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 ===== At UMass =====
-{{ https://umasshoops.com/history/alumni/harper_williams/pics/cage.gif?nolink|Harper in The Cage}}
+{{ :williams_harper:roster_photo_1992-93.jpg?nolink|}}
 ==== Career ====
-  * Key contributor in the early years of the [[calipari_john|John Calipari]] era
+  * Key contributor to UM's ascension in the early years of the [[calipari_john|John Calipari]] era.
-  * Heart of a warrior helped him play bigger than the 6'7" he was
+  * Heart of a warrior helped him play bigger than the 6'7" he was.
-  * Career averages 12.9 ppg and 7.2 rpg
+  * Career averages of 12.9 points and 7.2 rebounds per game.
-  * Scored 1,534 total points in 119 games, with 111 starts
+  * Scored 1,534 total points in 119 games, with 111 starts.
-  * 1992 Atlantic 10 Player of the Year
+  * 1992 [[Atlantic 10]] Player of the Year.
-  * Most Outstanding Player in the 1992 and 1993 [[conference_tournaments|Atlantic 10 Tournaments]] (only A-10 player to win it two times until Temple's Dionte Christmas in 2008 and 2009)((Feat may have since been matched or surpassed since 2009.))
+  * Most Outstanding Player in the 1992 and 1993 [[conference_tournaments|Atlantic 10 Tournaments]] (only A-10 player to win it two times until [[opponent_temple|Temple's]] [[wp>Dionte Christmas]] in 2008 and 2009).((Feat may have since been matched or surpassed since 2009.))
+  * Only hit two career 3-pointers, but one helped UMass advance to their first-ever Sweet Sixteen, [[game19920322_syracuse|in 1992]].
+  * Led the team in blocked shots in each of his four seasons.  In his sophomore year, he led the entire Atlantic 10 Conference.
+  * [[https://umassathletics.com/honors/hall-of-fame/harper-williams/105|Inducted into the UMass Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006]]
+{{ :williams_harper:harper_post_move.jpg?direct&160|}}
+Harper finished his UMass career near the top of the list in many statistical categories.((Several players since his time have set higher marks.))
+  * 1,534 points was fifth-most.  ([[statistics_history|See current list of the 1K point club.]])
+  * 554 field goals was sixth-most.
+  * .513 field goal percentage was sixth-highest.
+  * 424 free throws was fourth-most.
+  * 602 free throws attempted was fifth-most.
+  * 146 made free throws in 1991-92 was fifth-most in a single UMass season.
+  * 854 rebounds was fifth-most.
+  * 222 blocks was UM's best.
+  * 9 blocks on 2/1/1991 set a new UMass single game record.  Tied later by [[camby_marcus|Marcus Camby]] and surpassed by [[lasme_stephane|Stephane Lasme]].
+  * 74 blocks in 1990-91 was UM's single-season best, until Camby and Lasme set new marks.
+  * 111 games started was fourth-most.
 ==== 1992-93 Senior year ====
+  * Team Co-Captain with [[Tony Barbee]]
+  * All-Atlantic 10 First Team
+  * A-10 Tournament Most Valuable Player and All-Tournament Team
+  * NABC All-District First Team
   * Played in 22 games, starting 21.  Missed some time in December & January with a broken hand.  Had the option to redshirt but chose to come back mid-season.
   * Upped his numbers to 15.3 points and 8.4 rebounds per game.
+  * Tied a UM A-10 Tourney game record with 14 free throws attempted versus Temple on March 11.  Mark stood through at least the 2007-08 season.((Unsure if this has since been surpassed.))
 ==== 1991-92 Junior year ====
+  * Atlantic 10 Player of the Year
+  * All-Atlantic 10 First Team
+  * A-10 Tournament Most Valuable Player and All-Tournament Team
+  * NABC All-District Second Team
   * Started all of the team's 35 games.
   * Maintained his output at 13.9 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.
-  * Hit key 3-pointer in the [[game19920322_syracuse|NCAA Tournament victory over Syracuse (3/22/1992)]]
+  * Hit key 3-pointer in the [[game19920322_syracuse|NCAA Tournament victory over Syracuse (3/22/1992)]].
+  * Free throw percentage of .734 led the team.
+  * Led the team in rebounds with 263 (7.5 average).
+  * Snared 16 rebounds [[game19920308_rutgers|versus Rutgers in the A-10 Tournament on March 8]], which was best in UM history, in an A-10 Tourney game, through the 2007-08 season.((Unsure if this has since been surpassed.))
 ==== 1990-91 Sophomore year ====
+  * All-Atlantic 10 Third Team
   * Played in all 33 games, starting 29.
   * Improved numbers to 13.8 points and 7.7 rebounds per game.
+  * Blocked 9 shots versus [[opponent_rhode_island|Rhode Island]] on February 1, setting a new UMass program record.
+  * Led the Atlantic 10 in blocks with 74 (2.2 average).
+  * Free throw percentage of .721 led the team.
+  * Led the team in rebounds with 255 (7.7 average).
 ==== 1989-90 Freshman year ====
+  * Atlantic 10 All-Freshman Team
   * Played in 29 of the team's 31 games, starting in 26.
   * Averaged 8.7 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.
+==== Statistics ====
+^Season^G^GS^MP^MPG^FG^FGA^FG%^2P^2PA^2P%^3P^3PA^3P%^FT^FTA^FT%^PTS^PPG^ORB^DRB^TRB^RPG^AST^STL^BLK^TOV^PF^FO^
+|1989-90|29|26|655|22.6|97|203|.478|97|202|.480|0|1|.000|58|84|.690|252|8.7|?|?|151|5.2|11|26|39|40|112|?|
+|1990-91|33|29|902|27.3|164|295|.556|164|293|.560|0|2|.000|129|179|.721|457|13.8|?|?|255|7.7|33|35|74|64|119|?|
+|1991-92|35|35|939|26.8|170|333|.511|168|327|.514|2|6|.333|146|199|.734|488|13.9|?|?|263|7.5|67|35|63|49|112|?|
+|1992-93|22|21|625|28.4|123|249|.494|123|246|.500|0|3|.000|91|140|.650|337|15.3|?|?|185|8.4|29|21|46|42|74|?|
+|Career|119|111|3121|26.2|554|1080|.513|552|1068|.517|2|12|.167|424|602|.704|1534|12.9|325|529|854|7.2|140|117|222|195|417|28|
+Career high in points: 27 vs. George Washington, Jan. 15, 1992.((Per 2008-09 UMass media guide.))
+==== Images ====
+{{gallery>:williams_harper?lightbox&4}}
 ===== Post-UMass =====
+{{ https://umasshoops.com/history/alumni/harper_williams/pics/leon_jersey.gif?nolink|Williams with the Spanish club Leon in the late 1990s}}
   * Played professionally overseas for 17 years.  See details on [[wp>Harper Williams|his Wikipedia page]].
-{{https://umasshoops.com/history/alumni/harper_williams/pics/leon_jersey.gif?nolink|Williams with the Spanish club Leon in the late 1990s}}
 ===== External links =====
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   * [[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/harper-williams-1.html|Sports Reference - Harper Williams]]
-{{tag>"Forward Centers" "Jersey # 31" "Played for John Calipari" "Players from Connecticut" "Born in 1971" "Work in Progress"}}
+{{tag>"Forward Centers" "Jersey # 31" "Played for John Calipari" "UMass Athletic Hall of Fame" "Players from Connecticut" "Born in 1971"}}