Duquesne Basketball
Dukes to Ducks: Eric Williams, Jr. Commits to Oregon
Former Duquesne wing Eric Williams, Jr. committed to Oregon on Saturday, he announced on his Twitter page.
Williams, a sophomore from Port Huron, Michigan, led the Dukes with 14 points per game and 7.6 rebonds per game in 2018-19. He also averaged 1.4 assists and 1.1 steals per contest.
With the Ducks, he will have to sit out the 2019-20 season and then have two years of eligibility remaining.
https://twitter.com/ericwilliams708/status/1119824820865130498
Oregon finished the 2018-19 season with a 25-13 record and in sixth place in the Pac 12. After beating Washington to win the Pac 12 tournament, the Ducks lost to eventual national champions Virginia in the Sweet 16.
Williams is one of four players that announced their intention to transfer from Duquesne following the end of the season, along with guard Brandon Wade and forwards Gavin Bizeau and Dylan Swingle. Guard Mike Lewis II transferred to Nevada at the semester break.
Duquesne head coach Keith Dambrot told Pittsburgh Sports Now on Thursday that he feels comfortable with the ability of the three guards that he’s bringing in — particularly Kennedy Catholic three-star Maceo Austin — to replace what he’s losing in Williams and Wade.
“We felt like with him coming in and the other two young ones coming in with him, that we can offset almost anything that we lost,” Dambrot said.
Duquesne will return the other two members of its starting backcourt in point guard Sincere Carry and shooting guard Frankie Hughes, along with sixth man Tavian Dunn-Martin and backup point guard Lamar Norman, Jr.
you got to wonder what the hell he was thinking he’ll probably be a bit player there where at Duquesne he was a starter and there best player i find it bafflimg
Gets a chance to probably play in the NCAA Tournament. Seems like one of the better opportunities that were out there for him.
Fingers crossed that this Duquesne team knocks Oregon off in the tournament 😉
i get that but he had a sure thing here and also i dont think the dukes are that far away from playing in the post season themselves to me he’s taking a huge gamble with his career,when he was already established as one of the better players on the team and most likely the A 10 too
You’re assuming him leaving Duquesne was solely his decision. I don’t think that’s accurate.
Even though some kids are talented, they lose sight of team goals. I believe this is what happened here. Wish him the best, but, good riddance.