Tyrone Williams, nation’s leading junior college scorer, to join Oregon men’s basketball program in coming weeks

EUGENE — Tyrone Williams, the main scorer in junior faculty basketball every of the previous two seasons, is within the closing phases of the method to reach at Oregon.

The 6-foot-5, 200-pound guard, who was the No. 3 junior faculty prospect final 12 months within the 247Sports Composite, signed with UO final fall. He isn’t listed on Oregon’s roster and hasn’t joined this system but as a result of he was finishing summer time college work, in response to Oregon coach Dana Altman.

“We’re going by way of the method of making an attempt to get all the pieces put collectively,” Altman stated. “Hopefully we’ll get all the pieces put collectively this week and (he’ll) be right here after we get again from Canada.”

The Geese depart Friday for a nine-day journey to Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto to play 5 exhibitions, so whereas Williams will miss out on that have he’ll be a part of the group after it returns.

Williams averaged 27.7 factors, 7.5 rebounds and three.2 assists and shot 50.9% from the sector final season at Grayson Faculty.

In 2020-21, he averaged 27.6 factors, 6.5 rebounds and a pair of.5 assists whereas taking pictures 55.1% from the sector together with 43.5% from three-point vary en path to being named a NJCAA second group All-American.