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Noah Williamson

Position:
Center
Height:
7-0
Weight:
244
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Riga, Latvia
High School:
St. Thomas More (Conn.)

2024-25
2025 Patriot League Player of the Year, First Team All-Patriot League, PL All-Defensive Team ... also named to Preseason All-Patriot League Team ... averaged 17.6 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 1.1 bpg in 32 games (all starts) ... shot 53.8 FG%, 31.8 3FG%, 61.7 FT% ... ranked 3rd in PL in scoring, 4th in rebounding, 6th in FG%, 3rd in blocks ... PL-high 20.2 ppg in league play ... scored 20+ pts. 12 times ... led PL with 10 double-doubles ... got hot from 3FG late in season and went 16-30 in last 13G ... 19 pts., 12 reb. in opening-night win at Delaware ... 6 pts. came in game-ending 12-0 run, including tie-breaking free throws with 2:08 left ... huge game in OT win at Southern Indiana with career-high 32 pts. (9-16 FG. 14-18 FT) along with 9 reb., 2 blk. ... scored team’s first 7 pts. of OT as team never trailed in OT ... scored 22 of his 26 pts. after halftime in come-from-behind 2OT win over Richmond (team trailed by 18 at half and by 21 in 1H) ... added 10 reb., 4 asst., 5 blk. ... broke out of an offensive slump with team-high 16 pts. (7-13 FG) at Gonzaga ... double-double with 17 pts., 10 reb. at Lehigh ... tallied 20 pts., 10 reb. in home win over Colgate ... scored 10 pts. in final 5:28, including tiebreaking 3FG that gave Bucknell the lead for good with 4:05 left ... 16 pts., 8 reb in home win over Lafayette; made big defensive stand in final seconds ... 23 pts., 11 reb. at American ... 14 pts., 6 reb. vs. Holy Cross ... 25 pts., (9-15 FG), 8 reb. in home win over Navy ... scored 18 pts. in 2nd half and 8 big pts. in final 5:00 ... 22 pts (6-6 3FG) at Colgate ... one game later scored 26 at Boston University (8-11 FG, 2-2 3FG, 8-10 FT) running his streak to 8 straight made 3FGs ... made a 9th straight 3FG vs. Loyola to tie Mike Bright’s school record ... tallied 13 pts., 16 reb., 4 asst. in home win over Greyhounds ... huge day at Navy with 29 pts. (11-14 FG), 12 reb. ... had 15/10 in 1st half ... 18 pts., 12 reb. while holding PL Preseason POY Matt Rogers to 9 pts., 2 reb. in home win over American ... 29 pts. (12-15 FG) at Army ... hit tying shots in the final seconds of regulation and OT to keep the game going ... back-to-back PL Player of the Week on 2/3, 2/10 ... scored 18 of 25 pts. in 2nd half in home win over Lehigh ... also had 9 reb., 2 asst. ... missed Army home game due to eye injury ... came up with a block and a steal in big defensive stand in final 37 seconds of 70-67 win at Loyola ... had 15 pts., 8 reb., 4 asst. in that game ... limited to 19 min. at Holy Cross due to foul trouble but still finished with 22 pts. (9-12 FG), 7 reb., 2 asst. ... 21 pts., 10 reb. in PL Quarterfinal win over Loyola ... hit clinching FT with 0:09 left ... tallied 22 pts., 7 reb., 4 blk. vs. Navy in PL Semifinal and was later named to All-Tournament Team.

2023-24
Third Team All-Patriot League selection after a breakout sophomore season ... earned the team's Coaches' Award at season's end ... played in 32 games with 31 starts, missing one game due to injury ... averaged 12.3 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.0 blocks per game ... shot 49.5 FG%, 32.9 3FG%, 64.2 FT% ... 4th in PL in rebounding, 8th in scoring and blocks ... scored in double figures 19 times (6 20+ games) and had 4 double-doubles ... made first career start on opening night vs. Delaware and had 9 pts., 8 reb. ... breakout game in win at Niagara with 22 pts., 11 reb. ... hit 9-12 FG, 4-4 FT en route to 1st double-double ... tallied 15 pts., 8 reb. in win over Southern Indiana ... hit first 10 FTs and finished 11-13 at the line ... scored 15 of his 21 pts. in second half to spark comeback win at Penn State ... his 3FG with 2:50 left gave Bucknell the lead for good ... finished 9-13 FG, 1-3 3FG, 2-2 FT and played a career-high 35 min. in the win ... went 2-2 3FG and had 13 pts., 4 asst. vs. Radford ... recorded 18 pts., career-high 12 reb. in win at Lehigh ... scored 7 pts. in last 4:00, helping team build on narrow 3-pt. lead ... monster game at Lafayette with 23 pts. (10-16 FG), 16 reb., 3 blk. ... most rebounds by a Bison since Nate Sestina had 17 vs. Army in 2019 ... battled foul trouble at Army but managed 9 pts., career-high 5 asst., 2 blk. in 20 min. ... exploded for career-high 28 pts. (18 in 1st half) in home win over Loyola ... finished 10-15 FG, 3-5 3FG, 5-6 FT and added 8 reb., 3 stl. ... followed that up with 20 pts. at American ... limited to 5 min. in 1H at Navy due to foul trouble but ended up with 17 pts. (8-9 FG), 9 reb. after a big 2H ... huge game in PL Tourney win at American with 23 pts. (8-12 FG, 2-3 3FG), 10 reb ... drew 10 fouls in that game and limited All-PL center Matt Rogers to 2-6 FG ... followed that performance with 19 pts., 8 reb. in semifinal loss at Colgate ... hit career-high 4 3FGs in that game ... named to Patriot League All-Tournament Team.

2022-23
Saw action in 17G off bench as backup center ... totaled 26 pts., 22 reb. in 85 min. ... made 11-15 FG (.733) and 4-4 FT ... made collegiate debut against Lebanon Valley and had 4 reb., 1 blk. in 12 min. ... scored first 6 pts. of career on 3-4 FG in home win over Merrimack ... season-high 17 min. at Lafayette and scored 8 pts. (3-5 FG, 2-2 FT) with 6 reb.

HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: Born Apr. 18, 2002 in Riga, Latvia ... son of Willie Williamson Jr. and Aija Vitina ... born and raised in Latvia and played for the Latvian U16, U18, and U19 national teams ... also spent time with the Kristaps Porzingas Basketball Academy ... attended high school at Riga State Gymnasium No. 1 before coming to the United States for a postgraduate year at New England power St. Thomas More under longtime coach Jere Quinn.