Colorado University Athletics
Williams Named McDonald’s All-American
January 24, 2023 | Men's Basketball
BOULDER – University of Colorado men's basketball signee Cody Williams was named to the prestigious McDonald's All-America Team the organization announced on Tuesday.
Williams will be the fourth McDonald's All-American to suit up for the Buffaloes and the third directly from high school. The late Martice Moore was a McDonald's All-American in 1992 and played at Georgia Tech for two seasons before transferring to Colorado, where he played two years alongside 1995 McDonald's All-American Chauncey Billups. David Harrison was the most recent Colorado McDonald's All-American in 2001.
The 2023 McDonald's All-American Games will be held on Tuesday, Mar. 28, at the Toyota Center in Houston.
A 6-foot, 8-inch, 180-pound small forward from Gilbert, Ariz., Williams is Colorado's first five-star recruit since Harrison and is currently listed at No. 6 in the ESPN100 for the Class of 2023. 247Sports has Williams as the No. 8 player in the Class of 2023 while Rivals has him at No. 24.
Another member of Colorado's 2023 signing class, Assane Diop, a was a McDonald's All-America nominee out of Accelerated Prep in Denver. Williams, Diop and four-star Courtney Anderson of Vallejo, Calif., make up Colorado's 2023 class which currently ranks No. 15 in the nation by ESPN, No 18 by 247Sports and No. 24 by Rivals.
Williams will be the fourth McDonald's All-American to suit up for the Buffaloes and the third directly from high school. The late Martice Moore was a McDonald's All-American in 1992 and played at Georgia Tech for two seasons before transferring to Colorado, where he played two years alongside 1995 McDonald's All-American Chauncey Billups. David Harrison was the most recent Colorado McDonald's All-American in 2001.
The 2023 McDonald's All-American Games will be held on Tuesday, Mar. 28, at the Toyota Center in Houston.
A 6-foot, 8-inch, 180-pound small forward from Gilbert, Ariz., Williams is Colorado's first five-star recruit since Harrison and is currently listed at No. 6 in the ESPN100 for the Class of 2023. 247Sports has Williams as the No. 8 player in the Class of 2023 while Rivals has him at No. 24.
Another member of Colorado's 2023 signing class, Assane Diop, a was a McDonald's All-America nominee out of Accelerated Prep in Denver. Williams, Diop and four-star Courtney Anderson of Vallejo, Calif., make up Colorado's 2023 class which currently ranks No. 15 in the nation by ESPN, No 18 by 247Sports and No. 24 by Rivals.
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