Brice Williams


Brice Williams is an American professional basketball player for the Motor City Cruise of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Charlotte 49ers.

Early life and high school

Coming out of high school, Williams committed to play college basketball for the Charlotte 49ers over other schools such as Bucknell, Charlotte, George Mason, Lafayette, St. Bonaventure and Wake Forest.

College career

Charlotte

As a freshman in 2019-20, Williams played 27 games where he averaged 2.3 points and 1.5 rebounds per game. He missed the entirety of the 2021-22 season due to a knee injury. In 2020-21, Williams played in 25 games with 14 starts, where he averaged 9.7 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 1.0 assist per game. On December 29, 2022, he recorded 31 points in a win over 2022–23 [Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team|Middle Tennessee State]. During the 2022-23 season, Williams averaged 13.8 points and 5.3 rebounds per game and was named the 2023 CBI MVP. After the season, he entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.

Nebraska

Williams transferred to play for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. In his first season with the Cornhuskers in 2023-24 he started all 34 games and averaged 13.4 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game. On December 13, 2024, Williams notched 30 points, six rebounds, and five assists in a win over 2024–25 [Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team|Indiana]. On December 23, he totaled 32 points, two rebounds, three assists and two steals in a victory over 2024–25 [Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team|Hawaii]. On December 25, Williams recorded 25 points, seven rebounds and four assists in a win over 2024–25 [Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team|Oregon State]. He was named the Big Ten player of the week after averaging 27.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, and five assists in win over 2024–25 [Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team|Illinois] on January 30, 2025, and 2024–25 [Oregon Ducks men's basketball team|Oregon] on February 2. On February 19, Williams scored 17 points against 2024–25 [Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team|Penn State]. On February 24, he scored 26 of Nebraska's 49 points in a loss to 2024–25 [Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team|Michigan]. On March 4, Williams dropped a career-high and single-game school record 43 points in a double overtime loss to 2024–25 [Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team|Ohio State]. Williams led Nebraska to winning the 2025 College Basketball Crown, leading the tournament with 93 points and setting Nebraska's single–season school record for points at 713, surpassing James Palmer Jr.'s record of 708 points set in the 2018–19 [Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team|2018–19 season].

Professional career

Williams went undrafted in the 2025 NBA Draft. He then signed a training camp deal with the Detroit Pistons.

Personal life

Williams is the son of former NBA player Henry Williams.