{{short description|British basketball player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox basketball biography | image = Deane Williams 31 London Lions MB EuroCup 20251007 (1) (cropped).jpg | caption = Williams with the [[London Lions (basketball)|London Lions]] in 2025 | name = Deane Williams | position = [[Power forward]] | height_cm = 203 | weight_kg = 103 | league = [[Super League Basketball|SLB]] | team = London Lions | number = 31 | nationality = British | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|9|23}} | birth_place = [[Bath, England]] | college = [[Augusta Jaguars men's basketball|Augusta]] (2015–2019) | career_start = 2019 | career_end = | years1 = 2019–2021 | team1 = [[Keflavík men's basketball|Keflavík]] | years2 = 2021–2022 | team2 = [[Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball|Saint-Quentin]] | years3 = 2022–2023 | team3 = [[Telekom Baskets Bonn]] | years4 = 2023–2024 | team4 = [[Baskets Oldenburg]] | years5 = 2024 | team5 = [[Napoli Basket (2016)|Napoli Basket]] | years6 = 2024–2025 | team6 = [[Riesen Ludwigsburg|MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg]] | years7 = 2024–2025 | team7 = [[KK Włocławek|Anwil Włocławek]] | years8 = 2025–present | team8 = [[London Lions (basketball)|London Lions]] | highlights = *[[Basketball Champions League|Champions League]] champion ([[2022–23 Basketball Champions League|2023]]) *[[Úrvalsdeild karla Player of the Year|Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the Year]] (2021) *[[Peach Belt Conference|Peach Belt]] co-Player of the Year (2019) *Peach Belt Defensive Player of the Year (2019) *First-team All-Peach Belt (2019) }} '''Deane Alexander Williams''' (born 23 September 1996) is a British professional [[basketball]] player for the [[London Lions (basketball)|London Lions]] of the [[Super League Basketball]] (SLB). He played [[college basketball]] for the [[Augusta Jaguars men's basketball|Augusta Jaguars]]<ref>{{cite news |author1=Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson |title=Deane Williams lenti á öxl ÍR-ingsins eftir eina troðsluna: "Orðinn sóðalega góður og þetta er bara orðið svindl" |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20212101858d/deane-williams-lenti-a-oxl-ir-ingsins-eftir-eina-trodsluna-ordinn-sodalega-godur-og-thetta-er-bara-ordid-svindl- |access-date=27 April 2021 |work=[[Vísir.is]] |date=27 April 2021 |language=Icelandic}}</ref> where he was named the [[Peach Belt Conference|Peach Belt]] Co-Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in 2019. In 2021, he was named the [[Úrvalsdeild karla Player of the Year|Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the Year]].
==College career== Williams played [[college basketball]] for [[Augusta University]] from 2015 to 2019. He left the school eleventh on its all-time scoring list and finished in the top five in schools history in blocks and rebounds.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Will Cheney |title=Former Jaguar star Deane Williams to play in Iceland |url=https://www.augustachronicle.com/news/20190702/former-jaguar-star-deane-williams-to-play-in-iceland |access-date=27 April 2021 |work=[[The Augusta Chronicle]] |date=2 July 2019}}</ref>
==Professional career== In the summer of 2019, Williams signed with [[Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball)|Úrvalsdeild karla]] club [[Keflavík men's basketball|Keflavík]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Former AU standout Deane Williams signs contract with Keflavík Icelandic Basketball Club |url=https://www.wjbf.com/sports/former-au-standout-deane-williams-signs-contract-with-keflavik-icelandic-basketball-club/ |access-date=27 April 2021 |work=[[WJBF]] |date=1 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson |title=Þrír Keflvíkingar komnir yfir hundrað í plús og Deane Williams langhæstur |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20212065982d |access-date=27 April 2021 |work=[[Vísir.is]] |date=27 January 2021 |language=Icelandic}}</ref> During his first season, he averaged 15.6 points and 9.9 rebounds before the final game of the regular season and playoffs were canceled due to the [[2020 coronavirus pandemic in Iceland]]. In April 2020, he re-signed with Keflavík.