2013-14 (Senior Year)An All-MEAC second-team performer … AP All-America honorable mention … Named a finalist for the Lou Henson Award for the nation’s top mid-major player and thus also earned a spot on the Lou Henson All-America Team from CollegeInsider.com … First-team National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District 15 … Competed in the sixth annual Reese’s College All-Star Game on the Friday before the Final Four in Dallas … Became the first MEAC player to get an invite to the senior all-star game … A VaSID All-State second-team performer … Also tabbed to the Boxtorow All-America Team for HBCU players … Earned a spot on the MEAC All-Tournament Team after leading NSU to the semifinals … Averaged career highs in points (15.6), rebounds (4.9), assists (2.6) and steals (1.5), leading the team in points and steals along the way … Named the MEAC Preseason Player of the Year and to the preseason All-MEAC first team … Also tabbed to the 2013 Lou Henson Preseason All-America Team for mid-majors … Finished his career 15th all-time at NSU in scoring (1,646) as well as first in games played (132), second in 3-point field goals (217), 10th in steals (137), 12th in free throws (339), 15th in assists (270) and 20th in blocks (55) … One of two NSU players all-time to amass 1,600 points, 500 rebounds, 200 assists, 100 steals and 50 blocks in a career along with the program’s leading scorer, Ralph Tally … Twice named MEAC Player of the Week … Garnered the award on Nov. 18 after tallying a career-high 38 points on 14-of-19 shooting with seven rebounds and four assists against Newberry on his birthday on Nov. 13 … His total tied for the second-most points scored in a game in the Division I era behind Tony Murphy’s program record of 43 … Was part of a three-game stretch in which he averaged 24.0 points on 28-of-46 field goal attempts with 7.3 rebounds from Nov. 13-18 … Also had 32 points on 12-of-15 shooting with seven rebounds and five assists against Stillman on Nov. 26, becoming the first NSU player in four years to have two 30-point games in a season … Averaged 20.0 points on 35-of-53 shooting with 3.2 assists in five games from Nov. 26-Dec. 15 … Earned MEAC Player of the Week honors on Dec. 16 after posting 27 points on 9-of-13 shooting and tying his career high with four steals in an overtime win at Boston University the day before … Hit the game-tying shot with 9.6 seconds left to send the game to overtime … Ranked third in the MEAC in minutes played (34.5), fourth in free throw percentage (.833), sixth in steals (1.5), eighth in scoring (15.6), 10th in field goal percentage (.491), 12th in defensive rebounds (3.8), 13th in assists (2.6), 3-point field goals (1.8) and 3-point field goal percentage (.355) and 20th in rebounding (4.9) … Played in all 34 games with 33 starts … Shot 184-of-375 (49.1 percent) from the floor, including 61-of-172 (35.5 percent) from 3-point range and 123-of-203 (60.6 percent) from inside the arc … Also hit 100-of-120 (83.3 percent) from the free throw line … Tied the school’s D-I record for free throw percentage set by Ryan Grier in 2003-04, a mark that also stands in a tie for third in NSU overall records … Ranked 93rd in the nation in free throw percentage and 99th in field goal percentage … Totaled 529 points, 168 rebounds, 89 assists, 51 steals and 10 blocks on the year … Scored in double figures in 27 games and had nine 20-point games … Posted 25 points on 9-of-15 shooting with four rebounds, three assists and three steals in a win over Howard on Feb. 10 … Scored 22 and 20 points in back-to-back MEAC tournament wins against UMES and Savannah State on March 10 and 13, going a combined 13-of-21 from the field and 14-of-17 from the foul line … Had 21 points against UMES the week before at home on March 3, hitting 8-of-12 field goals in the victory … Also scored 20 against the Hawks on the road in a win on Jan. 11, giving him 63 points in three games against UMES … Connected on 8-of-8 free throws with seven rebounds as well in that road contest … Tallied a season-high nine rebounds with 16 points against Virginia Union on Nov. 15 … Added six assists in the first game of the year at Texas Southern on Nov. 9 … Also hit the 20-point plateau with 21 at Miami on Feb. 1 … Part of a stretch in which he averaged 18.8 points and 5.7 rebounds in 37.5 minutes in six games from Feb. 1-24.
