John Williamson

Signed Apr 12, 2006

05/04/06: "John Williamson, a 6-foot-6 stretch of a man who averaged 27.4 points a game this past basketball season at Cincinnati State - and received his associate's degree a term early, wrapping up his studies in April before returning home to Columbus for a quick breather. How'd he do it? "I focused on my grades," he said. "I'm a student first before basketball. That's how I look at it." - www.Enquirer.com

04/12/06: "Williamson, a Columbus, Ohio native, was named to the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II All-American team after averaging 27.4 points and 11.7 rebounds in 2005-06. - UCBearcats.com

03/27/06: John Williamson, a 6-foot-6 forward from Cincinnati State College, said today that he will play next season at UC for Cronin, who was introduced as UC's head coach on Friday." - Enquirer.com

03/26/06: "John Williamson has a good chance of being a Bearcat" - Andre Tate, Cin State head coach

03/25/06: Scored 22 pts and had 13 rebs in a come from behind win for 5th place in the Juco D2 tourney.

03/24/06: Cin State beat Hamilton College in the NJCAA D2 tourney in Danville Ill. Williamson had 15 pts and 6 rebs in the win.

03/24/06: Mick Cronin is now the new head coach at the University of Cincinnati. Added Williamson to the recruiting page and listed his interest at a "5". I know that Marqette, Providence, So Florida, Miami OH and others have interest. - Mike Ryan

03/22/06: Had 15 pts, 8 rebs and 4 assts in a win over CC of Beaver County. - Mike Ryan

03/01/06: Williamson was named OCCAC Conference Player of the year.

03/01/06: From the Cin State website - "John has worked himself into a high division one player - he has the ability to dominate a game. He is considered one of the top players in the country and is currently being recruited by Oklahoma, Detroit, Iowa, Purdue and Murray State."

02/20/06: "He was a monster today dunking, rebounding, blocking shots and ended up with a game high 25pts and near that many reb's. He's not a great offensive player on the perimeter, but can hit the three. Is a beast in the paint. He's built like a NFL strong safety." - www.PrepHoopsOnline.com

09/26/05: Cincinnati State forward John Williamson officially visited Purdue this weekend and left with a Boilermaker scholarship offer. Purdue, of course, loses nearly its entire frontcourt following this upcoming season, which has Matt Painter and Co. seeking immediate help from the junior college ranks. "They said I could come in and play right away," Williamson said, "because they'll be starting fresh. They said that if I came in and worked hard, I'd have a great opportunity." - GoldandBlack.com