Money Williams

Photo by: Ryan Brennecke / University of Montana

Photo by: Jackson Wagner

Photo by: Tommy Martino/University of Montana

Photo by: Jackson Wagner

Photo by: Ryan Brennecke/ University of Montana

Photo by: Jackson Wagner

Photo by: Tommy Martino/UM Athletics

Class:
Junior
Position:
Guard
Ht./Wt.:
6-4 / 211

Williams announced his intent to enter the transfer portal following the 2025-26 season. He ranks 14^th in program history in career scoring with 1,321 points and 16^th in assists with 309.

2025-26 (Junior): Big Sky Tournament MVP… Unanimous First Team All-Big Sky Conference… Preseason Big Sky Conference MVP… Unanimous Preseason All-Big Sky Conference… Lou Henson National Player of the Week (11/17)… Big Sky Player of the Week (11/18)… NABC SecondTeam All-Mountain District… Blaine Taylor Classic All-Tournament Team… Lou Henson National Mid-Major Player of the Year watchlist… Hoops HD All-Conference Player of 2025… led the Big Sky Conference in scoring at 20.6 points per game… first Grizzly to lead the league in scoring since Anthony Johnson in 2008-09… 699 total points were 3^rd most in a season in program history… 20.6 points per game is the 5^th best single season scoring average in program history… ranked 3^rd in the Big Sky in assists with 4.7 per game… 160 total assists were 6^th most in a single season in program history… only player in program history to have a top 10 assist season and top 10 scoring season in the same year… started all 34 games… averaged 4.3 rebounds per game… joined Cameron Boozer as only players in the country to average at least 20.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game… set the Big Sky Tournament scoring record with 91 points in three games… score 40 points in Montana’s quarterfinal win over Northern Colorado, the 4^th most in a tourney game in Big Sky history… one of only six players in Montana history with 1,000 points, 300 rebounds, and 300 assists… became the 6^th fastest player in UM history to reach 1,000 career points, reaching the milestone in his 67^th career game… career scoring average of 16.3 points per game is 7^th best in program history… scored 30+ points seven times, the second most 30-point games in a single season in program history… seven 30-point games was tied for 4^th most in the NCAA this season… has nine 30-point games in his career, also the 2^nd most in program history… scored 30-plus in back-to-back games against UNLV and Cal Poly, averaging 30.5 points, 7.0 assists, and 3.0 rebounds across the two games to earn the Lou Henson National Player of the Week award… had the first 30-point, 8-assist game in program history in Montana’s win at UNLV (11/11)… became the first Grizzly since 2010 to score 40 points in a game when he did so vs. Northern Colorado (3/2)… ranked 11^th in the NCAA with 200 made free throws, 4 away from Montana’s program record… 699 points were 19^th most in the NCAA... ranked 22^nd nationally with 20.6 points per game… shot 85.5 percent from the free throw line to rank 88^th nationally… made 225 total field goals, the 39^th most in the NCAA… shot 49.3 percent from the field to rank 135^th… had three double-doubles, twice with points/assists and once with points/rebounds… the top-rated player in the Big Sky according to KenPom.com… led Montana in scoring 24 times, assists 22 times, and rebounding 10 times… scored in double figures in 31 games… scored 20+ points on 16 occasions… ranked 4^th in the NCAA in percent of possessions used at 35.6%... had the 49^th best assist rate in the country at 32.8… went 35-of-37 from the free throw line in a three-game stretch from Jan. 3-10… set Montana program record for assists in a game vs. D1 competition with 15 against Oakland (11/25)… became first Grizzly since 2017 to go 100 percent from the free throw line in a game with 10+ attempts, doing so twice this year… went 17-for-17 from the line vs. Northern Colorado (1/3), a program record for free throws without a miss… went 11-for-11 from the free throw line vs. Lamar (11/23)… had first career double-double vs. Ottawa (11/5) with 15 points and a career high 10 rebounds… had 15-point, 15-assist double-double against Oakland (11/25)… had 30+ points in back-to-back games on three different occasions during the year… made a three in 11 straight games to end the season… made 10+ field goals in eight games, including twice at the Big Sky Conference Tournament… averaged 30.3 points per game at the Big Sky Tournament to become the fourth player ever to win MVP on the losing team.

