Williams Voted to D3Hoops.com All-Northeast Region Third Team

For the first time in his three year career with the Lasell College men's basketball program, Javon Williams (Mattapan, MA) has received regional honors from D3Hoops.com.  Williams was voted onto the 2011 D3Hoops.com All-Northeast Regional Third Team.  

Williams was recognized as a first team Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) All-Conference member for the past two seasons.  He was honored three times on the D3Hoops.com Team of the Week, twice as the Regional ECAC New England Player of the Week, and three times as the GNAC Player of the Week. 

Twenty-four times this season Williams scored in double-figures, including sixteen times topping 20 points, seven times cresting 30 points, and twice exceeding the 40 point barrier against regional competition. The junior recorded eight double-doubles finished the season with 596 points, 209 rebounds, 61 steals, 57 assists, and 34 blocks. He averaged 23.8 points and 8.4 rebounds per contest, while shooting 56.1% from the floor, 50% from the arc, and 73.5% from the line.

On January 25th, 2011, Williams scored his 1,000th career point in a 17-point performance at Mount Ida College.  He also recorded two new all-time records this season, in steals in a season (61) and free throws in a season (166).  He is one of the top shooters and rebounders in the league, averaging 23.8 points per game while shooting 56.1% from the floor, 50% from the arc, and 73.5% from the line.  Williams also  grabbed 8.4 rebounds per game, on average. 

Over his three year career with the Lasers, Williams has accrued 1,277 total points, 520 total rebounds, 138 steals, 118 assists, and 71 blocks.  He holds two all-time career records at Lasell for total steals (138) and total free throws made (314) and currently stands in 5^th place amongst Lasell's all-time scorers throughout the program's history. 

Williams earned regional post-season recognition from ECAC as a Division III New England All-Star during the 2009-2010 season.