2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster

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24 McKayla Williams

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • Last School(s) Windward School
  • Hometown Los Angeles, CA

Biography

Honors and Awards:
- All-WCC Honorable Mention - 2023
- WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention - 2023
- CSC Academic All-District Team - 2023
 
As a Senior at Cal (2023-24):
  • Appeared in 32 games with 23 starts.
  • Logged 871 minutes, averaging 27.2 minutes per contest.
  • Scored 212 points for an average 6.6 points per game.
  • Finished third on the team in rebounding (5.5 rebounds per game).
  • Totaled 175 rebounds which ranked fifth in the Pac-12 among true guards and 20th overall.
  • Scored a career-high 20 points against Nevada on Dec. 9.
  • Grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds against San Jose State on Nov. 24 and Texas A&M on Dec. 21.
  • Nailed a career-high four triples against Nevada on Dec. 9 and at Washington State on Feb. 9.
  • Dished a career-high six assists against Nevada and Louisiana Monroe on Dec. 21. 
  • Posted four games with double-digit rebounds. 

As a Junior at Gonzaga (2022-23):
  • Saw action and started every game this season for the Zags.
  • Set career-highs in every major statistical category this year.
  • Averaged 30.6 minutes per game and played 1,041 total minutes this season, which were the second-most for Gonzaga and career-highs.
  • Was third on the team in total rebounds, with 129, and second on the team in assists, with 76.
  • Improved her three point percentage by 11.1 percent while attempting 54 more three pointers this season than last year.
  • Scored a career-high 258 points this season, including a career-high 19 points against Pacific on 57.1% shooting from the field and 60% shooting from three.

As a Sophomore at Gonzaga (2021-22):
  • Logged 436 total minutes.
  • Appeared in every game for the Zags.
  • Increased her points, assists, rebounds, steals, and blocks per game averages from last season.
  • Scored a career-high six points on three separate occasions this season.
  • Finished the season shooting 88.9% from the charity stripe on the year.

As a Freshman at Gonzaga (2020-21):
  • Saw action in 20 games on the season.
  • Averaged 4.0 minutes per game.
  • Scored seven points on the season.
  • Netted her first career trey against Pepperdine on Feb. 25.
  • Grabbed a season-high four rebounds against North Alabama on Dec. 21.
  • Had five steals on the year.

High School:
  • Graduated from Windward School in May 2020.
  • Three-sport athlete in basketball, volleyball and track.
  • Ranked as the ninth-best wing and 87th overall player of her class by ESPN.
  • Averaged 12 points, eight rebounds and four assists per game her senior season.
  • Led the Wildcats to a combined 110-19 overall record over her four years.
  • Led Windward to: a California Division I State Title (2017), California Open Division State Title (2018) and a CIF Southern Section Open Division title in both 2018 and 2019.
  • In 2019, helped the Wildcats to a 26-6 overall record and a No. 13 national ranking according to MaxPreps.
  • A two-time Second Team All-CIF Southern Section and two-time All-State performer.
  • Named First Team All-Gold Coast League, First Team All-CIF Southern Section.
  • Part of the Los Angeles Times All-Star Girls Basketball Team.
  • Played two years of volleyball.
  • Named First Team All-Gold Coast League and First Team All-CIF Southern Division.
  • Won a Gold medal at the Junior Olympics.
  • In track, ran the 4x4 and 4x1 for two seasons.
  • Was a stellar student, earning back-to-back honor roll distinctions in 2018 and 2019.

Personal:
  • Daughter of Virgil Williams and Marisa Blackshire.
  • Has two brothers, Quentin and Lucas, and two sisters, Lola and Reshanda.

Statistics

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