft. Traded to the Atlanta Dream on February 3, 2016 from the Connecticut Sun for the No. 4 pick in the 2016 WNBA draft. Signed a multi-year contract with Atlanta on April 3, 2018.
In 2015 with Connecticut Elizabeth Williams Appeared in 21 games
Averaged 11.7 minutes per game with 3.3 points, 3.2 rebounds and 0.9 blocks per game
Scored a season-high 10 points twice (7/22, 7/31)
Recorded five blocks against Indiana (7/28)
Though, Elizabeth Williams wouldn’t play for Connecticut long because she would get traded to the Atlanta Dream on February 3, 2016 from the Connecticut Sun for the No. 4 pick in the 2016 WNBA draft.
In Atlanta Elizabeth Williams would play five seasons!
In 2016 Elizabeth Williams Started all 34 games
Averaged career-highs with 11.9 points and 8.1 rebounds
Finished second in the WNBA with 2.3 blocks per game
Tied for most minutes played per game at 34.7 a contest
Recorded a career-high 16 rebounds vs. Phoenix (9/11)
Her seven blocks vs. Seattle were a new career-high (7/5)
Grabbed 16 rebounds and scored 9 points in 38 minutes in first round playoff victory over Storm (9/21)
In 2017 Elizabeth Williams Started all 34 games
Averaged 10.4 points and 7.2 rebounds per game
Her 7.2 rebounds ranked 10th in the WNBA
Finished tied for second in the league with 2.0 blocks per contest
Her 31.4 minutes per game was the ninth most in the WNBA in 2017
Grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds to go with 15 points in win over Indiana (8/26)
Finished with a season-high 20 points vs. Chicago (6/23)
Recorded five double-doubles during the season
Selected as a reserve for the 2017 WNBA All-Star game.
In 2018 Elizabeth Williams Started in 32 of 33 games played
Averaged 26.8 minutes, 5.8 rebounds, 1.7 blocks and 9.1 points per game
Had a career high of 22 points (11-12 FGM) against Las Vegas (8/7)
Had a career high of 6 assists against Chicago (5/23)
Had a season high of 10 rebounds against Connecticut (6/22)and 6 blocks against Phoenix (7/8)
Recorded 3 steals twice during the season
Finished in double-digit scoring in 14 regular season games and four playoff games
Recorded 2 double-doubles during the playoffs
Playoff averages: 31.3 minutes, 51.1 FG%, 8.8 rebounds, 1.2 blocks, 10.8 points
In 2019 Elizabeth Williams Started in all 32 games played
Reached 800 career rebounds against Las Vegas (6/6)
Her career-high eight blocks against Las Vegas (9/5) ties the franchise record for most blocks in a game (last: by Alison Bales, vs. Chicago, July 16. 2011)
Posted her only double-double of the season and 11th of her career at Phoenix (8/16) with 15 points and 11 rebounds
Led the team with a season-high 20 points, a career-high eight blocks, a season-high six offensive rebounds, and eight total rebounds against Las Vegas (9/5)
Pulled down 10 or more rebounds three times, with a season-high 11 boards twice
With 53 blocks in 2019, continues to hold the franchise record for most career blocks per game with 1.93 (258 blocks in 133 games)
Led the team in rebounding eight times and in scoring seven times
In 2020 Elizabeth Williams Started in all 22 games.
WNBA All-Defensive Team honoree.
Shot a perfect 7-for-7 from the field in the Dream’s season opener against Dallas (7/26), tying the franchise record (last by Aneika Henry, at Tulsa, June 29, 2012).
Led the team with 16 points against Las Vegas (7/29), knocking down 7 of 14 shots and picking up 3 steals and 4 rebounds.
Recorded her 6th double-figure outing of the season with 10 points against Phoenix (8/14).
Took over as the Dream’s all-time leading shot blocker with six against New York (9/3), bringing her to 283 total career blocks in an Atlanta uniform. Her six blocks set the WNBA single-game record for the 2020 season.
In 2021 Elizabeth Williams Started in all 32 of the Dream’s games.
One of only three players in the league (Sylvia Fowles and Breanna Stewart) to average at least 1.1 steals per game and 1.3 blocks per game in 2021; one of only seven players to average at least 1.1 steals per game and 1.0 blocks per game (joined by teammate Monique Billings)
Her 41 total blocks led the team and ranked 6th among all players in the league this season.
Recorded a season-high 12 points and 11 rebounds at New York (5/29) for her 13th career double-double.
Pulled down a season-best 12 rebounds (7 offensive) against Seattle (6/9).
Tied her season high 12 points against Phoenix on 9/8.
In a stretch of seven games in the second half of the season, she blocked at least four shots in four of those games, including one season-best record of 5 blocks against Indiana (9/14).
Milestones:
Played in her 200th career game against Chicago (8/24).
Since the WNBA season ended Elizabeth Williams has a new WNBA team for the upcoming season!
Which team?
The Washington Mystics who she signed with on February 1, 2022
Elizabeth Williams had this to say about joining the Washington Mystics!
I’m really excited to join this Mystics team and organization,” stated Williams. “This is an amazing opportunity for me to complement the Mystics core and hopefully contend for a championship. I’m committed to bringing everything I have to help this team succeed on and off the court.”
“according to an article on mystics.wnba.com”