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4. Grant Williams, Tennessee Volunteers
Williams nearly set an NCAA record last week at Vanderbilt, going 23-of-23 at the line in Tennessee's 88-83 overtime win. That turned out to be one make short of a record set in 1959, but Rick Barnes' star is posting his own indelible marks for the nation's top-ranked team.
With the Volunteers boasting possibly the best offense the SEC has seen since Kentucky won a national title in 2012, one might assume that the junior has had a little something to do with that. Indeed, Williams is the heart and soul of a Tennessee attack that's ripping through the conference at the rate of 1.23 points per possession. No player in the country draws fouls as often as the Vols' star (again: 23-of-23), and he makes opponents pay by hitting 83 percent of his tries at the line.
Part of Tennessee's secret sauce is the SEC's lowest turnover rate, and Williams gets full credit there. He draws all those fouls and makes all those 2s while giving the ball away just once every 26 offensive possessions. The Vols and their star are putting up the kinds of numbers that can end with a national championship.
Its an ESPN+ article
Williams nearly set an NCAA record last week at Vanderbilt, going 23-of-23 at the line in Tennessee's 88-83 overtime win. That turned out to be one make short of a record set in 1959, but Rick Barnes' star is posting his own indelible marks for the nation's top-ranked team.
With the Volunteers boasting possibly the best offense the SEC has seen since Kentucky won a national title in 2012, one might assume that the junior has had a little something to do with that. Indeed, Williams is the heart and soul of a Tennessee attack that's ripping through the conference at the rate of 1.23 points per possession. No player in the country draws fouls as often as the Vols' star (again: 23-of-23), and he makes opponents pay by hitting 83 percent of his tries at the line.
Part of Tennessee's secret sauce is the SEC's lowest turnover rate, and Williams gets full credit there. He draws all those fouls and makes all those 2s while giving the ball away just once every 26 offensive possessions. The Vols and their star are putting up the kinds of numbers that can end with a national championship.
Its an ESPN+ article
