Recruiting Report: Jareese Williams Jr. (2016)

<h2>September 11, 2015</h2><p>Mason City senior <strong>Jareese Williams Jr.</strong> was unable to play most if his 17U offseason due to injury, but that hasn’t stopped a bevy of programs of taking notice of the talented 2016.</p> <p>“I’ve heard some from a couple of places, Coe College is one, I went to their elite Camp. Also Upper Iowa, Waldorf, Greenville College (IL), Luther, and Wisconsin-Platteville,” said Williams Jr., who mentioned JuCo programs NIACC and Kirkwood are showing interest as well.</p> <p>“I would say Upper Iowa and Coe College are showing the most interest.”</p> <p>Williams Jr. started his 17U season with Kingdom Hoops, then a dislocated shoulder in May kept him out for the remainder of the grassroots season.</p> <p>“I healed up pretty quickly, and I’ve been working out since the beginning of July, and I’ve been working on my game a lot with a professional trainer over in Clear Lake, and I did play in one team camp with Mason City also,” said Williams, who described his style of play to <em>PHI.</em></p> <p>“I really like to get into people’s faces on defense and create that energy. And offensively I like to get to the bucket, and once they respect that I like to pull-up,” said the 6-foot-2 combo-guard.</p> <p>“I start at shooting guard for my high school, but I’m comfortable playing either guard position.”</p> <p>After a solid junior season where he averaged 10.6 points for the Mohawks, Williams Jr. says he’s ready to better himself this season -- especially in crunch-time.</p> <p>“Last year I think I was the go-to guy pretty much when we needed a play, and I didn’t live to that too much,” he said. “But this last year I really worked on my game and I feel like I can be that guy this season.”</p>