2016-17 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 12
Danni Williams
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Clovis HS
- Hometown:
- Clovis, N.M.
Bio
About Danni
2017-18
2017 Spain Tour
Averaged 15.5 points over the two games ... Scored 18 points against Club Olímpico (Aug. 18) ... Had 13 points and eight rebounds against Combinado Valencia (Aug. 19)
2016-17 (Sophomore)
Named Second Team All-SEC after averaging 16.6 points and starting all 34 games for the Aggies … Ranked sixth in the SEC with 16.6 points per game … Increased her scoring average from 2015-16 by 13.5 points, the largest increase in Texas A&M history … Her 563 points tied for seventh in a single-season at Texas A&M, and matched the Aggie sophomore scoring record … Ranked second in the SEC, only behind teammate Curtyce Knox, in minutes played per game with 37.18 … Ranked fourth in the SEC with 1.85 3-pointers per game and ranked seventh in the league with a 82.0 free throw percentage … Hit the 3-pointer that brought Texas A&M within a point in the Aggies’ NCAA Tournament record 21-point comeback against Penn (Mar. 18) … Scored 32 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds left in regulation, in the Aggies’ 98-90 overtime win over Texas Tech (Nov. 17) … Dropped in 30 points against No. 19 Syracuse (Dec. 21) … Had nine 20+ point games and two 30+ point games … Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
2015-16 (Freshman)
Played in all 32 games, starting at Auburn (Feb. 25), averaging 3.1 points and 1.3 rebounds … Earned the team’s Academic Award, and was named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll … Scored 14 points in her Texas A&M debut against Texas State (Nov. 13), marking the most for an Aggie freshman in her debut since Ashley Bolden in 2004-05 … Went 3-of-4 from behind the 3-point line against the Bobcats, becoming the third player under Gary Blair to hit three 3-pointers in her debut, joining Danielle Adams and Sydney Colson … Made at least one 3-pointer in five straight games from Nov. 27 to Dec. 7 … Made two shots from long-range against No. 11 Ohio State (Nov. 28), scoring eight points … Shot 90.0% (9-10) from the free throw line in SEC play
High School Career
Named a five-star recruit by ESPN HoopGurlz ... Rated the seventh-best guard, and 35th-best player, in the 2015 class by ESPN ... Was New Mexico’s first three-time winner of the Gatorade Player of the Year Award ... Averaged 24.4 points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.1 steals and 2.6 assists, leading Clovis to a 27-3 record and a state semifinal appearance as a senior ... Her teams went 114-10 over four years in high school, helping Clovis at least to the state semifinals each season, and a New Mexico state title in 2013 as a sophomore ... three time District MVP, First Team All-State Selection and New Mexico Miss Basketball selection by NM Preps ... Set Clovis’ school scoring record as a sophomore, broke her own record as a junior, and broke it once again as a senior ... Played AAU basketball for the New Mexico/Texas Heat Elite team ... Earned First Team All-District honors in volleyball ... Was an accomplished youth motocross racer, winning Women’s Motocross Association national titles in the 10-and-11-year-old category as a nine year old, and again in the 12-and-13-year-old category as an 11-year old.
Personal
Danni Leann Williams...Born October 16, 1996 in Clovis, N.M. ... Daughter of Regan Williams and Michelle Williams ... Has two brothers, Josh and Dustin ... Sport Management major ... Valedictorian of Clovis HS
Up Close With Danni
- Named Second Team All-SEC after averaging 16.6 points per game in 2016-17
- In 2016-17, had the largest single-season scoring increase in Texas A&M history, from 3.1 points to 16.6 points
- Ranked second in the SEC in minutes played, fourth in 3-pointers per game, and seventh in free-throw percentage during 2016-17
- Matched the Texas A&M sophomore scoring record with 563 points in 2016-17
2017-18
- Became the 30th Texas A&M player with 1,000 career points
- Led the SEC and ranked seventh nationally in minutes played
- Set the Texas A&M single-season record with 71 made 3-pointers
- Ranked fifth in the SEC in 3-pointers made
- Ranked 13th in the SEC with a 41.5 Field Goal Percentage
- Tied for eighth at Texas A&M with 17 career games of 20+ points
- Her 35.4% 3-point percentage ranks second on Texas A&M’s career list
- Fifth at Texas A&M with a career free throw percentage of .807
