AT MEMPHIS (2022-23): Played in 29 games for the Tigers, averaging 12.5 minutes per outing…Finished the 2022-23 campaign with 104 points (3.6 ppg), 74 rebounds (2.6 rpg), three assists, nine blocks and six steals…She grabbed a season-best seven rebounds on Dec. 30 at Temple and scored a season-high nine points in a Jan. 21 home win over the Owls…Her final year in Memphis saw the Tigers finish 22-11 overall and 11-4 in conference play and reached the WNIT's Round of 16.
AT MEMPHIS (2021-22): Appeared in 25 games and made 13 start…Grabbed seven rebounds and scored seven points in the team;s win against SIUE on Nov. 14…Had a team-best 12 rebounds against Howard on Dec. 17…Went 3-4 from the field and 2-2 from the free throw line for a season-high eight points against Cincinnati on Feb. 2…Ranked first on the team with 24 blocks and third on the team with 4.1 rebounds per game…Led the team in rebounding on nine occasions…Ranked in the top-15 in the AAC in blocks per game.
AT MEMPHIS (2020-21): Played in 14 games for the Tigers while making one start…Scored a career high 14 points on 7-for-10 shooting against Tulane on Jan. 2…Also scored 13 points against McNeese on Dec. 12 while going 5-for-8 from the field and blocking five shots.
AT MEMPHIS (2019-20): Played in 16 games with 11 starts before suffering a season-ending injury at East Carolina…In first career game, she scored 11 points, pulled down nine rebounds and registered five blocks…Her five blocks against Alcorn State are the third-most in a single game by a freshman at Memphis…Ranks fifth all-time in blocks by a Memphis freshman with 17 rejections…Had two double figure performances…Had at least six rebounds three times…Recorded four multi-block performances.
PREP: Was a three-sport athlete at Arlington High School, lettering in basketball, volleyball and track…Earned 2019 District Player of the Year and First Team honors...Was a three-time All-State, All-Area and All-Region player…Four-time District 14AAA Champion…Listed as a four-star recruit by ESPN, she was ranked the ninth-best post player in the 2019 class.
PERSONAL: Full name is Lanetta Vestera Williams…Born on May 3, 2001…Daughter of Minnetta and Lance Williams…Has four siblings, Lanyce, Rashad, Faye and Milen…Her father played basketball at DePaul and was inducted into the Blue Demons Hall of Fame in 2019…Twin sister Lanyce also played basketball at Memphis…Graduated in sports coaching and working towards a degree in leadership…Chose ODU because of the culture and environment.