2012-13 (Junior Year)The MEAC Player of the Year … Became the fourth different Spartan to earn the award – the fifth-time ever an NSU player won it – since the program moved to Division I in 1997 … Earned first-team All-MEAC honors … Voted to the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) All-State first team … Also named the Boxtorow HBCU National Player of the Year and garnered first-team HBCU All-America honors … Marked the second straight year an NSU player earned both the MEAC and Boxtorow player of the year honors after Kyle O’Quinn in 2011-12 … Voted to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District 15 first team … Named the area’s Offensive Player of the Year for men’s basketball by the Hampton Roads Sports Commission … Team MVP … Was also a preseason All-MEAC selection … Played in 31 games with 29 starts … Ranked first on the team and fourth in the MEAC in scoring at 14.3 points per game … Also tallied 4.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.1 steals per contest … Totaled 443 points on the year with 139 rebounds, 53 assists, 34 steals and 18 blocks … Shot 45.3 percent from the floor on 143-of-316 shooting … Also hit 65-of-160 from the 3-point line (40.6 percent) and 92-of-113 (81.4 percent) from the free throw line … Finished second in the conference in 3-point field goal percentage, third in free throw percentage and 3-point field goals per game (2.1), and 13th in field goal percentage … Became the 30th player all-time at NSU to top 1,000 career points when he did so against UMES on Feb. 11, hitting a 3-pointer at the 1:22 mark of the first half … Scored in double figures in 26 games, with five games of 20 or more points … After being slowed by an ankle injury early in the season, finished the year by scoring in double figures in 19 of the last 20 games … Finished the year by hitting 29-of-53 from the 3-point line over the last 11 games … During a four-game stretch from Jan. 21-Feb. 4, averaged 20.3 points per game on a combined 25-of-44 shooting … Went for 23 points on 7-of-12 shooting, including 5-of-7 from 3-point range, with 12 rebounds and three assists at Coppin State on Feb. 2 … Set his career high in rebounds in the process and also had his season best in points … In the second game of the trip at Morgan State on Feb. 4, posted 22 points on 8-of-13 shooting with five boards, three steals, two assists and two blocks … Also had 20 points Jan. 21 against Morgan State … Totaled 21 points on 7-of-10 field goals, including 4-of-7 from 3-point land, with four rebounds and three steals against Navy on Jan. 5 … Also reached the 20-point plateau at Seton Hall on Nov. 12, going for an even 20 thanks to a 9-of-10 effort from the free throw line … Added 19 points on 5-of-9 field goals with seven boards and a season-high five assists against UMBC on Dec. 9 … Also had five assists March 13 against Bethune-Cookman along with 19 points and four boards … Set a career high in blocks at Ball State on Jan. 2, finishing with four blocks to go with 14 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals … Scored 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting against UMES on Feb. 11 and had 18 points and six rebounds two games later at Delaware State on Feb. 23 … Ended the year with 16 points against Virginia in the NIT.
2011-12 (Sophomore Year)Played in every game but one … Started 34 of the 35 games he competed in … Finished third on the team and 13th in the MEAC with 11.9 points per game … Also averaged 3.8 points and 2.5 assists to go along with 32 steals and 11 blocks … Shot 45.9 percent from the floor (139-of-303), including 54-of-140 from 3-point range (38.6 percent) … Ranked eighth in the league in 3-point shooting … Also finished first on the team and fifth in the league in free throw percentage (80.0, 84-of-105) … Scored in double figures in 22 games, including seven with 20 or more points … Set a season high with 25 points in a 74-66 win at Coppin State on Jan. 16, shooting 9-of-12 from the field, including a career-high 6-of-8 from 3-point range … Had his first career double-double with 10 points and a season-high 10 rebounds to go along with five assists in a victory over Drexel on Nov. 18 in the Paradise Jam … Added 20 points on 7-of-9 shooting, including a perfect 4-of-4 from beyond the arc, in an 86-84 upset of Missouri in the NCAA tournament … Had back-to-back 20-point efforts in wins at St. Francis (N.Y.) on Dec. 23 and at Navy on Jan. 1, recording 24 points on 8-of-11 shooting with four assists and three steals against the Terriers and 20 points on 6-of-7 shooting (4-of-4 from 3-point range) against the Midshipmen … Averaged 19.0 points per game over a five-game stretch from Dec. 20-Jan. 9 … Was named MEAC Player of the Week Dec. 27 after his performance against St. Francis … Added 22 points with three assists at Bethune-Cookman on Feb. 25, and then another 22 points with three assists March 7 against Howard in the MEAC tournament … Shot a combined 13-of-19 in those two games, including 9-of-14 from 3-point range, and went 9-of-9 from the free throw line … Scored 20 points with six rebounds and four assists in an 82-67 win over South Carolina State on Dec. 5 … Poured in 17 points, thanks to a 9-of-11 effort from the charity stripe, with nine rebounds and three assists in the MEAC Championship game victory over Bethune-Cookman on March 10.
