He went to Princeton and we run all the Princeton sets. There was nobody being me," he laughs. He’s quite a dare devil, always seeking different adventures. The five-star prospect out of the 2020 recruiting class, Ziaire Williams took the official visit to Stanford Cardinal on 12 January 2020 according to the reports from Stockrisers reporter Jake Weingarten. © 2005-2021 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. They started this whole charity movement and they called it DaneStrong and I wear it to remind myself that there’s always somebody going through worse. Ziaire Williams basketball recruiting profile and news - 2020 small forward from Chatsworth, CA (Sierra Canyon) Latest News On Ziaire Williams Recent Ziaire Williams News Seven college basketball programs taking their The dean of the school, Mr. Dill, he’s the head baseball coach, and they’ve had Giancarlo Stanton, and a bunch of really good players. They had a bunch of D-1 Bound Florida guys. ", Sargeant concedes that the attention has impacted Ziaire to a certain extent, but well within the range of understanding considering its intensity. The staff, the people are amazing. Watching Ziaire work with his teammates at practice or just hanging out with friends at a basketball game, it's clear he's gotten both types of love from his parents. "My Dad played in high school. I just really sprouted in high school, but I’ve always been the biggest guy on the court, and my Dad was not letting that post game stuff happen. The older I get, the harder it gets. He attended Sierra Canyon School in Chatsworth, Los Angeles. The game consists of all the top players from the two countries. Brandon "BJ" Boston Jr. (born November 28, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the Kentucky Wildcats of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were a good team. Stanford under Jerod Haase has made it a priority to not just recruit top talents but individuals of quality character who truly see beyond their own individual glories. On 18 July 2019, he transferred to Sierra Canyon School in Chatsworth, Los Angeles together with LeBron James Jr and Ziaire Wade. That’s personally what I prefer to do but sometimes I can be on the post if I have a smaller defender on me or if I have a bigger person guarding me I can be at the point guard or the wing so I guess ‘versatile’ is one way to describe me if you could only use one word. But that’s just for me personally. There is no question Ziaire Williams has hit the big-time phase of both his game and his college recruitment. ", My mom and dad, they raised me great. My friends, we never talk about basketball. Sometimes I need to be more confident in the games, but that’s how I was raised. Ziaire is very sensitive towards others and has a sharp wit. Sometimes in big games I get a little too into it. He’s about the playbooks and making the defenders tired and overthink." The junior playing out of Sherman Oaks (CA) Notre Dame High School has skyrocketed over the past year, garnering the attention of elite programs across the country. Arizona went 11-8-4 in division action and 17-12-4 at home in the 2019-20 season. When I was a little kid, I’d always tell myself ‘why aren’t I ranked? Noah Williams scored a career-high 40 points and Washington State outlasted Stanford 85-76 in triple overtime on Saturday. Learn about Ziaire Williams and other recruit player profiles on RecruitingNation.com. Games like that I get really locked in. There is no question Ziaire's biggest asset in keeping perspective as the whirlwind of college basketball recruiting is the relationship he has with his parents. He’s quite the jokester and loves to drive his mom crazy!! We beat them by 20+, and it was at that moment I realized how special Ziaire could be," Sargeant says. "That game was fun. Sargeant first told us about the fire inside Williams on the court with some anecdotes from Williams' earlier high school career that still resonate. It’s kind of weird. There is of course a trade-off to being in Ziaire's position, and he knows it. He's a little crazy and out there but at end of day I'm betting he's a good Dad to those kids. It’s like ‘ok, just because you’re ranked now’ I still kind of get frustrated with the ranking system because I feel it’s so biased. I feel accepted. He always makes fun of me and tells me to be the first baseman, so I guess that’s what I would be." ", This school is amazing. Sometimes it gets kind of hard but I see all my friends out having fun at a party or something and I’m at home resting. Ziaire Williams, the Los Angeles Times' player of the year from Chatsworth Sierra Canyon, announces that he will play college basketball at Stanford. Drake, he’s going to USC for football and basketball, locked up Josh Green who’s really good too. "I love the STEM programs (science, technology, engineering, and math), so that whole field is definitely my favorite. Getting this kind of attention, it would weigh on any kid but he’s handled it about as well as you’d expect any 16 or 17 year-old to handle it given this kind of rise in the rankings and the offers. Just teasing, his laid back attitude. Another time was in the fall when we played against a team that beat us over the summer in a game that Ziaire couldn’t play in. So his dad was in the MLB, and he has a little brother named