Tickets2007-08 Season: Missed the season after rupturing his Achilles tendon during preseason workouts.
Prior to Cincinnati: Played in 58 games, making four starts, during his two seasons as a front court reserve at the University of Texas ... averaged 2.3 points and 3.1 rebounds in 13.6 minutes of playing time as a sophomore, appearing in 32 contests... compiled averages of 3.2 points and 3.9 rebounds in 15.0 minutes of action as a freshman ... earned academic all-Big 12 second team laurels as a sophomore ... was a first team McDonald's All-America choice as a senior at Wilcox Central High, where he was a four-year starter ... posted 28.0 points, 16.0 rebounds, and 7.0 blocks per game as a senior ... earned third-team all-America honors by Parade Magazine and honorable mention by Slam Magazine ... earned Alabama Class 5A Player of the Year plaudits in both his junior and senior campaigns ... rated as the No. 18 prospect in the country by TheInsiderHoops.com ... played on the USA Men's Junior National Select Team ... member of his high school's Citizenship Club, a group that paid visits to area nursing homes.
Personal: Full name is Michael Deondray Williams ... born Nov. 19, 1985 in Camden, Ala ... son of Michael and Alice Gladney ... has two brothers and one sister.
2006-07 Season: Had to sit out the season after transferring to UC from the University of Texas.