Morgan William was named to the Staley Award Midseason Watchlist, which is presented to the nation's top guard.
William Named To Staley Award Watch List
February 07, 2017 | Women's Basketball
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Mississippi State junior guard Morgan William has been tabbed to the Dawn Staley Award Midseason Watch List, the Phoenix Club of Philadelphia announced Monday.
William is one of 19 players named to the list for the award, which is presented to the nation's top collegiate guard who exemplifies the ball-handling, scoring, ability to distribute the basketball and will to win that Staley possessed during her career.
The winner of the award will be announced during Final Four weekend, while the ceremony will be held in April at the Union League of Philadelphia.
William has enjoyed a banner junior season for MSU (23-1, 9-1 SEC), ranking second on the team in scoring at 10.3 ppg while topping the squad in both assists (4.6 apg) and steals (2.0 spg).
She has had her best year shooting the basketball, knocking down 46.8 percent from the field while topping the Dawgs at the free-throw line (80.9 percent).
The Birmingham, Ala., native's 4.6 season assists average is third in the league, and her 2.0 spg is seventh. She is sixth in assist/turnover ratio for the year with a 2.2 mark.
In league games, William tops the SEC with a 3.6 assist/turnover ratio, dishing 58 assists to just 16 turnovers.
Through the first 10 SEC games, she rates second in the league in assists with 5.8 per game. She has averaged 6.7 apg her last five games.
William passed 900-career points in Sunday's win against Missouri, a game after she eclipsed 400 assists with six at Auburn.
Her 409-career assists are second among current SEC players and fifth in her class nationally. She is eighth overall, fifth among juniors, in the Division I ranks in career free-throw percentage (83.5 percent).
William's 136-career steals are ninth among active league players.
She also paces the team this season in charges taken with 18.
William and the Bulldogs are back in action at Humphrey Coliseum Thursday, hosting Vanderbilt at 8 p.m. on the SEC Network.
William is one of 19 players named to the list for the award, which is presented to the nation's top collegiate guard who exemplifies the ball-handling, scoring, ability to distribute the basketball and will to win that Staley possessed during her career.
The winner of the award will be announced during Final Four weekend, while the ceremony will be held in April at the Union League of Philadelphia.
William has enjoyed a banner junior season for MSU (23-1, 9-1 SEC), ranking second on the team in scoring at 10.3 ppg while topping the squad in both assists (4.6 apg) and steals (2.0 spg).
She has had her best year shooting the basketball, knocking down 46.8 percent from the field while topping the Dawgs at the free-throw line (80.9 percent).
The Birmingham, Ala., native's 4.6 season assists average is third in the league, and her 2.0 spg is seventh. She is sixth in assist/turnover ratio for the year with a 2.2 mark.
In league games, William tops the SEC with a 3.6 assist/turnover ratio, dishing 58 assists to just 16 turnovers.
Through the first 10 SEC games, she rates second in the league in assists with 5.8 per game. She has averaged 6.7 apg her last five games.
William passed 900-career points in Sunday's win against Missouri, a game after she eclipsed 400 assists with six at Auburn.
Her 409-career assists are second among current SEC players and fifth in her class nationally. She is eighth overall, fifth among juniors, in the Division I ranks in career free-throw percentage (83.5 percent).
William's 136-career steals are ninth among active league players.
She also paces the team this season in charges taken with 18.
William and the Bulldogs are back in action at Humphrey Coliseum Thursday, hosting Vanderbilt at 8 p.m. on the SEC Network.
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