Williams traveled to St. Louis on Thursday to watch KU signee J.R. Giddens of Oklahoma City score 23 points in Marshall High’s 59-51 victory over Hazelwood (Mo.) High.
The 6-5 Giddens blew a kiss to the crowd after hitting his first shot – a three-pointer. He also had an assortment of dunks.
“He played very well,” Williams said. “He banged his right shoulder. Somebody came down with an elbow and got him on the top of the shoulder. It bothered him, almost like a funny bone-type thing. Other than that he did some nice things. He was 7-of-10 (shooting) at halftime and was 3-of-4 or 3-of-5 from the three-point line.”
