Kentucky point guard Mason Williams has been named Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week.
Williams averaged 9.5 points and 5.0 assists for the Wildcats in wins over Manhattan and James Madison.
Here is a press release from UK Athletics:
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Just two games into his collegiate career, Mason Williams is already making quite the impression. The Kentucky freshman guard was tabbed the Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week on Monday in the first weekly honors from the league of the 2026-27 season.
Williams averaged 9.5 points and 5.0 assists in the Wildcats’ wins over Manhattan and James Madison to open the season, while shooting 57.1 percent from the field and 60.0 percent from 3-point range.
In his collegiate debut, Williams went for seven points and five assists vs. Manhattan in 19 minutes of action off the bench. UK would go on to win the opener, 85-47, over the Jaspers.
The Dallas native followed that up with an even better performance against James Madison, scoring 12 points and dishing out five assists to go along with two rebounds and a steal in 24 minutes of court time. Williams had zero turnovers against the Dukes and played the final 13:52 of the contest, helping close out the 89-80 victory.
Through two games, Williams leads the team with 10 total assists and a 60.0 percent conversion rate from beyond the 3-point arc. His 5.0 assists per game rank second among freshman in the SEC and tied for 14th nationally.
Williams, who was ranked as the No. 109 player in his high school class by 247Sports and No. 124 by Rivals, has been one of the biggest surprises in college basketball in the early stages of the season.
He becomes the second freshman under head coach Mark Pope to win SEC Freshman of the Week, joining Malachi Moreno.
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