Recruiting Report: Noah Williams (2019)
As Washington’s 2nd-ranked 2019, Noah Williams has the two offers in-state fans would expect, Washington and Washington State.
But the 6-foot-5 O’Dea point guard has plenty of time still for that recruitment to materialize, and there’s several other western programs that have a close eye on him.
Especially after a successful spring and summer playing up with Seattle Rotary 17U.
“Gonzaga is on me, Arizona, Boise State, Oregon State, Seattle, and a couple other schools. Oregon State texts me a lot, Boise State calls me a lot. I get a lot of mail from Gonzaga,” said Williams.
“My recruiting process is going good. I’m just trying to stay humble and waiting for my senior year to come.”
Washington was the first school to offer, when he was a freshman. But its head coach at that time, Lorenzo Romar, has since been let go. Williams says he’s gotten confirmation that the offer still stands.
“I went up to the school just to talk to the coaches and my offer still stands, so I never really lost the offer,” said Williams.
Now, Romar is an assistant at Arizona, and is staying in contact with Williams.
“I’ve talked to Coach Romar since, he’s now a coach at Arizona. I have a good relationship with Coach Romar. I’ve known him since I was young because my bigger sister went to Washington.”
After an offseason spent playing up a grade level in the EYBL with Seattle Rotary 17U, Williams not only got some major looks from coaches, but improved his point guard skills greatly.
“This AAU season I was trying to work on being the facilitator, I was playing with so much talent, I was just trying to work myself into being a better point guard,” said Williams.
He admitted, that the 17U EYBL Circuit was a bit intimidating in the early goings.
“The first EYBL trip it was different, it was big and we were playing on a big stage, and that got to my head a little bit. A couple trips later, I got used to it and started playing my game; scoring more and turning the ball over less,” said Williams.
“By the end I felt I was mentally and physically stronger, but knew I have a lot left to work on to keep on continuing with these top players in the country.”
Now, he’s heading into his junior season with the Fighting Irish, and says that leadership will be a priority for him.
“This year is going to be fun. It’s going to be more fun than any other year, just because I’ll be leading the team,” said Williams.
“And the chemistry we had over summer league was impressive, and we had great bonding. We have a great coach, and it will be fun.”