The Minutemen sophomore point guard should be among the candidates to be the league's player of the week, which will be announced Monday. He averaged 20.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists. He was a perfect 18-for-18 from the free throw line with many of those coming in clutch situations late. It should help him that UMass won both of those games over well-regarded A-10 teams in St. Joe's and Charlotte.

His competitors include:

Andrew Nicholson, St. Bonaventure - He averaged 25.0 points and 10.0 rebounds in two games. The Bonnies beat Dayton and lost to Xavier. 

Darien Brothers, Richmond - Averaged 19.0 pts and 3.5 rebounds in wins over Temple and Rhode Island. The fact that the Spiders beat the Owls would boost him.

Khalif Wyatt, Temple - Averaged 22.0 ppg. in two games, a loss to Richmond and a win over Saint Louis.

I'm guessing it comes down to Williams and Nicholson. Nicholson had better numbers, but how much will the wins and clutch plays, especially free throws help Williams, vs. the fact that Nicholson's numbers came against two of the league's best teams.