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Williams' Career Bio & Statistics
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Full Name: Larry Demetrius Williams
Major: Undecided
Birth Date: May 8, 1988
Birth Place: McKeesport, Penn.
Parents' Names: Larry and Leslie Williams
High School Coach: Kevin Sutton
A very athletic wing who made a huge impact last season as a freshman... started all 31 games for the Deacons last year... possesses amazing leaping ability and is one of the best dunkers in the ACC... has the tools to be an outstanding defensive player... works extremely well on the fast break with point guard Ishmael Smith... improved his perimeter shooting last season and is a threat from three-point range... has a good basketball IQ ... grew up in the Winston-Salem area and attended Forbush High School before completing his high school work in Florida at Monteverde Academy... joins recent Deacons Chris Paul and Josh Howard as players who grew up in the Winston-Salem area and went on to start for Wake Forest.
In The Wake Forest Record Books
- 3rd (tie) in Freshman season games started (31)
2006-07
Started all 31 games... only two players in Wake Forest history -- Josh Howard and Tim Duncan -- started more games as freshmen... played 26.4 minutes per game... sank 21-of-54 three-point field goal attempts (.389)... shot just 56.5 percent from the free throw line... was a distant second on the team in assists (41)... blocked five shots... was second on the team in steals with 34... averaged 8.2 points and 4.1 rebounds per game... averaged 9.9 points and shot 51.3 percent in home games... scored in double figures 13 times, ranking second only to Kyle Visser... had two double-digit rebound games... recorded two double-doubles... led the Deacons in rebounding three times... ranked second on the team in dunks with 18... drew 5 charges on defense... scored 11 points in his career debut, Nov. 11 vs. James Madison... scored 12 points, made 2-of-3 three-point field goals, and grabbed six rebounds Nov. 21 against Vanderbilt... recorded 16 points, 5 rebounds and 4 steals Dec. 22 vs. Richmond... produced a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds, and he added 3 assists and 2 steals Jan. 1 against East Carolina... played 33 minutes, sank both three-point attempts, pulled down 5 rebounds and had 2 steals Jan. 13 against NC State... scored 13 points and made 2-of-3 three-point attempts Jan. 27 at Florida State... closed out the regular season March 3rd with 13 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals in an upset of Virginia... scored a career-high 18 points and went 3-of-4 from behind the arc in March 28 ACC Tournament first round game against Georgia Tech.
High School
Graduated from Monteverde Academy in Florida in the spring of 2006... attended Winston-Salem's Forbush High School as a sophomore before transferring to Monteverde... played his junior and senior seasons at Monteverde under coach Kevin Sutton... averaged 17.4 points, 3.4 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game as a senior for the Eagles... played on a talent-loaded Monteverde team that was balanced... both years at Monteverde the Eagles were ranked nationally... Williams helped his team to a combined 42-14 record in two seasons... named to the All-Central Florida second team by the Orlando Sentinel... was second team all-state... named player of the year in Lake County... attended the Nike All-America Camp... served as team captain... named to the Monteverde all-invitational tournament team two years in a row... Monteverde, a private boarding school that does not compete in the Florida state high school tournament, finished 21-8 in 2006... ran track three years - two years at Forbush and one at Monteverde... also played football as a sophomore at Forbush... served as president of Logos (Bible club)... played AAU ball under coach Boo Williams.
Personal
Won the 2006 Senior Showcase slam-dunk contest in Orlando after jumping over a rack of basketballs for a two-handed dunk, followed by leaping over a local radio DJ for the contest-winner... chose Wake Forest over several ACC and SEC schools... played on an AAU team that toured Brazil in the summer of 2005... "Wake Forest got a steal in L.D. Williams," Monteverde coach Kevin Sutton said. "He is the complete package: great character, serious student and outstanding basketball player"... Williams' high school teammates -- Luc Richard Mbah (UCLA), Franck Ndongo (VCU) and Szymon Lukasiak (Jacksonville) - are all playing on the Division I level... would have worn jersey No. 24, but it has been retired, so he flipped the numbers and wears No. 42... was a member of his high school choir.
