He took Kenny Williams who stood out with AEK Peristeri bwin

After Elijah Mitrou-Long, the Pigeon bwin made another major addition, announcing Kenny Williams. The 27-year-old shooting guard (1.93m) is coming off a very good season with the AEKwhile last year he had competed in the Colossos of Rhodes.

The announcement:

KAE Peristeri bwin announces its agreement with athlete Kenny Williams (27 years, 1.93), who will wear the club’s shirt for the 2023-2024 season.

The American guard with his presence will strengthen the regional line of the team in its domestic and international obligations.

After signing the contract with the bwin Pigeon, Kenny Williams said: “I am excited to return to Greece and compete in Peristeri. I look forward to coming in and helping my team get as many wins as possible in order to achieve our goals».

Then the American guard referred to his collaboration with Vassilis Spanoulis, for which he argued: “I am happy to meet and work with coach Spanoulis, who we all know is a legend of European basketball. We have spoken and I expect this cooperation to help Peristeri to realize its goals. Together with my new teammates we will work hard to get as many wins as possible in the new season».

His resume

Kenny Williams was born on November 18, 1996 in Richmond, Virginia. He was involved in basketball from an early age and studied from 2015 to 2019 at North Carolina College. He then played the next two years (2019-2021) in the G-League affiliate of the San Antonio Spurs, before briefly moving to Israel, where he played for Bnei Herzliya (he played 1 game in 11 minutes had 3 points).

Greece was the second country, outside of his home country, where he was invited to play basketball.

In the 2021-2022 season, he wore the jersey of Kolossos, where in 25 games he had 32.2 minutes of participation, 12.72 points, 3.56 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.32 steals.

The excellent season with Kolossos was the… passport to get a transfer the following year (2022-2023) to AEK with whom he had in the Basket League in 15 games, 27.5 minutes of participation, 11.57 points, 2.96 rebounds, 1.83 assists and 1 steal . In the Basketball Champions League in 16 games he had 28.6 minutes of participation, 10.38 points, 2.56 rebounds, 1.44 assists and 1 steal.