{"id":476559,"date":"2022-07-22T05:37:26","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T02:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/st-johns-landing-brandon-williams-would-be-big-coup\/"},"modified":"2022-07-22T05:37:26","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T02:37:26","slug":"st-johns-landing-brandon-williams-would-be-big-coup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/st-johns-landing-brandon-williams-would-be-big-coup\/","title":{"rendered":"#St. John&#8217;s landing Brandon Williams would be big coup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26bfdadbc64\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26bfdadbc64\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/st-johns-landing-brandon-williams-would-be-big-coup\/#%E2%80%9CSt_Johns_landing_Brandon_Williams_would_be_big_coup%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;St. John&#8217;s landing Brandon Williams would be big coup&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CSt_Johns_landing_Brandon_Williams_would_be_big_coup%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;St. John&#8217;s landing Brandon Williams would be big coup&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Brandon Williams described himself as a \u201clittle chubby kid\u201d who liked to be outside.<\/p>\n<p>Basketball was just something he did to be active. He didn\u2019t have a favorite player. He didn\u2019t watch the sport. He wasn\u2019t even on a team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt didn\u2019t matter to me,\u201d the Laurelton, Queens, native told The Post in a recent interview. \u201cI was just doing it to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Around the eighth grade, that began to change. Williams started to lose his baby fat. He joined the New York Gauchos AAU program. He shot up in height. Still, he didn\u2019t catch basketball fever until one day, when he got a chance to play in an NBA arena, Barclays Center.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt kind of took off from that point,\u201d his grandmother, Dawn Grubbs, said. \u201cHim playing there really allowed him to see the potential. From then, he was at every tournament, every basketball <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>, every practice. He constantly had a basketball in his hand. Thanksgiving he wanted to go to the back of the building to shoot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Basketball became his life. Already, it has taken him pretty far.<\/p>\n<p>Now 6-foot-9 with perimeter skills, Williams is a consensus top-100 recruit playing for Queens powerhouse Christ the King High School. The rising senior, who has a top-five list of St. John\u2019s, Connecticut, UCLA, Oklahoma State and Illinois, is set to become the first male member of his family to attend college.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/MG_0287.jpeg.1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Christ the King star Brandon Williams dribbles while being defended by a Fairfax High School player during a game on Dec. 4, 2021 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.\" class=\"wp-image-23156957\"\/><figcaption>Christ the King star Brandon Williams dribbles while being defended by a Fairfax High School player during a game on Dec. 4, 2021 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">David Cordova<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI said the other day to my grandmother, \u2018My life just changed in the blink of an eye,\u2019 \u201d he said. \u201cEverything was regular and out of nowhere, everything started skyrocketing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It obviously wasn\u2019t easy. Williams had to sacrifice the life of a normal teenager, being in the gym when other kids his age would be hanging out. He developed a bond with CJ Steed, an assistant coach at Christ the King who was close to his family and was always there to find a gym for him. There were times Williams wanted to be a normal kid, but when he landed scholarship offers from LSU and TCU as a freshman, he knew there was the potential to do big things.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt made me hungry,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>This past season at Christ the King, Williams made a name for himself, averaging 15 points, eight rebounds and four assists per game. He recently earned a tryout with USA Basketball\u2019s U-17 team. He has enjoyed a strong AAU season with the powerhouse PSA Cardinals, and has seen his name <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear in top-100 rankings lists. Still 16, Williams is young for his class, unique in an age when so many basketball prospects reclass prior to high school.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPut him in the sophomore class, [he\u2019d be the] No. 1 player in the country,\u201d Christ the King coach Joe Arbitello said.<\/p>\n<p>A college coach familiar with Williams said he has the tools to be a two-way standout in college and possesses the versatility teams love in big wings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll-conference potential at the high-major level,\u201d the coach said.<\/p>\n<p>A few new schools, such as West Virginia and Georgia Tech, have tried to get involved recently. Arbitello believes Williams\u2019 recent play has been an \u201ceye-opener\u201d for coaches regarding how high his ceiling is.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou just see how comfortable he is on the floor, how fluid his motions are,\u201d Arbitello said. \u201cThen, they find out how old he is. \u2026 This kid could come back 7-foot his freshman year of college. You can see he still has room to grow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Williams has a huge month ahead of him. First up was the Peach Jam, the prestigious AAU tournament in North Augusta, Ga., this week. Then, he will make an official visit to UCLA in mid-August and he is hoping to visit Oklahoma State as well before making a decision near the end of the month.<\/p>\n<p>Williams has already visited St. John\u2019s officially and has taken multiple unofficial visits to the school. The Red Storm have made him a priority, hoping to pair him with recent four-star commit Brandon Gardner to form a potent 1-2 forward tandem. St. John\u2019s fans have frequently reached out to him on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>\u201cJust playing in my city, I know I\u2019m going to have a different type of love,\u201d Williams said. \u201cBeing home, all my support and my family, everybody, is just here. It\u2019s easy for people to come to games. If anything is wrong, I have access to the people close to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His grandmother said Williams would have up to 50 family and friends at home games if he opted for St. John\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>Gardner and Williams have become friends. The two will be teammates this year at Christ the King, as Gardner recently announced his decision to transfer to the Queens school. Williams also has a relationship with former St. John\u2019s star Julian Champagnie, who is now in the NBA with the 76ers after signing a two-way contract. Like Champagnie, Williams is very close to his family, and the two talked about the bonus of staying home for college.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe just told me, I know what the move is,\u201d Williams said.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, he said, his decision will come down to comfort and his relationship with the school\u2019s coaching staff.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/MG_0250.jpeg.1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Brandon Williams looks on during a game against Fairfax High School on Dec. 4, 2021 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.\" class=\"wp-image-23156970\"\/><figcaption>St. John\u2019s is among Brandon Williams\u2019 top-five list of schools.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">David Cordova<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For now, Williams is focused on finishing the AAU season strong. No matter where the skilled forward opts to attend college, he will be accomplishing a goal he set out to reach years ago. He will play high-level Division I basketball and set the standard for males in his family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing from where I\u2019m from, not many kids are able to do the stuff I\u2019ve done,\u201d Williams said. \u201cIt\u2019s like a dream come true, for real.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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