Current Louisville guard/forward Curtis Williams announcing his transfer intention - he chose Georgetown - has generated a groundswell of interest. Being a freshman who put up just 5.3 ppg and 1.3 rpg, not much is commonly known of him. That fact and Louisville struggled mightily last campaign at 8-24, ensure few people having actually seen him to any meaningful degree perform in college.
Yet there exists is an avalanche of opinion and supposition, some logical, nearly all devoid of actual and sustained observation. This article hopes to address that.
Below, find clips illustrating Detroit native Williams the player in high school and college, various and relevant tweets, along with the words of an actual Louisville expert in Ty Spalding. Publisher of CardinalSports.com, a proud Rivals.com family member.
Not many know or have seen as much recent Cardinal hoops as Spalding. He graciously applied that knowledge/experience to three questions posed, provided below along with truncated responses. For Spalding's complete offering, visit Premium Court.
Also there is who recruited Williams to the Hilltop and more!
Curtis Williams and family are now part of Ed Cooley's G'town family. (Curtis Williams)
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The Expert Experience
1) What kind of player is this Williams guy? Pros? Cons?
The numbers don't show it, and if you're just looking at his field goal percentages from this year, you might not believe me. But, the first thing you will notice with Williams is that he has...Williams showed flashes of a guy who could...The whispers over the summer, before the season, echoed that Williams was...
2) Who recruited him to L'ville?
Former Duke player and staffer, Nolan Smith, recruited Curtis Williams to Louisville. Smith..
3) Why do you think he departed?
Williams departure, just like every other player off of the 2023-2024 roster, was..
