Vince Williams Jr. proving his worth in NBA Summer League

Volume 2 Issue 26

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If Grizzlies’ fans didn’t know who Vince Williams Jr. was then they do now. Williams has been a force on Memphis’ Summer League team and he doesn’t show signs of stopping.

Although many Grizzlies and NBA fans have their eyes on teammate Kenneth Lofton Jr., Williams has earned his stripes in his own right. The second year pro was drafted in the second round last year and spent the season with the G-League Memphis Hustle while also appearing in 15 NBA games. Williams Jr. came out of Toledo St. John’s HS before a stellar career at VCU. Now Williams Jr. is looking to become a mainstay in the association.

In the Salt Lake City Summer League on July 3rd Williams popped off 19 points, 15 of which came from 3 pointers. Williams followed that performance up with an 18 point 9 rebound outing against the Thunder.

Now in the traditional Las Vegas Summer League, Williams Jr. already has a game under his belt. The sharpshooting guard had 7 points and 5 rebounds in just 15 minutes of play.

Last season in the G-League, Williams averaged 16.7 points and 6.9 rebounds a game. He also played a full 48 minutes in the Grizzlies last game of the season where he had 15 points and 8 rebounds.

Playing time is going to be much harder to come by now with the additions of veterans Marcus Smart and Derrick Rose. At the moment it is unclear whether Williams Jr. will be a NBA role player for Memphis, G-Leaguer or a valued player to add onto a trade. Nevertheless, if Vince Williams Jr. continues to have a tremendous Summer League then there will be a roster spot for him somehwere.

Bluffton’s Trevor Bassitt on being unsponsored

Leading Updates

• Trevor Bassitt (Bluffton) qualifies for USA finals in the 400m hurdles tonight. Top 3 advance to World Championships.

Notable Game Updates

• On July 4th Adam Wolf (Milan/Edison) struck out 3 batters across 2 innings while giving up no hits for the Double-A Erie SeaWolves.

• On July 5th Natasha Howard (Toledo/Waite) had 32 points and 13 rebounds in a Dallas loss to Las Vegas.

• On July 6th Trevor Harris (Waldo/Marion Pleasant) threw for 289 yards and a touchdown in a Roughriders win over the Elks.

• On July 7th Natasha Howard (Toledo/Waite) had 16 points and 11 rebounds in a Dallas win over Las Vegas.

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• Saskatchewan Roughriders Quarterback Trevor Harris, From NCAA Division II To CFL

• Saying goodbye: Maumee athletics, NLL cherished longstanding association

• College basketball recruiting opening up for Bender sisters

• Kendall Braden discusses whirlwind recruitment, committment to University of Toledo

• Ding-Dong Bell rivalry between Maumee, Perrysburg on hold with league switch

• Perrysburg wrestler Marcus Blaze to compete in World Championships

• Central Catholic's Jaylen Watson commits to Iowa for football

Just For Fun

Looking at High School Conference from 100 years ago in the 1923-24 school year.

Auglaize County League

• Buckland

• Cridersville

• Minster

• New Bremen

• New Knoxville

• St. Marys Memorial

• Wapakoneta

• Wapakoneta St. Joseph

• Waynesfield-Goshen

Blanchard Valley Conference (Hancock County League)

• Arcadia

• Arlington

• Findlay Liberty-Benton

• McComb

• Mount Blanchard

• Mount Cory

• Rawson

• Van Buren

• Vanlue

Little Big League

• Bellevue

• Elyria

• Fremont Ross

• Lorain

• Norwalk

• Oberlin

• Sandusky

North Central Ohio League

• Ashland

• Bucyrus

• Delaware

• Galion

• Mansfield Senior

• Marion Harding

Putnam County League

• Cloverdale

• Continental

• Kalida

• Leipsic

• Ottawa

• Pandora-Riley

• Vaughnsville

Sandusky County League

• Clyde

• Gibsonburg

• Green Springs

• Jackson-Burgoon

• Townsend

• Woodville

• York