Dane who has cancer, though he is cancer-free right now. Every coach I’ve had, he’s would make sure, do not have me in the post because I’ve always been kind of tall. Really, I mean this as hard as possible, we don’t talk about basketball at all. My mom, she’s hard on me about grades as well, but other than my dad there’s no one else (in my family) who really played basketball. Notre Dame High School's culture and the group of friends Ziaire's cultivated has certainly helped him draw a line between basketball and regular student life. Terms of Use, Ziaire Williams at the McDonald's All-American Game. I like to talk about the NBA, but I don’t like to talk about me being in the NBA because...it’s not pressure, but I don’t want my whole life depending on getting into the NBA. Keep pushing. The 6-foot-7 senior small forward is a consensus five-star player that can play for any college of his choosing. ", Sargeant says "There is definitely an elevated Ziaire that appears when there is some type of external motivation. Maybe like a movie, but it could be anything." This team has a highly ranked Sophomore, among some other good players, and when we lost to them in the summer it was a very heated game. He held him to like 12 points I think and that dude averages like 30. It’s like ‘ok, just because you’re ranked now’ I still kind of get frustrated with the ranking system because I feel it’s so biased. He went to Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles but during his sophomore season, he missed much of his game because of an injury but later saw success in the summer with his club team BTI select. She's also quick to add the caveat "But let’s not mistake that kindness for weakness! Among the biggest differences, Biancardi noted, is that Bronny was more of a role player and complimentary player on a team that had several elite college recruits, including a couple of projected NBA guys, Ziaire Williams and BJ Boston.. When I walked into the gym for the game, Ziaire looked particularly focused and not his usual social, smiling self. My mom, she’s hard on me about grades as well, but other than my dad there’s no one else (in my family) who really played basketball. I would just go out and play when it was just fun. Ziaire's close friend on the Knights' baseball team has also connected to him with a deeper perspective that transcends anything as ultimately trivial as a basketball game. ", Asked about what those friends would say about him off the court, Ziaire says "That I'm funny, and if I wasn’t 6’9” you wouldn’t guess that I play basketball. The rankings to me honestly don’t mean anything. I don’t like to talk about basketball, really. It's also clear how much respect and admiration he has for a mother and father who have raised their only child with expectations of hard work on the court and in the classroom and a humble heart at all times. He went to Princeton and we run all the Princeton sets. "My favorite memory of Ziaire is the day he blessed us with an inestimable amount of joy and happiness, his birth date. Sign up now to get all the great information inside our Premium Football and Hoops Boards  Click here to subscribe! I have a bunch of friends already committed to college, so I get tips from them. Williams, who scored his previous career high of 32 in the Cougars' win over Cal on Thursday, made 12 of 35 shots, including 8 of 18 from the arc, and 8 of 10 free throws with nine turnovers. I wear it in the game so when I’m tired I’m like, “Come on. You can follow him on Twitter at @RJ_Abeytia and follow The Bootleg @TheBootleg for up to the moment Cardinal news and analysis. 12 in the Class of 2020 by ESPN. My earliest memory of his playing was at six years old playing for the local YMCA," she says. But that’s just for me personally. Ziaire Williams will give us his top 7 Sunday. But I’d played basketball before that but ever since that moment I fell in love with it and that’s what I wanted to do.". Games like that I get really locked in. Williams was a huge part of that win, effectively closing out the game with a big three-point play and handling the ball all the way down the stretch. "During this process, we didn’t want Ziaire to lose sight of his goals. Asked about the transformation, Ziaire laughs but totally acknowledges it. The McDonald's All-American Game is the all-star basketball game played each year for American and Canadian boys and girls high school basketball graduates. He really can just turn and shoot over the top of guys from ten feet in. My whole life, nobody knew about me and I really wouldn’t care. He is a Gold Medalist in the FIBA under 19 World cup Men's Basketball in Heraklion, Greece. As Williams-Fields says, "I may sound a little biased as Ziaire is my son, but he’s pretty darn awesome! Drake, he’s going to USC for football and basketball, locked up Josh Green who’s really good too. USC, UCLA, Virginian, TCU, a lot of places. You want a player to play with the kind of confidence that warrants that kind of attention but you also want to have a kid who continues to treat his teammates with respect, to listen to his coaching staff, and he does all those things.". He’s skilled enough to be successful in all those areas and his big improvement has been figuring out how to use his height and length on the low block. Sierra Canyon High