2024-25 (Sophomore): Big Sky Conference Top Reserve… Second Team All-Big Sky Conference… Big Sky Conference All-Tournament Team… two-time Big Sky Player of the Week… Montana’s leading scorer at 13.2 points per game… scored 461 total points… also led the Griz in assists with 110 total, averaging 3.1 per game… just the sixth Grizzly under Coach DeCuire to average at least 13.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game, and he’s done it in both seasons at UM… appeared in 35 games, starting 20 of them… averaged 27.2 minutes per game… shot 39.9 percent from the floor and 34.1 percent from three… made a team-high 113 free throws, shooting 80.1 percent from the line… 113 made free throws are the most by a Grizzly since 2022… averaged 13.4 points in Big Sky Conference play, coming off the bench for the final 11 regular season games… increased shooting splits to 41.2/36.1 in league play… scored a season high 36 points at Portland State (3/1), going 11-of-22 from the floor… he scored 33 of his 36 points following the halftime buzzer, including the final 15 points in regulation… 36 points were the most by a Grizzly player since 2018, and the most by any Big Sky player in 2024-25… also had a 30-point performance at Tennessee (11/13)… just the fourth Grizzly underclassmen to score 30 points in a game since 2000… became the third player to ever score 30+ against a Rick Barnes coached Tennessee team at home… scored in double figures 17 times… reached the 20-point mark six times… scored in double figures in four straight games from March 1-11… made at least one three in 25 games, and multiple threes in 18 games… led Montana in scoring nine times… led Montana in assists a team-high 18 times on the season… had a season high nine assists vs. Idaho (1/20)… recorded at least five assists in seven games, and had multiple assists in 27 games… had multiple assists in 11 straight games from 12/21 to 2/1… made 12 free throws at Portland State, the most by a Grizzly in a game since 2018… averaged 12.0 points per game and went 15-of-16 at the free throw line during Montana’s championship run at the Big Sky Tournament, earning a spot on the All-Tournament team… averaged 14.5 points off the bench, which led Montana… averaged 22.0 points per game over the final three regular season games to lead the Griz to a Big Sky regular season title… first Grizzly since Sayeed Pridgett to be named Big Sky Player of the Week multiple times in the same season… ranked 12^th in the league in scoring at 13.4 PPG… 9^th in the Big Sky in assists at 3.5 APG… 9^th in the Big Sky in steals at 1.22 per game… had multiple steals in 10 games, including a season-high four at Eastern Washington (1/2)… made 13 straight free throws over the final three games of the season… had a season-high nine rebounds at Northern Colorado (2/6)… had best all-around game of the season in a road win over then first-place Northern Colorado (2/6), recording 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists… also had 8 rebounds in a home win over Portland State (1/30).

2023-24 (Freshman): Appeared in 12 games, making 6 starts… injured on Dec. 19 at UC Davis, played just five minutes the rest of the season… averaged 13.4 points per game, which would have been the second-best scoring season by a freshman in program history… averaged 15.0 points per game before going down with the injury… led Montana in scoring three times… led Montana in assists in 4 of his 12 appearances… scored in double-figures 8 times… averaged 3.9 rebounds per game… averaged 3.3 assists per game… scored a career-high 25 points vs. Montana Tech (12/9)… scored 21 points to go with a career high 9 rebounds in a win over Mountain West foe San Jose State (12/2) in his first game played since the passing of his father… shot 50% or better in seven of his 12 games… shot 46.5 percent for the season from the floor, 29.4 percent from three, and 88.2 percent from the free throw line… in his six starts, Williams averaged 18.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 5.3 assists… his 25 points vs. Montana Tech were the ninth-most by a Grizzly freshman since 2000… his 36.7 percent usage rate when he was injured was the third-highest in the country… he had six perfect games at the free throw line, including a 10-for-10 performance vs. Northwest Indian (11/7)… had multiple assists in 10 games… had 3+ rebounds in nine games… played a season-high 31 minutes vs. MSU-Northern (12/5), his only game of 30-plus minutes all year… had scored 70 points in the previous four games (17.5/game) leading up to his injury.

High School: Is a 2023 graduate of Oakland High School in Oakland, California… led Oakland HS, the same school that Damian Lillard played at, to first-ever state championship… averaged 17.4 points per game as a senior… scored 20.2 points per game as a junior… played for coach Orlando Watkins.

Personal: Parents are Latoya Bailey and Money Williams… has two younger brothers, Jeremiah and Jermaine, and two sisters, Mo’Ney and Joanna… plans on majoring in business.