Laker men sign Florida junior college guard for
2007-08 season
Seminole Community College’s Williams lone Clayton State signee in early signing period

MORROW, Ga. --- NOVEMBER 29, 2006 --- The Clayton State Laker men’s basketball team may be in the early stages of what could be a banner 2006-07 season. However, head coach Gordon Gibbons is also working ahead towards the 2007-08 season as well.

Gibbons announced on Tuesday the signing of guard Freddie Williams from Seminole Community College in Orlando, Fla. Williams is the Lakers’ lone signee in the NCAA’s early November signing period for college basketball. He is the first of possibly four signees for Clayton State for the 2007-08 season.

A 6-foot-1, 188-pounder from Jacksonville, Fla., Williams led all freshmen in scoring last season in the Florida Junior College League, averaging 19 points a game for head coach Bobby Washington at Seminole. Williams was selected Freshman of the Year in the Mid-Florida Conference and was second team All-NJCAA Region VIII.

Williams, who was a teammate of current Laker center Jerome Boyd at Seminole, is currently averaging 22 points a contest this season, ranking him third in the Mid-Florida Conference.

“Freddie will be the perfect fit into our way of playing,” said Gibbons. “He will bring with him ability and experience to our group of returning players next season.”

During his prep career at First Coast High School in Jacksonville, Williams was a two-time first team All-Conference selection as a junior and senior. He averaged 16 points, six rebounds and four assists a game as a senior.