ElizabethWilliams

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 

• Has appeared in 287 games with 235 starts
• Career totals include 2,477 points, 1,680 rebounds, 444 blocks, 374 assists and 254 steals.
• WNBA Most Improved Player (2016)
• WNBA All-Defensive Team (2020)

2023 Highlights with Chicago:

• Signed with the Chicago Sky on Feb. 3
• Averaged 9.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and career highs of 2.5 assists and 1.3 steals
• Named to the WNBA All-Defensive Second Team after averaging her most blocks per game since 2019
• Moved to 11th on the all-time blocks list on July 25 against Las Vegas with 405 career blocks
• Previously moved past Tina Charles for 12th on the all-time list on June 28
• Is 13 blocks away from moving to the top 10 in career blocks in league history
• Recorded three or more blocks in a game seven times in 2023, including a season-high six against Seattle on July 28.
• Recorded three or more steals in a game five times in 2023, including a career-high five on Aug. 6 against Dallas.

2022 Highlights with Washington: 

• Played in 30 games for Washington, averaging 5.4 points and 3.8 rebounds
• Had a season-high 12 points against Connecticut on May 28
• Pulled down a season-high 15 rebounds on May 31 against Indiana, including a season-high 13 defensive rebounds

2021 Highlights with Atlanta: 

• 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 6^th among all players in the league this season.
• Recorded a season-high 12 points and 11 rebounds at New York (5/29) for her 13^th 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 200^th career game against Chicago (8/24).

2020 Highlights with Atlanta: 

• 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.

2019 Highlights with Atlanta: 

• 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 11^th 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

2018 Highlights with Atlanta: 

• 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

2017 Highlights with Atlanta:

• Started all 34 games
• Averaged 10.4 points and 7.2 rebounds per game
• Her 7.2 rebounds ranked 10^th 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.

2016 Highlights with Atlanta:

• 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)
• Named the WNBA Most Improved Player.

2015 Highlights with Connecticut:

• 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)

Overseas Competition:

• 2015-16: Istanbul University SK, Turkey
• 2016-17: Nadezhda Orenburg, Russia
• 2017-18: Liaoning, China
• 2018-19: Botaş SK, Turkey
• 2019-20: Fenerbahce Spor Kulubu Istanbul, Turkey
• 2020-21: Botaş Spor, Turkey

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS:

• First Four-Time AP All-American in ACC history, eighth ever in NCAA history
• Only second Duke player to be named WBCA National Defensive Player of the Year (2015)
• The second ACC player in history to be named First Team All-ACC four straight years
• Four-time ACC Defensive Player of the Year
• First ACC player ever to reach 1,900 points, 1,000 rebounds and 400 blocks
• Became only the second Duke player to post 1,000 career rebounds
• Had a block in her first 91 games at Duke, which set an ACC record
• Scored 1,000 points in just 69 games, the fourth-quickest in program history
• One of a six Blue Devils ever to post a triple-double
• Ranked ninth in the NCAA history, second in ACC history with 426 career blocks
• Was fifth in NCAA Tournament history with 44 career blocks
• Holds an ACC freshman record with 116 blocked shots, the sixth highest single-season total in NCAA history
• Had an ACC single-game record 12 blocks as a freshman against Wake Forest
• Graduated from Duke ranked fourth in points (1,955), sixth in scoring average (14.4), second in rebounds (1,078), third in rebound average (7.9), second in offensive rebounds (494), fifth in defensive rebounds (584), third in  field goals made (791), fourth in field goals attempted (1,575), fifth in free throws made (372), fifth in free throws attempted (601), second in blocks (426), second in blocks average (3.1), third in double-figure scoring games (110), third in double-doubles (29), seventh in games with 20 or more points (20), eighth in charges taken (28), tied ninth in games played (136), second in games started (132) and second in minutes played (4,162)
• Owns four of the top seven single-season block records in school history, ranking 4th as a freshman (116), 5th as a junior (108), 6th as a sophomore (107), and 7th as a senior (95)
• Was 10-of-10 from the field against USC Upstate as a freshman, the second-best output in Duke history.

PERSONAL:

• Born Elizabeth Olatayo Williams in Colchester, Essex, England
• Daughter of Dr. Alex and Margaret Williams
• Has one younger brother, Mark, and one older sister, Victoria
• On the Principal’s List and recipient of the Cavalier Award in 2007-08
• Was on Dean’s List at Duke in the Spring of 2012
• A  two-time ACC Honor Roll selection