In the wake of Royce Hamm announcing his decision to transfer to UNLV, a former teammate will join him. Sophomore guard Donovan Williams announced his intention to also join the UNLV program.
The 6-foot-6, 190-pound guard entered the transfer portal on March 23. Despite the arrival of new head coach Chris Beard, Williams is going to seek an opportunity to play elsewhere.
The announcement first came from Jeff Goodman of Stadium.
Texas transfer Donovan Williams has committed to UNLV, source told @stadium. Williams is the fourth Big 12 player (McCabe/ WVU, Iwuakor/OU, and Hamm/ UT) to sign with UNLV since Kevin Kruger got the job.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) April 9, 2021
Williams played in rotation for the Horns during the 2020-21 season, averaging 3.3 points and 1.1 rebounds per game. He suffered a knee injury in March 2020, ending his season before the COVID-19 pause.
With the possibility of any of the starting guards from this past season (Courtney Ramey, Andrew Jones and Matt Coleman III) returning, as well as a new coaching staff, it made sense Williams felt like the odd man out.
As a recruit, Williams was the No. 79 player and No. 11 shooting guard on the 247Sports composite. Coming out of Missouri City, Texas, he was the No. 9 player from the state in the 2019 recruiting class.
He’ll join a struggling UNLV program looking to revive his career in a positive manner.
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