Ross Williams signs with Zadar for the 2026/27 season

Zadar have announced the signing of 26-year-old American point guard Ross Williams on a contract running through the end of the 2026/27 season.

Born on July 17, 2000, in Detroit, Williams built his collegiate career at Menlo College, the University of Colorado and Texas A&M. He then spent two seasons with Swiss side Fribourg, competing in the domestic championship, the Basketball Champions League Qualifiers and the FIBA Europe Cup. During his first season in Switzerland, he helped the club win both the league title and the Swiss Cup.

Williams began the 2025/26 season with Brno in the Czech Republic, where he averaged 21.5 points per game in the domestic league and 19.5 points in the FIBA Europe Cup. His impressive performances earned him a move to German club Hamburg, where he also made a strong impact.

In the BKT EuroCup, Williams averaged 16 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists across nine appearances. His best performance came against Neptunas Klaipėda, when he scored 32 points, while he also recorded a 20-point outing against Cedevita Olimpija.

Williams has signed with Zadar through the end of the 2026/27 campaign.

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Ross Williams potpisao ugovor sa Zadrom za sezonu 2026./27

Ross Williams, 26-godišnji američki razigravač s europskim iskustvom, novi je košarkaš KK Zadar.

Williams je rođen 17. srpnja 2000. godine u Detroitu, a zapaženu sveučilišnu karijeru gradio je na Menlo Collegeu, Sveučilištu Colorado i Texas A&M-u. Dvije sezone nastupao je za švicarski Fribourg u domaćem prvenstvu, kvalifikacijama za Ligu prvaka i FIBA Europe Cupu. U svojoj prvoj sezoni u Švicarskoj osvojio je dvostruku krunu - naslov prvaka i Kup Švicarske.

Prošlu sezonu započeo je u češkom Brnu, gdje je u domaćem prvenstvu prosječno postizao 21,5 poena te u FIBA Europe Cupu 19,5 poena po utakmici. Takve igre privukle su interes njemačkog Hamburga, u kojem je također ostavio vrlo dobar dojam.

U EuroCupu, drugom najjačem europskom klupskom natjecanju, u devet je utakmica prosječno bilježio 16 poena, tri skoka i dvije asistencije. Najbolji učinak imao je u utakmici protiv Neptūnasa iz Klaipėde, kada je postigao 32 poena, a vrlo dobar je bio i protiv Cedevite Olimpije s 20 postignutih poena. Zanimljiv je i podatak kako je u istom natjecanju imao stopostotan učinak s linije slobodnih bacanja - 20/20.

Ugovor s Williamsom potpisan je do kraja sezone 2026./27.