BOXTOROW HBCU 1st TEAM ALL AMERICAN
2015-16 MEAC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
1ST TEAM ALL MEAC (2015-16
1st TEAM ALL MEAC (2014-15)
3rd TEAM ALL MEAC (2013-14)
REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON (2015-16): Ends the season as the NCAA’s active career blocked shots per game leader and within striking distance of 400 career blocks, 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds…Appeared in all 31 games, averaging 11.9 points and 9.0 rebounds…1 Finished sixth in the nation in blocked shots (107) and blocked shots per game (3.45) …Registered the first triple double in program history with 13 points, 13 rebounds and career-high 12 blocks in win over North Carolina A&T on 2/29/16 … Six-time MEAC defensive player of the week … Posted 10 double-doubles, 22 double-figure scoring games, 12 double figure rebounding games …5 Four 20-point games, including 22 points on 10-14 shooting against Morgan State and 22 points on 10-17 at Florida A&M … Had 15 rebounds in win at Norfolk State… Led MEAC in rebounding (9.0) and field goal percentage (.523) as well as blocked shots …blocked at least one shot in 29 of 31 games.
REDSHIRT SOPHOMRE SEASON (2014-15): Appeared in 30 games, started 29 and averaged 8.1 points and 8.7 rebounds…Shattered her own single-season blocks record with 129, finishing third in the nation…Three-time MEAC Defensive Player Of The Week…Eight double-doubles, 11 games in double-figure points, 14 in double-figure rebounding and a ten-block game vs. Norfolk State that also included a career-high 17 rebounds… Scored 17 against Lynn on 7-9 shooting…Registered at least block in 29 of 31 games, including final 21.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON:Garnered Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) All-Rookie and All-MEAC Third Team Honors...Twice named MEAC Rookie of the Week (1/20, 1/27) and twice named MEAC Defensive Player of the Week (12/16, 2/24)...Played in all 30 games of the season, starting 28, scoring 6.7 points per game with a team-leading 6.6 rebounds per outing...Topped the MEAC and ranked 10th in the NCAA with 3.20 blocks per game...Williams made her collegiate debut at Florida (11/8), earning two (2) rebounds in just nine (9) minutes of play...First reached double-digit rebounds at four-time defending MEAC champion Hampton (12/9), tallying 12 boards in addition to seven (blocks)...Collected a season-high 13 rebounds versus Nicholls State at the Hatter Classic (12/20)...Playing a season-high 50 minutes in a double overtime victory at North Carolina Central (2/8), Williams recorded the first of five (5) double-doubles on the season, collecting 12 points and 10 rebounds...Down the stretch, Williams tallied a season-best eight (8) blocks at Morgan State (3/1), tying for fourth-highest total on the B-CU single game list...Reached a season scoring high in the MEAC Championships first round victory over South Carolina State (3/11), knocking down 19 points on 8-for-12 shooting, with 10 rebounds and four (4) blocks, leading the Lady Wildcats to the first tournament victory since the 2009-10 season...Logged three of the top 10 single-game block performances in B-CU history...With 96 total blocks, Williams recorded the second-highest single-season block total in B-CU history, moving into third on the all-time career rejections list...Named to MEAC Commissioner's All-Academic Team.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2012-13): Redshirted during her first collegiate season at Bethune-Cookman.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played her high school basketball at New Orleans’ Xavier Prep High School under Coach Curtis Lawrence, aiding the Yellow Jackets to a 22-6 record and a District title as a senior...She averaged 15.6 points per game as a senior center at XP, with her best game coming in a District 10-3A victory over St. Mary’s (1/16/12), logging a triple double of 22 points, 20 rebounds and 11 blocked shots...A team captain, Williams was named MVP and earned first team All-District, second team All-State and was named the District 10-3A Player of the Year...As a junior, XP went 20-8 on the year for a District Championship, aided by Williams’ 13.6 points, 14 rebounds, 10 blocks and two (2) steals...She was named honorable mention All-State and All-District and All-Metro...Had one of her best games of the season against St. Marys (1/16/11), tallying a triple double of 22 points, 24 rebounds and 10 blocks...As a sophomore, she earned All-District honors.
PERSONAL: Nicknamed Kay, Kailyn Kristina Williams was born December 1, 1994 in New Orleans, La. To Kina Williams and Royce Williams, Sr...Has one sibling, Royce, Jr. (25)...outside of basketball, she enjoys working on computers and loves collecting sneakers...Chose Bethune-Cookman because the staff and team made her feel like she belonged...Notes winning the District Championship in her senior year of high school as her most memorable sports moment... Devereaux Peters is her favorite athlete because she had multiple knee surgeries and still managed to keep her head up and make it to the WNBA...Cites her father as her biggest influence...Is interested in becoming an FBI agent and is majoring in Criminal Justice at Bethune-Cookman.
