Gabby Williams

Gabrielle Lisa Williams (born September 9, 1996) is an American-French professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Super League and EuroLeague Women.

Gabby Williams was raised in Sparks, Nevada by her father Matthew, who is American, and mother Thérèse, who is French.

[5] Williams attended and played basketball at Edward C. Reed High School[6] in Sparks, Nevada.

As a sophomore she averaged 18 points, 10 rebounds, and seven steals per game in leading Reed to the Class 4A state title.

During her junior year, Williams was averaging 30 points, 11 rebounds, six assists, and seven blocked shots per game when she suffered a completely torn anterior cruciate ligament and partially-torn meniscus in her right knee on Jan. 19 just 30-seconds into a game against rival Reno High.

At a regional meet she cleared 6 feet 1.5 inches, which ranked as the top performance among high school competitors at the time and was second best among all of Division I.

One of only eight Huskies, along with Tina Charles, Rebecca Lobo, Maya Moore, Stefanie Dolson, Jamelle Elliott, Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier with at least 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds.

Williams was named the 2017 American Athletic Conference and WBCA NCAA Division I Defensive Player of the Year and 2018 Lowe's Senior Class Award.

On February 3, 2022, Williams was acquired by the Seattle Storm in a trade that sent Katie Lou Samuelson, and the 9th overall pick in 2022 WNBA draft to the Sparks.

[19] Williams signed to Spar CityLift Girona in late February 2019 to replace Shay Murphy, who left the team for family reasons and returned to the United States.

Many of the Olympic players, not just for the USA, but for several other teams, play in the WNBA, whose regular-season typically runs through the summer months.

[33] She was the only member of the French team to record results in five statistical categories: points (10), rebounds (5), assists (3), steals (6), and blocks (1).

The semi-final match was against Japan, who had never won an Olympic medal, but was now playing for a chance to make it to the gold-medal game on their home territory.

[34][35] Williams was again named to the French national team for the 2024 Olympics,[36] winning a silver medal in the tournament.

Williams in 2019
Williams (#15) in 2017
Williams in 2018