Te'era Williams

Photo by: John Lew

Position:
Forward
Class:
Junior
Height:
5-11
Hometown:
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Prev School:
Butler CC

TULSA – Earned one letter . . . played in 27 games and earned 17 starts . . . had career averages of 4.5 points (121) and 3.9 rebounds (104) . . . had three double-figure scoring games and one double-digit rebounding contest . . . sat out the 2014-15 season due to medical reasons.

JUNIOR RED-SHIRT (2015-16) – Played in 27 games and earned 17 starts . . . averaged 4.5 points and 3.9 rebounds per game . . . had a team-best 13 blocks . . . had three double-figure scoring games and one double-digit rebounding contest . . . led Tulsa in blocked shots nine times, rebounding four times, steals three times, and scoring once . . . tallied four points, four rebounds and one block against Kansas State (11-13-15) . . . had five points and six rebounds vs. Saint Louis (11-17-15) . . . posted eight points and seven rebounds against Oral Roberts (11-20-15) . . . recorded 14 points and nine rebounds vs. Arkansas (11-23-15) . . . scored nine points, and added three rebounds, two steals and two assists against East Carolina (12-31-15) . . . had seven rebounds vs. #1 UConn (1-6-16) and Cincinnati (1-13-16) . . . scored a team-best 13 points against Temple (1-8-16) . . . recorded six rebounds against Houston (1-20-16) . . . tallied eight rebounds against Houston (2-10-16) . . . posted 13 points vs. UCF (2-13-16) . . . had four points, four rebounds and two blocks against SMU (2-17-16) . . . totaled nine points, 10 rebounds, two blocks, a steal and an assist vs. Cincinnati (2-27-16) . . . tallied eight points, five rebounds and two steals against Houston (3-4-16) . . . was named TU’s Defensive Player of the Year.

JUNIOR (2014-15) – Did not play . . . received a medical hardship after suffering an ACL injury.

PRIOR TO TULSA – Transfers to Tulsa as a junior from Butler Community College . . . was a 2013-14 NJCAA All-America second-team selection . . . helped BCC post a 34-3 overall record during the 2013-14 season . . . led BCC to a perfect 12-0 mark in the Jayhawk East Conference, a regular season conference title, a Region VI Tournament Championship and an NJCAA National Championship quarterfinal appearance . . . averaged 19.4 points and 9.9 rebounds, while recording 67 steals, 62 assists and 34 blocks as a sophomore . . . started in 35 of 36 games as a sophomore . . . shot 58-percent from the field and 79-percent from the free throw line . . . ranked first in field goal percentage, third in total rebounds, fourth in scoring, fifth in free throw percentage and ninth in blocks in NJCAA Region VI . . . spent her freshman season at Texas Southern where she averaged 13.2 points, 2.9 assists and 2.1 steals per game . . . was named as the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Newcomer of the Year during the 2012-13 season . . . played at Douglass High School where she was a four-year letterwinner in basketball . . . averaged 22 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks in her prep career . . . was the 2011 Daily Oklahoman Player of the Year and the Little All-City Player of the Year . . . was a first-team all-conference performer as a sophomore, junior and senior . . . picked up second-team all-conference accolades as a freshman . . . was voted as the DHS Freshman of the Year . . . also earned three letters in volleyball and track and field, and one in soccer . . . was a member of the state championship 4x100-meter, 4x200-meter and 4x400-meter relay teams.

PERSONAL – Her favorite restaurant is Wing Stop . . . her favorite TV Show is “Empire” . . . her favorite food is alfredo pasta . . . the most memorable place she’s visited is the Bahamas . . . her favorite game as a child was Twister . . . her favorite musician is Sam Smith . . . her dream car is a Challenger . . . an exercise and sports science major . . . born March 21, 1994 . . . daughter of Terrell Williams Sr. and Lenora Love.