2016-17 Basketball - M Roster
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Jersey Number 35
Kavell Bigby-Williams
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-11
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- London, England
- High School:
- Harris Academy Beckenham
- Prev School:
- Gillette College
Bio
2016-17 | JUNIOR SEASON
Appeared in 37 games with one start ... Saw an increased role over the last month of the season due to the injury to Chris Boucher ... Is just the third British player to make it to the Final Four (Karl Brown, Georgia Tech, 1990; Luol Deng, Duke, 2004) ... Played 15 minutes in the NCAA opener against Iona and had 6 rebounds, and followed that with five points in Round 2 vs. Rhode Island ... Had 6 rebounds and 2 blocks in 14 minutes in the Pac-12 title game vs. Arizona ... Helped slow down Stanford on the boards, grabbing 3 in 10 minutes in the Feb. 25 win ... Solid final home weekend of the season with six rebounds against Utah and five vs. Colorado ... Important three reboundss in 5 minutes in win at USC ... Netted eight points against Arizona ... Scored eight points and had a pair of blocks in a big effort at WSU, especially on the defensive end ... Had back-to-back double figure rebound games with 10 against Western Oregon and 11 versus Savannah State ... Also had 11 points against Savannah State for his first career double-double ... Had a trio of three-block games in 2016-17.
BEFORE OREGON
Named the 2015-16 Spalding NJCAA Division I Player of the Year … Rated as the No. 3 junior college prospect nationally with a four-star ranking and a grade of 94 by 247Sports.com … Played in 36 games as a sophomore for Gillette (Wyo.) College in 2015-16, averaging 16.8 points, 13.6 rebounds and 5.6 blocks per game while earning NJCAA first-team all-America honors … Led the nation with 211 blocked shots … Shot 59.2 percent from the field … Led the Region IX Conference in defensive rebounds, total rebounds and blocks while finishing second in rebound average per game … Helped lead Gillette to a 35-2 record and a third place finish at the junior college national tournament … Recorded five triple-doubles throughout the season, including a 22-point, 16-rebound, 12-block performance in a win over Casper on Feb. 20 … Recorded a double-double in 28 of 36 games … Played in 32 games for the Pronghorns as a freshman in 2014-15, averaging 10.1 points and 9.6 rebounds per contest … Earned third-team All-Region honors while helping lead the Pronghorns to their first ever trip to the national tournament.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played for Harris Academy Beckenham in Beckenham, England … Named the defensive player of the year and the conference player of the year after averaging 20.7 points, 15.4 rebounds and 6 blocks per game as a senior in 2013-14 … Also played for Great Britain’s national Under-20 and Under-18 teams, averaging 8.9 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game between the two squads.
PERSONAL
Born Kavell Chevano Bigby-Williams in London, England ... Parents are Cheryl Bigby and Kirk Williams ... Major is sociology.
Appeared in 37 games with one start ... Saw an increased role over the last month of the season due to the injury to Chris Boucher ... Is just the third British player to make it to the Final Four (Karl Brown, Georgia Tech, 1990; Luol Deng, Duke, 2004) ... Played 15 minutes in the NCAA opener against Iona and had 6 rebounds, and followed that with five points in Round 2 vs. Rhode Island ... Had 6 rebounds and 2 blocks in 14 minutes in the Pac-12 title game vs. Arizona ... Helped slow down Stanford on the boards, grabbing 3 in 10 minutes in the Feb. 25 win ... Solid final home weekend of the season with six rebounds against Utah and five vs. Colorado ... Important three reboundss in 5 minutes in win at USC ... Netted eight points against Arizona ... Scored eight points and had a pair of blocks in a big effort at WSU, especially on the defensive end ... Had back-to-back double figure rebound games with 10 against Western Oregon and 11 versus Savannah State ... Also had 11 points against Savannah State for his first career double-double ... Had a trio of three-block games in 2016-17.
BEFORE OREGON
Named the 2015-16 Spalding NJCAA Division I Player of the Year … Rated as the No. 3 junior college prospect nationally with a four-star ranking and a grade of 94 by 247Sports.com … Played in 36 games as a sophomore for Gillette (Wyo.) College in 2015-16, averaging 16.8 points, 13.6 rebounds and 5.6 blocks per game while earning NJCAA first-team all-America honors … Led the nation with 211 blocked shots … Shot 59.2 percent from the field … Led the Region IX Conference in defensive rebounds, total rebounds and blocks while finishing second in rebound average per game … Helped lead Gillette to a 35-2 record and a third place finish at the junior college national tournament … Recorded five triple-doubles throughout the season, including a 22-point, 16-rebound, 12-block performance in a win over Casper on Feb. 20 … Recorded a double-double in 28 of 36 games … Played in 32 games for the Pronghorns as a freshman in 2014-15, averaging 10.1 points and 9.6 rebounds per contest … Earned third-team All-Region honors while helping lead the Pronghorns to their first ever trip to the national tournament.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played for Harris Academy Beckenham in Beckenham, England … Named the defensive player of the year and the conference player of the year after averaging 20.7 points, 15.4 rebounds and 6 blocks per game as a senior in 2013-14 … Also played for Great Britain’s national Under-20 and Under-18 teams, averaging 8.9 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game between the two squads.
PERSONAL
Born Kavell Chevano Bigby-Williams in London, England ... Parents are Cheryl Bigby and Kirk Williams ... Major is sociology.
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