- Fifth at Texas A&M with 152 career 3-pointers, just 26 short of the Texas A&M career record
- Ranks 10th at Texas A&M with 58 career double-digit scoring games
- Made three free throws with 7.8 seconds to give Texas A&M the lead in a 79-76 victory over Tennessee
2017 Spain Tour
Averaged 15.5 points over the two games ... Scored 18 points against Club Olímpico (Aug. 18) ... Had 13 points and eight rebounds against Combinado Valencia (Aug. 19)
2016-17 (Sophomore)
Named Second Team All-SEC after averaging 16.6 points and starting all 34 games for the Aggies … Ranked sixth in the SEC with 16.6 points per game … Increased her scoring average from 2015-16 by 13.5 points, the largest increase in Texas A&M history … Her 563 points tied for seventh in a single-season at Texas A&M, and matched the Aggie sophomore scoring record … Ranked second in the SEC, only behind teammate Curtyce Knox, in minutes played per game with 37.18 … Ranked fourth in the SEC with 1.85 3-pointers per game and ranked seventh in the league with a 82.0 free throw percentage … Hit the 3-pointer that brought Texas A&M within a point in the Aggies’ NCAA Tournament record 21-point comeback against Penn (Mar. 18) … Scored 32 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds left in regulation, in the Aggies’ 98-90 overtime win over Texas Tech (Nov. 17) … Dropped in 30 points against No. 19 Syracuse (Dec. 21) … Had nine 20+ point games and two 30+ point games … Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
2015-16 (Freshman)
Played in all 32 games, starting at Auburn (Feb. 25), averaging 3.1 points and 1.3 rebounds … Earned the team’s Academic Award, and was named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll … Scored 14 points in her Texas A&M debut against Texas State (Nov. 13), marking the most for an Aggie freshman in her debut since Ashley Bolden in 2004-05 … Went 3-of-4 from behind the 3-point line against the Bobcats, becoming the third player under Gary Blair to hit three 3-pointers in her debut, joining Danielle Adams and Sydney Colson … Made at least one 3-pointer in five straight games from Nov. 27 to Dec. 7 … Made two shots from long-range against No. 11 Ohio State (Nov. 28), scoring eight points … Shot 90.0% (9-10) from the free throw line in SEC play
High School Career
Named a five-star recruit by ESPN HoopGurlz ... Rated the seventh-best guard, and 35th-best player, in the 2015 class by ESPN ... Was New Mexico’s first three-time winner of the Gatorade Player of the Year Award ... Averaged 24.4 points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.1 steals and 2.6 assists, leading Clovis to a 27-3 record and a state semifinal appearance as a senior ... Her teams went 114-10 over four years in high school, helping Clovis at least to the state semifinals each season, and a New Mexico state title in 2013 as a sophomore ... three time District MVP, First Team All-State Selection and New Mexico Miss Basketball selection by NM Preps ... Set Clovis’ school scoring record as a sophomore, broke her own record as a junior, and broke it once again as a senior ... Played AAU basketball for the New Mexico/Texas Heat Elite team ... Earned First Team All-District honors in volleyball ... Was an accomplished youth motocross racer, winning Women’s Motocross Association national titles in the 10-and-11-year-old category as a nine year old, and again in the 12-and-13-year-old category as an 11-year old.
Personal
Danni Leann Williams...Born October 16, 1996 in Clovis, N.M. ... Daughter of Regan Williams and Michelle Williams ... Has two brothers, Josh and Dustin ... Sport Management major ... Valedictorian of Clovis HS
Up Close With Danni
Favorite Pro Basketball Player: Stephen Curry
Favorite Non-Basketball Pro Sports Team: Kansas City Chiefs
Favorite Movie: Titanic
Favorite Texas A&M Tradition: Aggie Ring
My Go-To Karaoke Song: The Chainsmokers - Closer
Old-School Trend That Needs To Be Brought Back: Leather Pants
My Spirit Animal Is: Lion
Role Models: My parents
Most famous person I’ve met: Pat Summitt
Favorite Non-Basketball Pro Sports Team: Kansas City Chiefs
Favorite Movie: Titanic
Favorite Texas A&M Tradition: Aggie Ring
My Go-To Karaoke Song: The Chainsmokers - Closer
Old-School Trend That Needs To Be Brought Back: Leather Pants
My Spirit Animal Is: Lion
Role Models: My parents
Most famous person I’ve met: Pat Summitt
Highlights: Texas A&M vs Vanderbilt
Thursday, October 10
Texas Postgame: Jamie Morrison, Ava Underwood, Logan Lednicky
Friday, September 27
Highlights: A&M vs. OBU
Wednesday, November 03
