Northwestern University Athletics
NU Signs Sterling Williams to NLI
4/19/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
April 5, 2004
EVANSTON, Ill. - Northwestern University Men's Basketball Head Coach Bill Carmody announced the signing of Sterling Williams (Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young) to a National Letter of Intent. He signed during the early period and was the second Wildcats signee this year after Brandon Lee (Peoria, ll./Central). Williams is also the first player from the Chicago Public League to sign with Northwestern since Mike Jenkins (Westinghouse) in 1979.
A 6-foot-5 guard, Williams will matriculate at Northwestern in 2004 and be eligible to play for the Wildcats next season.
"We are excited to bring in Sterling, who we feel is a high-caliber student-athlete," said Carmody. "He had a great senior year this winter, leading Whitney Young to a successful season after they lost a lot of talent from a year ago. He can play a number of positions, and in addition to his many offensive skills we think Sterling will be a great defensive player at this level."
A full biography on Sterling Williams is available below.
STERLING WILLIAMS
6-5, 185
Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young
High School: Four-year letterwinner ... Went from sixth man as a junior to featured player for the Dolphins as a senior ... 2003-04 Chicago Sun-Times All-Area selection ... 2003-04 Chicago Tribune All-State special mention ... 2003-04 All-Chicago Public League selection ... Participant in the 2004 Chicago Public League Coaches Association All-Star Game ... Rated as the 16th-best prospect in Illinois by ChicagoHoops.com in March 2004 ... Helped 2002-03 Young team to 25-4 record, conference title and sectional final of IHSA state tournament ... High school coach was Ron Branch ... Also lettered twice in track ... AAU team is Illinois Warriors ... Named to Second All-Elite Team at 2003 HSE/PEP Fall Classic ... Won St. Louis Eagles Tournament and finished runner-up at Nike Tournament in Bloomington, Ind. ... National Honor Society member ... Honor roll student and Principal Scholar.
Personal: Born Joseph Sterling Williams IV on 7/3/86 ... Parents are Joseph S. Williams III and Sharon Williams ... Mother attended law school at Northwestern.
