Elizabeth Williams (basketball)

Elizabeth Williams
No. 1 – Chicago Sky
PositionCenter / power forward
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1993-06-23) June 23, 1993 (age 31)
Colchester, England
NationalityNigerian/American
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolPrincess Anne
(Virginia Beach, Virginia)
CollegeDuke (2011–2015)
WNBA draft2015: 1st round, 4th overall pick
Selected by the Connecticut Sun
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015Connecticut Sun
2015–2016İstanbul Üniversitesi
2016–2021Atlanta Dream
2016–2017Nadezhda Orenburg
2017–2018Liaoning Flying Eagles
2018–2019Botaş
2019–2020Fenerbahçe
2020–2021Botaş
2021–2022Fenerbahçe
2022Washington Mystics
2023–2024Çukurova Basketbol
2023–presentChicago Sky
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Women’s basketball
Representing  United States
U16 and U17
Gold medal – first place 2009 Mexico National team
Gold medal – first place 2010 France National team
U18 and U19
Gold medal – first place 2011 Chile National team

Elizabeth Olatayo Williams (born June 23, 1993) is a British-born Nigerian-American basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was the longest standing member of the Atlanta Dream until she signed with the Mystics.[1] After immigrating from Colchester, Essex, England, she played her college career at Duke University. Then, she was drafted by the Connecticut Sun 4th overall in the 2015 WNBA draft, and was traded to Atlanta after only one year with the Sun.

  1. ^ "Atlanta Dream's Elizabeth Williams on finding her voice ahead of Georgia's Senate runoff". On Her Turf. 2020-12-30. Retrieved 2021-01-18.