Memphis Grizzlies General Manager Chris Wallace today announced the team has recalled forward Troy Williams from its NBA Development League affiliate, the Iowa Energy.
Williams (6-7, 218) has appeared in nine games (two starts) over two assignments with the Energy (Dec. 26-Jan. 4, Jan. 5-25) and has averaged 15.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 21.5 minutes. He has scored in double figures five times, including 32 points (12-17 FG, 3-8 3P, 5-8 FT) in 28 minutes in his D-League debut on Dec. 27 vs. Rio Grande Valley.
The 22-year-old has appeared in 24 games (13 starts) for the Grizzlies during his rookie season and has averaged 5.3 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.00 steals in 17.4 minutes. The Hampton, Va. native went undrafted in the 2016 NBA Draft after his junior season at Indiana University and signed with Memphis as a free agent on Aug. 8, 2016.
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