#2 Mike Williams III Season 2025-26
Updated on March 23, 2025
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2024-25)
Played in 24 games this season, averaging 4.0 points, 1.4 rebounds a game in 11.2 minutes per game … Two games in double figures, 13 for his first two seasons of college play … Scored 13 points in 14 minutes against South Carolina hitting three treys (2/18) and followed that with three treys and 10 points in 26 minutes against Florida (2/22) … Hit 17 three-pointers … Played in 57 games in his first two years with 22 starts, all in 2023-24 … 56 three-pointers in two years.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2023-24)
One of two high school signees for LSU for the 2023-24 season … Played in all 33 games, averaging 19.5 minutes, with 22 starts … Averaged 7.2 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.2 steals … 11 games in double figures … Best of 20 points against Northwestern State (12/29), playing 21 minutes off the bench, hitting 7-of-11 field goal attempts, including six three-pointers … Scored 16 at Alabama (1/27) … Best of eight rebounds twice (vs. Vandy, 1/9; vs. Georgia, 2/27) … Best of four assists vs. Southeastern (12/1) and Mississippi State in SEC Tournament (3/14) … 39 three-pointers (39-of-105, 37.1 percent).
PRIOR TO LSU
Played at Bishop Walsh High School in Cumberland, Maryland … He was listed at No. 96 in the nation by 247sports.com … Averaged 14.5 points a game and led the National Interscholastic Basketball Conference by averaging three steals a game … Against Real Salt Lake, in a 58-51 Bishop Walsh win, had 31 points and six steals … In his senior finale at Bishop Walsh had 24 points against the Bullis School … In the 2022 Alhambra Catholic Invitational Tournament, billed as the most prestigious Catholic high school tournament in the country, Williams averaged 16.7 points per game, 3.9 rebounds and 2.0 steals … Was the No. 3-ranked player in the state of Maryland according to PrepHoops.com … Showed great improvement in the summer of 2022 when his Team Thrill of Maryland squad won the Under Armour Association championship … At Bishop Walsh, played for coach Dan Prete.
PERSONAL
Birth date is Feb. 17, 2004 … Right-handed … Parents are Candance and Michael Williams … On choosing LSU Williams said: “I loved what the program is about and could also get me to my goal” … Four siblings – Janiya, Isaiah, Jaisaun and Ahmir … Anticipated major at LSU is sports management … Favorite food is hibachi and cheesecake is his favorite dessert … Favorite pro basketball player is Kevin Durant and his favorite NBA team the Phoenix Suns.
Single Game Highs
Points – 20, vs. Northwestern State, 12/29/23
Rebounds – 8, vs. Vanderbilt, 1/9/24; vs. Georgia, 2/27/25
Assists – 4, vs. Southeastern La. 12/1/23; vs. Mississippi State, 3/14/24
Steals – 6, vs. North Florida, 11/24/23
Blocks – 2, vs. Mississippi State, 2/24/24; vs. Texas A&M, 3/8/25
FG Made – 7, vs. Northwestern State, 12/29/23
FG Attempts – 11, vs. Northwestern St., 12/29/23; vs. Texas A&M, 3/8/25; at Alabama, 1/27/24
3FG Made – 6, vs. Northwestern St., 12/29/23
3FG Attempts – 9, vs. Northwestern St., 12/29/23; vs. Texas A&M, 1/20/24
FT Made – 4, 4 times
FT Attempts – 7, vs. Ole Miss, 1/17/24
Top Career Scoring Games
1. 20, vs. Northwestern State, 12/29/23
2. 16, at Alabama, 1/27/24
3. 15, vs. Alabama State, 12/13/23
15, vs. Southeastern, 12/1/23
5. 13, vs. South Carolina, 2/18/25
13, vs. Arkansas, 2/3/24
7 11, vs. Texas A&M, 1/20/24
11, vs. North Florida, 11/24/23
9. 10, five times