Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Ziaire Williams was born on September 12, 2001, in Lancaster, California. He is a small forward in the NBA. He began playing basketball at age five and was training under the guidance of his father by age eight. Williams played for the United States at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Heraklion, Greece. In seven games, he averaged 5.3 points and 1.2 assists per game, helping his team win the gold medal. In his collegiate debut for Stanford on November 30, 2020, Williams scored 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds in an 82–64 win against Alabama. On January 7, 2021, he recorded 12 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, the first triple-double by a Stanford player since 2007, in a 91–75 victory over Washington. As a freshman, Williams averaged 10.7 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, shooting 37.4 percent from the field. 

On March 31, he declared for the 2021 NBA draft, forgoing his remaining college eligibility. He was drafted 10th in the NBA Draft by the Memphis Grizzlies.