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NCAA Basketball: Current 2019-20 NBA teammates who played in college together

By Bill McCarthy

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - APRIL 04: Tyus Jones #5 of the Duke Blue Devils gives instructions to his teammate Grayson Allen #3 of the Duke Blue Devils during the game against the Michigan State Spartans during the NCAA Men's Final Four Semifinal at Lucas Oil Stadium on April 4, 2015 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - APRIL 04: Tyus Jones #5 of the Duke Blue Devils gives instructions to his teammate Grayson Allen #3 of the Duke Blue Devils during the game against the Michigan State Spartans during the NCAA Men's Final Four Semifinal at Lucas Oil Stadium on April 4, 2015 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 22: Johnathan Williams #3 and Rui Hachimura #21 of the Gonzaga Bulldogs (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 22: Johnathan Williams #3 and Rui Hachimura #21 of the Gonzaga Bulldogs (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

The Washington Bulldogs

Duo: Rui Hachimura and Johnathan Williams

NBA team: Washington Wizards

College team: Gonzaga Bulldogs, 2016-17, 2017-18

Best NCAA Tournament finish: Runners-up, 2016-17

Former Gonzaga Bulldogs Rui Hachimura and Johnathan Williams have found themselves a new home on the East Coast as members of the Washington Wizards.

The Wizards nabbed Hachimura with the No. 9 pick in the 2019 NBA draft and signed Williams, who went undrafted in 2018, to a two-way contract in January.

Hachimura has featured regularly in the Wizards’ starting lineup, playing nearly 30 minutes per night and turning in about 14 points and six rebounds per game, according to Basketball-Reference. Williams has appeared in 11 games for the Wizards and averaged just over 3 points per game.

The two played together for two seasons — in 2016-17 and 2017-18 — at Gonzaga, when Hachimura was a freshman and sophomore and Williams was a junior and senior.

Hachimura was mostly a non-factor in 2016-17 when the Bulldogs landed a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and advanced all the way to the championship game. But Williams started every game that season, averaging 10.2 points and 6.4 rebounds per contest. He was named the West Region’s most outstanding player in the tournament.

The following year, Williams became coach Mark Few’s leading scorer, putting up 13.4 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. Hachimura also upped his production, contributing 11.6 points and 4.7 rebounds per game, despite starting just twice all season.

Those efforts helped Gonzaga land a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament, which they rode to the Sweet 16 before falling in an upset to Florida State.

In 2018-19, after Williams moved on to the NBA, Hachimura emerged as a star. He earned consensus All-America first team and West Coast Conference player of the year honors in addition to the Julius Erving Award, which is given to the nation’s top small forward.

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