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His mother, Teresa Johnson, is an electrical engineer for NASA.[23] His father, Gilbert, is a jazz artist and former college basketball player, who has worked as a bodyguard for musicians, including Prince.[24] He is a cousin of former NBA players Salim and Damon Stoudamire.[25] Turning down offers from Ivy League schools Harvard and Yale,[26] Williams graduated from Tennessee in three years with a degree in business.[27] At Tennessee, he received the C & C Millwright Athletic Scholarship.[28]
Williams was an All-Southeastern Conference player as a freshman, sophomore and junior for the Tennessee Volunteers.[2] He was awarded back-to-back SEC Player of the Year honors for the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons, becoming the first player to do so since Corliss Williamson in 1995.[7][8] Williams led Tennessee as a third seed in the 2018 NCAA tournament and second seed in the 2019 NCAA tournament.
His mother, Teresa Johnson, is an electrical engineer for NASA.[23] His father, Gilbert, is a jazz artist and former college basketball player, who has worked as a bodyguard for musicians, including Prince.[24] He is a cousin of former NBA players Salim and Damon Stoudamire.[25] Turning down offers from Ivy League schools Harvard and Yale,[26] Williams graduated from Tennessee in three years with a degree in business.[27] At Tennessee, he received the C & C Millwright Athletic Scholarship.[28]
Williams was an All-Southeastern Conference player as a freshman, sophomore and junior for the Tennessee Volunteers.[2] He was awarded back-to-back SEC Player of the Year honors for the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons, becoming the first player to do so since Corliss Williamson in 1995.[7][8] Williams led Tennessee as a third seed in the 2018 NCAA tournament and second seed in the 2019 NCAA tournament.