INTANGIBLES...
After transfering from Illinois, sat out the spring semester of 2009-10 season and fall semester of 2010-11 season to satisfy the NCAA's transfer policy ... First game as a Lady Bear was Dec. 20 vs. Clemson in the Bahamas Sunsplash Shootout.
2010-11 (SOPHOMORE)...
Named Big 12 Newcomer of the Year ... Earned the team's Rebounding Award ... Started in 20 games and ranked No. 1 in field goal percentage (.545), No. 2 in rebounding (8.7 rpg) and was No. 3 on the team in scoring (8.7 ppg) ... Played first game as a Lady Bear vs. Clemson, tallied five points, six rebounds and two assists in 16 minutes of action ... Scored six points and hauled down four rebounds vs. No. 23 Syracuse ... Recorded her first career double-digit scoring effort with 12 points and led the team in rebounding with nine vs. UT-Pan American, followed that with 11 points vs. Iowa State ... Earned first career start vs. OSU (Jan. 15) ... Tallied 12 points at Kansas ... Started 13 of 16 Big 12 Conference games... Scored in double figures in 10 of 24 games ... Led team in rebounding vs. Texas Tech (Jan. 22) with eight, added 11 points, two steals, a block and an assist in a then-career-high 24 minutes of action ... Recorded her first double-double with career-high 19 points and team-leading 11 rebounds vs. Oklahoma ... Tallied 17 points and seven rebounds in a career-high 25 minutes at Oklahoma State ... Led the team in rebounding at Nebraska with nine ... Pulled down nine boards vs. No. 5 Texas A&M ... Hauled down a game-high 10 rebounds at No. 16 Oklahoma ... Notched second double-double of season/career with 10p/11r at Colorado ... Tallied a career-high 21 points and hauled down eight rebounds vs. Kansas in Big 12 Championship Quarterfinals ... 18 points, seven rebounds, two assists and one steal in Big 12 Championship semifinal victory over Kansas State ... Snagged a team-leading, career-tying 11 rebounds in BU victory over Texas A&M in the Big 12 Championship title game ... Narrowly missed a double-double vs. West Virginia with 10 points and nine rebounds ... Six points, nine rebounds vs. Green Bay in second round NCAA win ... Shot .600 (12-20) from the floor in four NCAA Tournament games ... Ranked No. 2 on the team in rebounding in NCAA Tourney games with 7.5 per contest ... Named to fall 2010 Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
PRIOR TO BAYLOR...
Played in one game at Illinois, scored one point in seven minutes of action against Temple.
HIGH SCHOOL...
Won a gold medal with the U.S. U19 National Team at 2009 U19 World Championships, July 23-Aug. 2, in Bangkok, Thailand ... Averaged 4.5 points and 4.5 rebounds for Team USA during World's and led the team in rebounding twice ... Ranked as the No. 8 senior in the nation and the No. 1 forward by ESPN HoopGurlz and was No. 16 according to Blue Star ... Named to McDonald's, Parade, Max Prep and Sporting News All-American teams and was a WBCA High School All-American ... 2008-09 Gatorade Michigan Girls Basketball Player of the Year ... Two-time first team all-state selection by both the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News ... Averaged 29.9 points, 16.1 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 4.5 blocks as a senior ... Led Benton Harbor HS to a Class A state championship and 25-2 record as a senior, with a double-double of 31 points and 21 rebounds in the title game ... Scored 2,058 career points and hauled down 1,475 career rebounds, both Benton HS records ... Named 2008 Michigan Class A Player of the Year by the Associated Press after averaging 24.5 points, 13.9 rebounds, 4.2 blocks and 3.7 as a junior and leading her school to a 17-2 record ... Averaged 25.3 points, 14.9 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.3 steals per game as a sophomore to earn all-state (AP and Coaches), all-conference and all-city honors ... Attended the Nike Skills Regional Academy in 2007 ... Named to school's honor roll three years and was a member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL...
Full name is Destiny Cheyenne Williams ... Born Sept. 20, 1991, in St. Joseph, Mich. ... Daughter of Angelia Brohiri of Benton Harbor, Mich. ... Has two sisters, Demishia (26) and Danika (19) and a brother, Dominique (24) ... Selected Baylor over Miami and Pittsburgh ... Chose Baylor because of the coaching staff, the team and the school's academics ... Hobbies are swimming, volleyball, softball and track ... Health human performance and recreation major ... Career goals include playing professional basketball.
