Grant Williams (basketball)


Grant Dean Williams is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the Tennessee Volunteers. A 6'7" power forward from Charlotte, North Carolina, he was drafted 22nd overall in the 2019 NBA Draft.

College career

Williams was an All-Southeastern Conference player as a freshman, sophomore, and junior. 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. He led Tennessee to a #3-seed in the 2018 NCAA Tournament and #2-seed in the 2019 NCAA Tournament.

Professional career

Boston Celtics (2019–present)

Williams was selected with the 22nd overall draft pick by the Boston Celtics in the 2019 NBA draft. On July 11, 2019, the Boston Celtics announced that they had signed Williams. On October 23, 2019, Williams made his debut in NBA, coming off the bench in a 93–107 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers with a rebound. In an effort to garner support for his teammates making the NBA All-Star Game, Grant pledged to dye his hair pink if Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum and Kemba Walker all made the all-star game. On January 12th, Grant became the 8th player to foul out in just 13 minutes.

Career statistics

College

Personal life

Williams' mother, Teresa Johnson, is an electrical engineer who works for NASA. After missing his first 25 career three-point attempts, Williams' Celtics teammates nicknamed him "Ben Simmons."
Williams threw out the first pitch at the Boston Red Sox August 7 game.