Georgetown Basketball: Top 10 players that played for John Thompson II

4. Reggie Williams (1984-87)

Career stats: 15.3 ppg and 6.4 rpg

Most players in college basketball get to either experience a ton of winning or put up big numbers. Williams managed to do both of that, starting as a freshman. Due to who was in front of up in the frontcourt, the 6’7 forward settled with coming off the bench as a key reserve.

But as the season went on, Williams became a bigger part of the offense, which paid off in the national title game in 1984. He scored a team-high 19 points to beat Houston, which was a season-high for him.

After scoring nearly 12 ppg as a sophomore, Williams emerged as a star as a junior, averaging 17.6 ppg and 8.2 rpg to win All-Big East honors. But after losing four senior starters, the forward had to carry a young and inexperienced roster as a senior himself. He clearly was up to the task, setting a single-season scoring record of 23.6 ppg, along with 8.6 rpg and over two steals a game.

Williams was not only the Big East Player of the Year in 1987, but he also was named a national All-American. He had a ton of mega games, including several 30+ point efforts in the Big East. Those performances continued in the NCAA Tournament that year, scoring 21, 24, 25, and 34 in a Sweet 16 win over Kansas. Williams nearly single-handily carried the Hoyas to the Final Four, having as good a campaign as Iverson did a decade later.

Williams finished his career in the top-3 all-time in both points (2,117) and rebounds (809), as well as in the top-6 in total steals. Add a national title and a big performance in that win, you have one of the most accomplished players in both program and Big East history.