University of Central Oklahoma Athletics

Williams Earns Top Division II Honor

3/28/2011 4:26:26 PM

Dauntae Williams

PINEHURST, N.C. (March 28) – Central Oklahoma's Dauntae Williams capped off a sensational senior season Monday with his selection as NCAA Division II Player of the Year by Basketball Times.

The versatile 6-foot-4 guard from Missouri City, Texas averaged 20.9 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.3 steals in leading the Bronchos to one of their best-ever seasons in 2010-11.

UCO won a school-record 30 games, finishing 30-4 while winning the Lone Star Conference North Division and LSC Tournament titles en route to making it to the Division II Sweet 16 before falling in the finals of the South Central Regional.

“This is a great honor for Dauntae and one he's very deserving of,” UCO coach Terry Evans said. “He can do about anything on the court and we asked him to carry a big load for us this season.”

Williams was LSC North Division Player of the Year for the second consecutive year, took MVP honors in the LSC Tournament and was an all-tournament pick in the South Central Regional.

A six-time LSC North Division Offensive Player of the Week winner during the season, Williams finished fifth on UCO's single-season points list with 689. He ranks 18th on the school's career scoring list with 1,276 points, which is fourth-best among two-year players.

Williams becomes the third UCO player to earn Division II Player of the Year honors, joining Alex Wright (1993) and Joe Newton (1998).

Williams was joined on the first-team All-America list by Gage Daye of Bloomfield, Justin Keenan of Ferris State, Anthony Moody of Mary and Darryl Webb of Indiana (Pa.). Midwestern State's Chris Hagen was the only other LSC player on one of the three All-America teams as a third-team selection.

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