General: The 6-foot-8 forward was Arizona's most eye-opening player in 2009-10 ... UA's leader in scoring (15.7 ppg), rebounding (7.1 rpg) and field goal percentage (.574) ... He is just the sixth player - and first freshman - to lead the Cats in all three categories in the same year in the era of freshman eligibility (since 1972-73) ... High basketball IQ allows him to effectively operate inside and on the perimeter, where an improved jumper would greatly benefit a player already explosive around the basket ... One of four Arizona players with the surname of Williams to earn all-Pac-10 honors (Pete, 1984 and 1985; Brian, 1991; Marcus, 2007).
Sophomore forward Derrick Williams
Freshman (2009-10): The 2010 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year (sixth UA player to earn the distinction) and a first-team all-Pac-10 selection, just the 16th freshman conference-wide to claim first-team honors since the league expanded to 10 teams in 1978-79 ... Named a freshman All-American by The Sporting News and collegeinsider.com ... An NABC second-team all-District 20 pick ... Had four consecutive 20-point games from Jan. 14-28 ... Tied for team lead with two games of 25 or more points ... Had nine games with 20 or more points and four double-doubles ... Ended the regular season ranked seventh in the Pac-10 in scoring (15.7), sixth in rebounding (7.1), fourth in FG percentage (.574/12th nationally), third in defensive rebounds (4.9) and eighth in offensive rebounds (2.2) ... Collected 14 points and eight rebounds on 3/11 vs. UCLA in Pac-10 Tournament ... Posted second straight double-double (18 pts./11 reb.) on 3/6 vs. USC in a season-best 40 minutes ... Notched his third double-double with 12 points and 11 boards vs. UCLA on 3/4 ... His block of a dunk attempt with five seconds to go ignited the game winning buzzer beater by Lamont Jones on 2/27 at Stanford, where he hit 8-of-10 shots and finished with 24 points and six rebounds ... Collected 17 points and six rebounds on 2/25 at California ... Posted 15 points and an assist on 2/21 vs. Arizona State ... Recorded his eighth 20-point game of the season to go with a season-best three assists and two steals on 2/11 vs. Oregon ... Registered 16 points, seven rebounds, two blocks and two steals on 2/6 at Washington State ... Posted his second career double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds vs. California on 1/31 ... Tallied 23 points and eight rebounds vs. Stanford on 1/28 ... Hit 7-of-10 FGs to finish with 20 points, six boards and an assist on 1/23 at Arizona State ... Averaged 20.0 points and 10.0 rebounds, while shooting .636 (14-of-22) from the field in games at Oregon State and Oregon 1/14-16 ... Notched his first career double-double with game-high totals of 20 points and 13 rebounds at Oregon on 1/16 ... Collected 20 points and a game-high seven rebounds (5 OR) on 1/14 at Oregon State ... Tallied 12 points and a season-high nine rebounds (equaled five times) vs. Washington on 1/10 ... Registered 16 points, nine rebounds and a block on 1/2 at UCLA ... Hit 11-of-12 FTs to go with eight boards and two steals on 12/31 at USC ... Posted team-high totals of 17 points and seven rebounds vs. BYU on 12/28 ... Registered 24 points and six rebounds on 12/23 vs. North Carolina State, finishing with season highs of 10 FGs and two blocks ... Totaled 13 points and a season-high nine boards in 33 minutes vs. Lipscomb on 12/21 ... Four of season-best nine boards were offensive to go with 13 points on 12/12 at San Diego State ... Scored all 11 points vs. Louisiana Tech in the second half on 12/9 ... Hit 4-of-5 FGs and finished with 11 points and six boards on 12/6 at Oklahoma ... Notched a career-high 28 points on 10-of-15 shooting to go with five rebounds on 12/2 vs. UNLV ... Set a school record with 21 FT attempts (13 made) on 11/23 vs. Wisconsin, finishing with 25 points, eight boards and a block ... Totaled 10 points (5-10 FG), six boards, two assists and two steals vs. Rice on 11/19. High School: Ranked as the No. 72 overall prospect in the country and the No. 25 power forward by rivals.com to go with a scout grade of 92 by ESPN ... Another in the long list of Southern California prep standouts to trek to Tucson ... Averaged 25.0 points and 12.0 rebounds per game and shot 40 percent from three-point range for coach Larry Kaupang ... Helped the Matadors to a 21-9 record and a berth in the quarterfinals of the CIF Southern Section playoffs ... Named second team Best of the West by the Long Beach Press-Telegram ... Earned Player-of-the-Year honors from the Los Angeles Daily News all-area squad ... 2009 Suburban League Player of the Year ... A first-team all-state selection and the CIF 2A Player of the Year ... In three games against high school teams with top-30 recruits, Williams scored 39, 41 and 33 (37.7 ppg) points ... Announced his arrival on the recruiting scene at the 2008 Pangos All-American Camp, where he earned all-star honors and competed in the "Cream of the Crop" game, while also participating in the Double Pump West Coast All-Star Camp. Derrick Williams' Honors
2009-10
• Sporting News all-Freshman team • First Team all-Pac-10 Conference • Pac-10 Freshman of the Year • Pac-10 all-Freshman team • Second team NABC all-District 20 • collegeinsider.com freshman All-America team
