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HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - Northern Kentucky University head coach Dave Bezold announced Wednesday that transfer student DeAaron Williams has joined the Norse basketball program and will be in uniform tonight against Indiana-East. Williams, a 6-foot-5, 195-pound forward, is a native of Peoria, Ill. He played at Illinois Central College last season and averaged 16.5 points per game. Williams also pulled down 5.4 rebounds per game and shot 48.5 percent from the field as Illinois Central posted a 29-3 record. “DeAaron is an unbelievable athlete who can help us right now,” Bezold said. “He can defend and rebound, and his leaping ability and dunks are going to remind our fans of Steven Wright. He is a different kind of player than Steven, but DeAaron has a chance to make an impact in our conference. And he will definitely entertain the fans with his dunks, I guarantee that.” Williams, an all-state player in Illinois while at Limestone Community High School, was the Illinois slam dunk champion his senior year. He signed a national letter of intent with the University of Wisconsin. He played for the Badgers and head coach Bo Ryan in 2005-06, averaging 3.3 ppg in eight games before leaving the team. Williams averaged 18.8 points, 8.2 rebounds and 4.1 assists as a senior in high school and was nominee for Illinois’ Mr. Basketball Award. He graduated as Limestone’s career leader in points (1,868) and rebounds (860). Williams led Limestone to a 27-2 record as a junior, including a win over current NBA standout Shaun Livingston’s Peoria Central team. He was named second team Associated Press all-state as a junior, joining Livingston as the only juniors on either of the first two teams. He was also four-time first-team all-conference selection and is one of only three players in history to be named to the Peoria Journal Star’s Class AA first-team three times. An outstanding leaper, Williams won the IHSA Class AA King of the Hill slam-dunk contest and high-jumped 6-9 as a senior as a track & field standout.
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