WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue junior Trevion Williams has announced his intention to declare for the 2021 NBA Draft but will not hire an agent, maintaining his collegiate eligibility and leaving the option open to return to school.
Williams will put his name into the NBA Draft, making him eligible to be selected on draft night July 29. He is eligible to compete in the NBA Draft Combine, if selected, from June 21 to 27. He then has about three weeks (July 19 deadline) to weigh his options and keep his name in or withdraw from the NBA Draft. Withdrawing his name from the Draft will maintain his eligibility in intercollegiate athletics.
Williams, a 6-foot, 10-inch center from Chicago, was named first-team All-Big Ten and was one of five finalists for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award given to the nation's top center after averaging 15.5 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. He owned 11 double-doubles and his six 20-10 games were the third-most nationally for a major-college player. He also became just the ninth Big Ten player in the last 30 years to average at least 15 points, nine rebounds and two assists per game and was one of six players nationally this year to reach those marks.
He concluded the year with 967 career points, 630 rebounds and 126 assists, being one of just six current players nationally to have at least 900 points, 600 rebounds and 125 assists through their junior season. Williams and West Virginia's Derek Culver are the only high-major players on that list.
The Boilermakers posted an 18-10 record a year ago earning a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Purdue will return all five starters from that squad.
Williams will put his name into the NBA Draft, making him eligible to be selected on draft night July 29. He is eligible to compete in the NBA Draft Combine, if selected, from June 21 to 27. He then has about three weeks (July 19 deadline) to weigh his options and keep his name in or withdraw from the NBA Draft. Withdrawing his name from the Draft will maintain his eligibility in intercollegiate athletics.
Williams, a 6-foot, 10-inch center from Chicago, was named first-team All-Big Ten and was one of five finalists for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award given to the nation's top center after averaging 15.5 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. He owned 11 double-doubles and his six 20-10 games were the third-most nationally for a major-college player. He also became just the ninth Big Ten player in the last 30 years to average at least 15 points, nine rebounds and two assists per game and was one of six players nationally this year to reach those marks.
He concluded the year with 967 career points, 630 rebounds and 126 assists, being one of just six current players nationally to have at least 900 points, 600 rebounds and 125 assists through their junior season. Williams and West Virginia's Derek Culver are the only high-major players on that list.
The Boilermakers posted an 18-10 record a year ago earning a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Purdue will return all five starters from that squad.