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Caleb Williams

Position:
Guard
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 200
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Wild Rose, Wis.
High School:
Wild Rose

PRONUNCIATION

2024-25 | SENIOR SEASON:
Played in six games during the season • saw action for the first time in 2024-25 in the Bethune-Cookman game (12/1) after missing the first eight games due to mono • scored his first points as a Gopher in the BCU game • saw action in the FDU win (12/21) • played six minutes and scored a three-pointer in the win over Morgan State (12/29) • had five points at Wisconsin (1/10) • saw action in the win at Penn State (2/4).

PRIOR TO MINNESOTA:
Played three years at Macalester College (DIII) and was the Scots’ leading scorer for three straight years and a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) top-three scorer each season • a two-time Academic All-American majoring in physics and mathematics • Academic All-District • in his Macalester career, scored 1,566 points, which ranks third all-time by a Scot • finished his Macalester career as a three-time All-Region and All-MIAC athlete • averaged 20 points and 35.7 minutes in his junior campaign, averaging 44 percent from the field and 34.2 from three-point range • was also an 83.7 percent shooter from the charity stripe • averaged 34.6 career minutes, a 43 percent career field goal shooter and 36.7 from three • scored a career-high 51 points in his junior year against Concordia (Moorhead) but turned heads when he scored 41 points in an exhibition game against his future team at Williams Arena November of 2023 • led the team in points his sophomore season with 558 points and 48 steals, while producing second-most 143 rebounds • named MIAC Offensive Player of the Week Nov 14, 2022 • as a freshman started in 28 games and led the team in minutes played (33.3), points (487), steals (36) and second-most rebounds (137).

PREP
Competed with Wild Rose High School • earned Academic All-State honors in 2020 • basketball all-conference selection in 2017, 18, 19, 20 • named Conference Player of the Year in 2020 • all-State Selection in 2020 • Associated Press All-State in 2020 • standout track athlete and was all-conference in the triple jump (2017, 18, 19), all-conference high jump (2017, 18, 19) and all-conference long jump (2019) • state finalist triple jump in 2018 • all-state long jump in 2019 • state champion in the triple jump in 2019.

PERSONAL
Graduated from Wild Rose High School in 2021 • son of Bruce Williams • earned a bachelor’s degree in physics and mathematics at Macalester • working on a master’s degree in financial mathematics.