Deane Williams
Quick Facts
Biography
Deane Alexander Williams (born 23 September 1996) is a British professional basketball player for Baskets Oldenburg of the Basketball Bundesliga and the Basketball Champions League (BCL). He played college basketball for Augusta University where he was named the Peach Belt Co-Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in 2019. In 2021, he was named the Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the Year.
College career
Williams played college basketball for Augusta University from 2015 to 2019. He left the school eleventh on its all-time scoring list and finished in the top five in schools history in blocks and rebounds.
Club career
In the summer of 2019, Williams signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club Keflavík.During his first season, he averaged 15.6 points and 9.9 rebounds before the final game of the regular season and playoffs were canceled due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Iceland. In April 2020, he re-signed with Keflavík. Following the season he was named the Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the Year.
In July 2021, Williams signed withLNB Pro B club Saint-Quentin.
On June 28, 2022, Williams signed with Telekom Baskets Bonn of the German Basketball Bundesliga.
On July 18, 2023, he signed with Baskets Oldenburg of the Basketball Bundesliga.
National team career
Williams played for the Great Britain national U-20 team in 2016.