Azusa Pacific University Athletics

THIS YEAR: Another high-impact newcomer, junior guard Kimarley Williams is an athletic and explosive player plays well off the dribble ... Can score points in a variety of ways, both from the perimeter and in the key ... Should only get better as the season unfolds and as he becomes accustomed to the Cougar system.

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Spent 3 seasons at Porterville (Calif.) Community College where he played the 2005 and 2007 seasons for head coach Greg Lanthier ... As a 2007 sophomore named All-Central Valley Conference first team after leading the Pirates in scoring (21.0 avg.) and rebounding (6.0 avg.) ... Put together a 3-game span in which he scored 86 points, including a season-high 34 vs. Merced College ... Registered 5 30-point games during the season ... Also tallied 29 points, 7 rebounds, 7 steals and 4 blocked shots in leading the Pirates to an upset victory over the state’s No. 6-ranked West Hills College ... Was among the top 5 3-point shooters in the CVC, converting just over 40% of his shots from the arc ... Sat out the 2006 season while attending Porterville ... Was a key contributor for the Pirates during his 2005 freshman season, averaging 7 points and 4 rebounds.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played 3 seasons of varsity basketball for head coach Bill Sherman at South Shore High in Brooklyn, N.Y. ... Graduated in 2002.

PERSONAL: Born Aug. 27, 1983, in Jamaica to Gladys Williams ... Has 4 brothers ... Majoring in exercise and sport science.