2010-11 (Freshman Year)Played in all 32 games and started eight times … A MEAC All-Rookie Team selection … Was also named the team’s Most Outstanding Freshman … Saw time at the point guard and shooting guard positions … Averaged 8.1 points, good for fifth on the team … Also averaged 2.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.5 blocks per game … Scored in double figures 15 times … Led NSU and ranked second in the MEAC with his 39 percent accuracy from 3-point range … In MEAC-only games, Williams led the conference by shooting 47.5 percent from 3-point range and was fourth with his 82.6-percent accuracy from the free throw line … Hit a team-best 37 3-pointers and also shot 79.7 percent from the foul line, tops on the squad … Scored in double figures in his first collegiate game, netting 13 points and grabbing five rebounds at Long Island on Nov. 12 … In his first career start, scored 10 points and had six rebounds in his hometown of Philadelphia in a contest at St. Joe’s on Nov. 20 … Played a season-high 36 minutes, handed out a season-high six assists and scored 11 points at Maine on Dec. 12 … Earned MEAC Rookie of the Week honors after averaging 14.5 points in losses to Ohio on Dec. 30 and Duquesne on Jan. 2 … Scored 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting at Morgan State on Jan. 29 … Followed that up with a perfect 6-of-6 day, including a trio of 3-pointers, to finish with 17 points in the win at Coppin State on Jan. 31 … Scored a season-high 18 points and hit four 3-pointers at Delaware State on Feb. 7 … Tallied 11 points and five assists in the win over Howard on Feb. 14 … Notched 14 points and a season-high eight rebounds in the regular-season finale against North Carolina A&T on March 3 … Scored 10 points in the MEAC tournament first round win over Howard on March 9 … Added 11 points in the quarterfinal win over Coppin State on March 10 … Also had four assists, three steals and a block in the tourney win over CSU.
High SchoolAveraged nine points, five rebounds, five assists and 1.7 steals per game en route to All-Mid-Atlantic Prep League honors as a senior at the Hun School … Shot 46 percent from the floor, 38 percent from 3-point range and 76 percent from the foul line … Helped the Hun School to the state prep semifinals … Was a second-team All-Public League Division D and second-team all-district pick as a junior at Bodine HS … Averaged 13 points, five rebounds and five assists in his final year at Bodine … Coached by Jonathan Stone at the Hun School, and Rob Moore at Bodine.
PersonalFull name is Pendarvis Lafayette Akim Williams … Carries the nickname “Penny” … Was born on Nov. 13, 1991 … Son of Pendarvis and Sheri Williams … Majoring in accounting.
Williams' Career Statistics| YEAR | GP-GS | FGM-A | PCT | 3PM-A | PCT | FTM-A | PCT | REB/AVG | AST/AVG | BLK/AVG | STL/AVG | PTS/AVG |
| 2010-11 | 32-8 | 79-172 | .459 | 37-94 | .394 | 63-79 | .797 | 92/2.9 | 42/1.3 | 16/0.5 | 20/0.6 | 258/8.1 |
| 2011-12 | 35-34 | 139-303 | .459 | 54-140 | .386 | 84-105 | .800 | 134/3.8 | 86/2.5 | 11/0.3 | 32/0.9 | 416/11.9 |
| 2012-13 | 31-29 | 143-316 | .453 | 65-160 | .406 | 92-113 | .814 | 139/4.5 | 53/1.7 | 18/0.6 | 34/1.1 | 443/14.3 |
| 2013-14 | 34-33 | 184-375 | .491 | 61-172 | .355 | 100-120 | .833 | 168/4.9 | 89/2.6 | 10/0.3 | 51/1.5 | 529/15.6 |
| Totals | 132-104 | 545-1166 | .467 | 217-566 | .383 | 339-417 | .813 | 533/4.0 | 270/2.0 | 55/0.4 | 137/7.0 | 1646/12.5 |
CAREER HIGHSPoints 38, Newberry (11-13-13)
FG Made 14, Newberry (11-13-13)
FG Att. 21, at Miami (2-1-14)
3 PT FG Made 6, at Coppin State (1-16-12)
3 PT FG Att. 11, at Miami (2-1-14)
FT Made 9 (3x), last: vs. UMES (3-10-14)
FT Att. 12, vs. UMES (3-10-14)
Rebounds 12, at Coppin State (2-2-13)
Assists 7, Morehead State (1-24-12)
Steals 4 (2x), last: at Boston University (12-15-13)
Blocks 4, at Ball State (1-3-13)
Minutes 44, Hampton (2-15-14)
