#41 Mike Williams
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6'2" 204 lbs Guard
HS: Riverside Buffalo, NY
Born: 5/18/1987
Season Stats
Season Cl Pos G GS Min FG FGA % FT FTA % 3Pt 3PA % Asst Reb DReb OReb Fls DQ TO ST BS Pts PPG APG RPG
2007-08 So G
4
4
10
3
3
100%
0
0
---
1
1
100%
0
1
1
0
1
0
3
1
0
7
1.8
0.0
0.3
Career     4
4
10 3 3 100% 0 0 --- 1 1 100% 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 7 1.8 0.0 0.3

Mike Williams was a star wide receiver for Syracuse Football, and a walk on for the basketball team his sophomore season.

Williams joined the basketball team his sophomore season to help provide some depth on a Syracuse squad devasted by injuries. He would score 7 points in his college debut against Middle Tennessee State. He would leave the team a few games later to focus on basketball (and to avoid injury).

Williams was the top receiver on the football team. His freshman year he led the team in receptions. He was significantly better his sophomore season, tying the Syracuse season record for receptions with 60. He was named the football team MVP that season, along with earning second team All-Big East football honors.

College Football Stats
Season Cl Pos G Rec. Rec. Yds Ave Rec TD
2006 Fr
WR
10
24
461
19.2
4
2007 So WR
12
60
837
13.9
10
Career    
22
84
1298
15.5
19

Williams would get caught cheating on an exam, and would be suspended from school prior to his junior season. He would eventually return to the university and the football team for the 2009 football season.

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