School’s five-star standout Ziaire Williams publicly announced his commitment to Stanford on Easter Sunday. Both are very hard workers who make it clear what they expect from their very talented son. Sometimes it gets kind of hard but I see all my friends out having fun at a party or something and I’m at home resting. designation) works for 7-Up out of Sylmar, and his mother, Marquita Fields-Williams, is a probation officer. His mother served in the Army and Air They’re cool to look at, and you kind of get to see the work you put in on a piece of paper but honestly there are thousands of kids out there who are really good but they don’t have the publicity because maybe they don’t have the money to get in these tournaments. He was later joined by the five-star recruit B.J. Academically, Williams' interests lie with the science side of the curriculum. ", (Photo: RJ Abeytia/The Bootleg, 247Sports), I’m a 6’9” guard, so most of the time he (Notre Dame Head Coach Matt Sargeant) has me on the wing. I’ve been asked to go to a lot of great high schools around the country and I would never leave this school just because it’s home, really. They give tremendous support. Sierra Canyon wins 63-61. Boston. They had Chauncey Billups, Tayshaun Prince, all of them, and for some reason that’s like the most earliest, most vivid memory I have and I remember seeing LeBron and being like ‘Wow, what in the world?’ and being a big fan of him. I think the little one (6"7 now) has huge upside and Lonzo in NO was a great move for him. I just really sprouted in high school, but I’ve always been the biggest guy on the court, and my Dad was not letting that post game stuff happen. So his dad was in the MLB, and he has a little brother named Dane who has cancer, though he is cancer-free right now. The staff, the people are amazing. It was our whole team. ", Ziaire's mother, Marquita Fields-Williams, also notes the significant early chapters in the bond between her boy and Dr. Naismith's game. The Sierra Canyon roster is stocked with lots of rising stars, including seniors Ziaire Williams and B.J. He’s very much bought into trying to win league this year. He really can just turn and shoot over the top of guys from ten feet in. "T, hat game was fun. Privacy Policy "I believe passion kicked in during Ziaire’s freshmen year in high school. The five-star prospect will definitely receive a full scholarship and many more benefits from all the colleges. Williams, the 6-foot-7 Chatsworth native, is rated the No. It wasn’t just me. He went on to score 31 points on 12-14 shooting from the field ( 3 3’s) and 4-4 from the line. Sargeant says of his gifted junior, "He’s really unique, because he really can score from all three levels so depending on where the game is going and what team we’re playing and what matchups we’re using, I try to use him at all three levels, so I’ll have him come off high pick’n’rolls or operating off the elbow, the wing, or the low post. He’s added that element to his game. I went to watch his team play last year (his freshman year) because I trained one of his teammates. Zaire Wade also reportedly tore a ligament in his right ankle, which sidelined him for a good part of the season, according to . At a certain point, it’s natural to wonder if all the attention and hype that comes with being a big-time hoops recruit have gone to the young man’s head, but Williams has remained largely the person he was when he arrived on campus in Sherman Oaks three years ago. (Boston has already signed with Kentucky, while Having invited to play certainly adds value to his career and most certainly experience playing among the elites of the century. If I came home with C’s, B’s, they weren’t having it so all credit to them. He doesn’t really talk a lot about college. Anne and Tony Joseph Director of Basketball Jerod Haase writes Ziaire a letter every day of the year, and Williams mentioned recently he has shoeboxes full of letters from Coach Haase. They had a bunch of D-1 Bound Florida guys. When I was a little kid, I’d always tell myself ‘why aren’t I ranked? she says with some with no shortage of wit herself. Notre Dame High School's culture and the group of friends Ziaire's cultivated has certainly helped him draw a line between basketball and regular student life. ", Notre Dame's system under Sargeant is also tailored to utilize Williams in a variety of ways. ", Ziaire also focused in on hoops so early, he does have a curiosity about how he'd fare in other sports, one in particular. The only relationship he has with another girl is her mother whom he loves very much and is seen sharing a photo of them together in various places. "That’s funny. Stanford covets versatility in recruits, and Williams certainly has that. I’ve been asked to go to a lot of great high schools around the country and I would never leave this school just because it’s home, really. Really, I mean this as hard as possible, we don’t talk about basketball at all. ", For his part, Ziaire tries to maintain a level of detachment from his current status in the college hoops recruiting hierarchy. Williams boosts Stanford; sets up showdown with Tar Heels Highly touted freshman Ziaire Williams scored 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds in … There is no question Ziaire Williams has hit the big-time phase of both his game