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2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster

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4 Joi Williams

4 Joi Williams

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Leesburg, Va.
  • Highschool:
    Virginia Academy

Summary

Biography

AS A JUNIOR (2025-26)
Had one of the best individual performing seasons in program history … Led team in many categories, including minutes per game (29.7), field goals made and taken (184/451), three-pointers made and taken (95/253), three-point field goal percentage (37.5%), free throw percentage (84.5%), points (545, 15.1 ppg), assists (95), and steals (71) … Tied the program record with 95 three-pointers made (also Ayana Avery during 2013-14 season) … One of eight players to set program record with 36 games played in a season … Her 545 points were the fifth-most in a season in program history … Leaves with the third-most three pointers made (194) and the fourth-best free throw percentage in a Radford career … Is one of 25 players in Radford history to score over 1,000 career points (1,130 – 18th all-time) … Named Radford 2025-26 Women’s Athlete of the Year at RUBY Awards … Named First Team All-Big South in preseason and postseason … Made Big South All-Tournament Team … Named Big South Player of the Week twice during the season (Dec. 8 and Jan. 26) … Scored in double figures in 29 games … First breakout performance came in double overtime win vs. Navy on December 4, scoring 36 points … Was the most points scored by a Highlander since Shannan Wilkey also scored 36 vs. UNC Greensboro on February 20, 1994 … Also hit buzzer-beating three-pointer to force second overtime … Led team with 23 points at Hampton on December 18 to secure another overtime win … Shot 80% from field to finish with 23 points in win vs. Longwood on January 21 … Dropped 31 points vs. Charleston Southern in Big South Quarterfinals on March 5 … Followed with another 30 points vs. High Point in Big South Championship … Her 76 points scored in the Big South Tournament was the third-most all-time in tournament history … Transferred to Appalachian State after the season.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2024-25)
Developed into the Highlanders’ top scoring threat leading the offense with 12.2 points per game, 2.6 assists per game while shooting 39% from three and 44% overall … At the conclusion of the season, was named to the Big South first-team all-conference squad … Her 65 three-pointers ranked sixth-most in a single season in program history while her career three-point shooting percentage moved up to third-best in program history … Led Radford in scoring 10 times and assists 11 times while starting and appearing in all 31 games with a team-high 940 minutes … Scored double figures in 20 of 33 games played … Set a single-game career-high for points with 23 in a win over Longwood … Sunk a three-pointer in all but one Big South battle … Scored 29 points and 9 assists across two Big South Tournament games.

AS A FRESHMAN (2023-24)
Broke out in her debut season growing stronger as the season went on … Named to the Big South all-freshman and all-tournament team at the conclusion of the season … Appeared in all 33 games earning starts in 12 averaging 18.3 minutes per game … Moved back into the starting five for the final five games of the season with Radford going 4-1 in those starts, Radford posted a record of 8-4 with Williams in the starting five overall … Averaged 6.3 points per game on 30% overall shooting eclipsing 10 points 11 times during the season … Scored 14 points in the Big South quarterfinals and 12 points in the Big South semifinals to help lead Radford to a championship appearance … Finished the year with top-five team totals with 208 points, 20 steals and 45 assists.

PREP
While at Virginia Academy, Williams averaged 23 ppg, 5.2 rpg and 3.1 apg ... Finished with 1,903 points in her high school career ... Was a three-time state champion for the season 2020-21, 2021-22, and 2022-23 ... Was named the Virginia State Player of the Year three times for the 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons ... Was an All-MET Selection by the Washington Post ... Was a member of the AAU Fairfax Stars EYBL in 2021 and 2022 coached by Aggie McCormick ... Daughter of Sherri Williams
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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2023-24Freshman

    Guard
    5'5"
    4
  • 4

    2024-25Sophomore

    Guard
    5'6"
    4
  • 4

    2025-26Junior

    Guard
    5'6"
    4
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