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Páll Ketilsson |title=Keflavík og Njarðvík semja við frábæra leikmenn |url=https://www.vf.is/ithrottir/keflavik-og-njardvik-semja-vid-frabaera-leikmenn |access-date=27 April 2021 |work=[[Víkurfréttir]] |date=11 April 2020 |language=Icelandic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Hjörvar Ólafsson |title=Keflvíkingar semja við lykilleikmenn |url=https://www.frettabladid.is/sport/keflvikingar-semja-vid-lykilleikmenn/ |access-date=27 April 2021 |work=[[Fréttablaðið]] |date=12 April 2020 |language=Icelandic}}</ref> Following the season he was named the [[Úrvalsdeild karla Player of the Year|Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the Year]].<ref>{{cite news |author1=Sindri Sverrisson |title=Sara og Hörður best en Styrmir og Elísabeth efnilegust |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20212127716d/sara-og-hordur-best-en-styrmir-og-elisabeth-efnilegust |access-date=29 June 2021 |work=[[Vísir.is]] |date=29 June 2021 |language=Icelandic}}</ref>
In July 2021, Williams signed with [[LNB Pro B]] club [[Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball|Saint-Quentin]].<ref>{{cite news |author1=Davíð Eldur |title=Dean Williams ekki með Keflavík á næsta tímabili – Á leiðinni til Saint Quentin í Frakklandi |url=https://www.karfan.is/2021/07/dean-williams-ekki-med-keflavik-a-naesta-timabili-a-leidinni-til-saint-quentin-i-frakklandi/ |access-date=20 July 2021 |work=Karfan.is |date=20 July 2021 |language=Icelandic |archive-date=20 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720183129/https://www.karfan.is/2021/07/dean-williams-ekki-med-keflavik-a-naesta-timabili-a-leidinni-til-saint-quentin-i-frakklandi/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On 28 June 2022 Williams signed with [[Telekom Baskets Bonn]] of the German [[Basketball Bundesliga]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vielseitiger Athlet: Willkommen, Deane Williams! |url=https://www.telekom-baskets-bonn.de/presse/news/artikel/vielseitiger-athlet-willkommen-deane-williams.html |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=www.telekom-baskets-bonn.de |language=de}}</ref>
On 18 July 2023 he signed with [[Baskets Oldenburg]] of the [[Basketball Bundesliga]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ewe-baskets.de/cms/front_content.php?idart=7329|title=Deane Williams: Champions League-Sieger verstärkt EWE Baskets |last=|first=|date=July 18, 2023|website=ewe-baskets.de|publisher=|language=de|access-date=August 5, 2023}}</ref>
On 5 July 2024 he signed with [[Napoli Basket (2016)|Napoli Basket]] of the Italian [[Lega Basket Serie A]] (LBA).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://napolibasket.it/generazione-vincente-napoli-basket-arriva-deane-alexander-williams/|title=Generazione Vincente Napoli Basket, Arriva Deane Alexander Williams|last=|first=|date=July 5, 2024|website=napolibasket.it|publisher=|language=it|access-date=July 6, 2024}}</ref>
On November 11, 2024, he signed with [[Riesen Ludwigsburg|MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg]] of the [[Basketball Bundesliga]] (BBL).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mhp-riesen-ludwigsburg.de/news/forward-power-fuer-gelb-schwarz-feat-deane-williams/|title=Forward-Power für Gelb-Schwarz feat. Deane Williams|last=|first=|date=November 11, 2024|website=mhp-riesen-ludwigsburg.de|publisher=|language=de|access-date=March 6, 2025}}</ref>
On March 13, 2025, he signed with [[KK Włocławek|Anwil Włocławek]] of the [[Polish Basketball League]] (PLK).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://plk.pl/aktualnosci/25596/nowy-podkoszowy-w-anwilu|title=Nowy podkoszowy w Anwilu|last=|first=|date=March 13, 2025|website=plk.pl|publisher=|language=pl|access-date=March 13, 2025}}</ref>
==National team career== Williams played for the [[Great Britain men's national under-20 basketball team|Great Britain national U-20 team]] in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=Deane Alexander Williams at the FIBA U20 European Championship Division B 2016 - FIBA.basketball |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/europe/u20/2016/player/Deane-Alexander-Williams |website=fiba.basketball |publisher=[[FIBA]] |access-date=27 April 2021}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Eurobasket.com player|377623}} *[https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/183540/deane-williams Profile] Proballers.com *[https://kki.is/motamal/leikir-og-urslit/motayfirlit/Leikmadur?league_id=190&season_id=118319&player_id=6125715 Icelandic statistics] at [[Icelandic Basketball Association]] *[https://aug.prestosports.com/sports/mbkb/2017-18/bios/williams_deane_ai2r Augusta Jaguars bio]
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