and his college recruitment. Lastly, Ziaire is a true friend and has created beautiful brotherhoods through basketball. "My friend Tyler Stromsborg, he’s committed to USC, he plays baseball and is in my grade. In a wise act of diplomacy, Williams splits credit for his athleticism. ", My friend Tyler Stromsborg, he’s committed to USC, he plays baseball and is in my grade. Zaire Wade has decided to suit up for Brewster Academy next season. Academically, Williams' interests lie with the science side of the curriculum. All credit to my Dad, he and I have been training since I was five, six years old and he has never, ever had me in the post. And while the team didn’t get a chance to defend the title they had held for Drop by and give us a like!! I’m better than him, him, him,’ and the main thing is really not forgetting where you came from. It was the Cavaliers vs. the Pistons. I'd like to add something foul but I'll keep it clean. I don’t remember the last time I played a video game. The thing I love about this school is that no one really cares that I’m somewhat of a decent basketball player. He’s truly made parenting challenging yet fun and continues to rack up proud parent moments.". They had (Duke commit) Vernon Carey. LeBron James' arrival in Los Angeles has galvanized the city of Los Angeles and resuscitated the fervor for L.A.'s most successful professional sports franchise. "My mom and dad, they raised me great. He is born to parents Ziaire William and Marquita Fields-Williams who both served in the military. And while Z did get animated and emotional, he didn’t talk back to him. Ziaire Williams is an American basketball player who is considered one of the best players in the 2020 class. 5 and No. "I used to be hardcore and basketball has literally taken over. Williams scored 12 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and made 10 assists to notch the first triple-double by a Stanford player since Brook Lopez in 2007. James went off for 48 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists in an overtime game that saw him play over 50 minutes. Oh, and he’s a handsome fella! In talking to Ziaire, his coach, and his Mom, it's clear the Williams family has done an exceptional job of striking that balance. Certainly, all the efforts and tears, he put through his game has shown amazing results and will certainly help him achieve even greater feats and achievements. ", I haven’t seen any real change from him in the way that he interacts with his teammates or the way he’s valuing his high school experience. Sometimes in big games I get a little too into it. And while Z did get animated and emotional, he didn’t talk back to him. That dude can jump, but my mom, she was really fast so it might be just a little bit of both. Every now and then it gets to me but I just focus on my main goals and the hard work pays off so you just have to look at the bigger picture." They give tremendous support. ", I love the STEM programs (science, technology, engineering, and math), so that whole field is definitely my favorite. Ziaire Williams, right, a basketball recruit, sits in the stands to watch an exhibition game between Arizona and Chico State at McKale Center. Watching him play leaves no doubt that the on-court teachings have gotten through as well. But I’d played basketball before that but ever since that moment I fell in love with it and that’s what I wanted to do. After a game-winner by Stanford-bound Ziaire Williams, the Blazers made it to the state championship game before the hiatus of sports in North America. His mother served in the Army and Air Force and his father in the Marine Corps. Getting this kind of attention, it would weigh on any kid but he’s handled it about as well as you’d expect any 16 or 17 year-old to handle it given this kind of rise in the rankings and the offers. ", Ziaire's BTI AAU team got a big summer win over West Coast Elite, a team featuring Nico Mannion and Josh Green, both five-star recruits headed to Arizona. Ziaire William also participated in the McDonald's All-American in 2019 at the Cole Anthony, Oak Hill Acadamy. Sierra Canyon was pretty stacked, with Bronny and five-star prospects Ziaire Williams and BJ Boston. ", There are certainly traits he inherited from both parents in the eyes of Fields-Williams. He's a five-star currently ranked as the #19 overall recruit in the '20 class by the 247Sports Composite. He actually had scholarships but he never had the grades which is why he’s really hard on me about grades. They started this whole charity movement and they called it DaneStrong and I wear it to remind myself that there’s always somebody going through worse. Not a subscriber? I remember everything, so it was when LeBron scored like 25 points in a row in that playoff game against the Pistons. I love to hang out with friends and I just can’t do it as much as I used to be able to do it because I’m always playing basketball and practicing. Ziaire Williams had Duke involved for a bit. "I’m a 6’9” guard, so most of the time he (Notre Dame Head Coach Matt Sargeant) has me on the wing. However, we aren't sure about his choices for his future endeavors. Stanford has built a rock solid, R.J. Abeytia has been contributing to The Bootleg since 2014. They were a good team. "This school is amazing. So I’m thankful for that. The number