Jada Williams

Jada Williams
No. 8 – Iowa State Cyclones
PositionGuard
LeagueBig 12 Conference
Personal information
Born (2005-02-06) February 6, 2005
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Career information
High school
  • Blue Springs High School (Blue Springs, Missouri)
  • La Jolla (San Diego, California)
College
Career highlights

Jada Williams (born February 6, 2005) is an American college basketball player for the Iowa State Cyclones of the Big 12 Conference. She previously played for the Arizona Wildcats.

High school career

Williams played at Blue Springs High School in Blue Springs, Missouri in her freshman year. She transferred to La Jolla Country Day School in La Jolla, California, and was the first high school female athlete to sign an NIL deal in 2021. [1] Williams was named to the Nike Hoop Summit and the McDonald's All-American Game. [2][3] Williams was a five-star recruit and the number 21 recruit in the class of 2023.[4] She initially committed to UCLA in March 2021, but flipped to Arizona in August 2022. [5][6]

College career

Williams started in 28 games and averaged 9.5 points per game in her freshman year. [7] On February 23 2024, she scored a career-high 23 points to upset No. 3 Stanford, scoring 14 points in the fourth quarter, later winning Pac-12 Freshman of the Week. [8][9] Williams was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman team. [10] In the postseason, Arizona would lose in the second round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament. [11]

As a sophomore, Williams led the team in scoring and assists with 12.7 points per game and 2.9 assists per game. [12] On November 26 2024, she had a career-high six steals in a 71–60 loss against Vanderbilt in the Acrisure Thanksgiving Tournament. She had a career-high of 25 points and seven rebounds in a loss against Utah on January 31 2025. [13]

Williams announced that she would be transferring on March 31 2025, becoming one of five members of the team to leave. [14] She committed to Iowa State. [15]

National team career

Williams helped the United States win a gold medal at the 2021 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship in Mexico. She averaged 11.7 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 5.2 assists, and was named to the All-Star Five.[16] At the 2022 FIBA Under-17 Women's World Cup in Hungary, she won her second gold medal, averaging 4.4 points and 2.1 assists. [17]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2023–24 Arizona 34 28 29.8 35.2 26.3 84.5 1.7 2.4 1.1 0.0 2.2 9.5
2024–25 Arizona 30 30 30.5 37.1 29.2 86.2 3.5 2.9 1.6 0.1 2.6 12.7
Career 80 74 29.5 36.8 28.0 85.2 2.7 3.7 1.3 0.1 2.5 11.3
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[18]

References

  1. ^ Press, Associated (2025-10-23). "Influencer-point guard Jada Williams brings million-plus followers along with her to No. 14 Iowa St". SLAM. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
  2. ^ "Cunningham, Williams Named McDonald's All-Americans". University of Arizona Athletics. 2023-01-24. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
  3. ^ "2023 Women's Nike Hoop Summit Team - 5x5 Women's Nike Hoop Summit". USA Basketball. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
  4. ^ "2023 SportsCenter NEXT 100 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  5. ^ Spears, Justin (2022-08-02). "'I'm ready to be a Wildcat': 5-star guard Jada Williams commits to Arizona, flips from UCLA". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
  6. ^ "PG Williams, No. 13 prospect, commits to UCLA". ESPN.com. 2021-03-29. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
  7. ^ BillSeals (2025-10-27). "Iowa State's Jada Williams named to Nancy Lieberman Award watch list". Cyclone Report. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
  8. ^ Brown, P. J. (2024-02-24). "Jada Williams' monster 4th quarter keys Arizona to 68-61 upset of No. 3 Stanford". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
  9. ^ Doss, Kim (2024-02-26). "Esmery Martinez, Jada Williams give Arizona women's basketball sweep of weekly Pac-12 honors". Arizona Desert Swarm. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
  10. ^ Birch, Tommy (September 16, 2025). "How Iowa State women's basketball guard Jada Williams became a social-media star". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
  11. ^ "Syracuse Defeats Arizona in NCAA First Round". Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
  12. ^ Leistikow, Chad. "Arizona transfer portal prospect Jada Williams visiting Iowa women's basketball". Hawk Central. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
  13. ^ "Williams Reaches Career High in 67-57 Loss at Utah". University of Arizona Athletics. 2025-01-31. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
  14. ^ Guzeloglu, Melisa. "Arizona women's basketball loses five players to transfer portal following season-ending loss". The Daily Wildcat. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
  15. ^ Sheaffer, Kayde. "Iowa State bolsters roster with former McDonald's All-American Jada Williams". Iowa State Daily. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
  16. ^ Smith, Deyscha (2021-10-29). "UCLA Commit Jada Williams Wants to Elevate the Women's Game as a Brand Ambassador for Spalding". SLAM. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
  17. ^ Brown, P. J. (2022-12-30). "Passion drove future Wildcat, 'natural born leader' Jada Williams to commit to Wildcats". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
  18. ^ "Jada Williams College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
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