St. Pauls' Tuff Knots power forward is now a Nanook
Javid “Spanish” Williams a 6-foot-5 forward who plays in the island’s basketball league for St. Pauls Tuff Knots became the first University Alaska Fairbanks Nanooks men’s basketball team recruit for the 2010-11 season.
Williams signed a national letter of intent last Thursday with the program in the NCAA Division II Great Northwest Athletic Conference. He will join fellow Kittitian Nashorn ‘Nash’ Maynard on the Nanooks Basketball Roster. The Nanooks head coach is Clemon Johnson, a former professional basketball player who won an NBA title with the Philadelphia 76ers in 1982-83.
Javid 'Spanish' Williams
“Javed is what we consider a raw offensive talent,” Coach Johnson said in a press release on Thursday. “We are encouraged by his ability to rebound the ball, block shots, run the floor and defend the post. He possesses the same competitive nature and eagerness to learn and advance his game that Nash has.”
Williams, who has four years of eligibility, will play either power forward or center for the Nanooks as a freshman. He plans to pursue a degree in computer engineering at UAF.
The independent St. Kitts Sports News contributed to this story.