of scholarship offers doesn’t matter as you can only attend one school! It was May 31, 2007, and James' Cleveland Cavaliers were in Detroit to play a pivotal Game 5 against the Detroit Pistons. So if you’re going to put a big guy on him, we’ll put you in pick’n’rolls, if you put a smaller guy on him, we’ll put him on the block. I went to watch his team play last year (his freshman year) because I trained one of his teammates. All these moments mark the constant series of beginnings that is growing up and that stack up to create the person you will become. This team has a highly ranked Sophomore, among some other good players, and when we lost to them in the summer it was a very heated game. It’s still has got a ways to go but that’s been his biggest growth is figuring out how to use that size once he gets ten feet and in to his advantage. I’m better than him, him, him,’ and the main thing is really not forgetting where you came from. We beat them by 20+, and it was at that moment I realized how special Ziaire could be," Sargeant says. The other player tried to bully Ziaire and talk trash to him. Ziaire's mother, Marquita Fields-Williams, also notes the significant early chapters in the bond between her boy and Dr. Naismith's game. I wear it in the game so when I’m tired I’m like, “Come on. When asked about the challenge of finding time to just be a high school kid, Williams says "The older I get, the harder it gets. Son of Ziaire and Marquita Williams; is an only child. His grandparents are up there (Notre Dame’s Wall of Honor inside the gymnasium’s lobby where names like Jamie Dixon are also included), they’ve contributed so much to the school. You want a player to play with the kind of confidence that warrants that kind of attention but you also want to have a kid who continues to treat his teammates with respect, to listen to his coaching staff, and he does all those things.". Ziaire is a leader and just has a way of lightning up a room. Advertise with us He’s not one of those kids that I can see looking ahead or looking forward. I've been a fan actually since Day 1. Every coach I’ve had, he’s would make sure, do not have me in the post because I’ve always been kind of tall. ", Sargeant concedes that the attention has impacted Ziaire to a certain extent, but well within the range of understanding considering its intensity. Also, you can follow The Bootleg on our Facebook page. He’ll internalize the competition, whether it’s going against a really great player or whether it’s a championship game but he tends to rise to the moment when it’s required and that’s been pretty consistent from what I’ve seen of him. They had (Duke commit) Vernon Carey. Ziaire Williams is one of the nation's most sought after high school basketball players and is considered the best small forward in the 2020 class. I’d probably be a first baseman. I’m a friendly person. He's humble yet passionate about things that he enjoys. He actually had scholarships but he never had the grades which is why he’s really hard on me about grades. As he talks, Ziaire has  a rubber blue wristband on it with the "DaneStrong" on it. At small forward, he stands 6 feet 8 inches and weighs 185 pounds. That’s funny. Other people like it and I’m not downgrading it but it doesn’t really mean too much to me. Staying grounded has also been a big part of what Fields-Williams wanted to contribute to the process. Ziaire was born in Lancaster, California on 12 September 2001 under the star sign Virgo. Ziaire Williams is the best on what is a stacked roster at this Chatsworth, Los Angeles School. Goalies for the Coyotes recorded four shutouts last season while compiling a .919 save percentage. He’s grown so much, so quickly that I think he doesn’t realize how long and tall he really is. He went on to score 31 points on 12-14 shooting from the field ( 3 3’s) and 4-4 from the line. As far as the other half of this parental team, "Ziaire biggest trait that I see in his father is his forgetfulness!!! Dexter O’Connell, he’s committed to Marquette, he did a great job on Nico (Mannion). It’s kind of weird. He was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the best small forwards in the 2020 class. I know when we (BTI) played this team from Florida, I forgot their team name (E1T1 United). Both can really vibe with anyone," she explains. We played ‘em in Vegas and I was so mad. When asked about the moment when he firsts remembers the game hitting him like a thunderbolt. That’s very important to him. Thanks to Basketball Reference, we can pinpoint the exact date when Ziaire Williams remembers being truly captivated by the game of basketball. The first time you find something you're really good at doing. The father of four — who is also the legal guardian of nephew Dahveon Morris, 18 — says that when it comes to Zaire’s goals, he is a hands-on dad. His father would tell him to not worry about the “hype” during his younger years. He’s not one of those kids that I can see looking ahead or looking forward. Today, while playing with Sierra Canyon in … "Biggest traits from me is thoughtfulness and quick witted! Ziaire's close friend on the Knights' baseball team has also connected to him with a deeper perspective that transcends anything as ultimately trivial as a basketball game. 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