By Logan Miller, staff reporter.
Harmany Williams, a Freshman Guard from Flint, is off to a hot start for the Lady Pioneers. She has averaged 13.8 points and one and a half steals in her first 4 games, including a 20 point scoring outburst against Lansing Community College.
Williams graduated from Carman-Ainsworth High School. In addition to basketball, she also participated in track and field, which is pretty evident when watching her sprint across the court.
“I started playing basketball in the 5th grade and between basketball and track, I can say that basketball is my favorite sport. I ran track since 5th grade and all throughout high school. I also swam and bowled in my freshman year of high school,” Williams says.
Williams and her basketball team won a conference championship in high school, the first time Carman-Ainsworth had ever won one. She says she’s the same player for Delta’s team, both on and off the court.
“In high school I was a point guard and a leader, so that carried over. I’m a score-first point guard. If I can’t score, I’ll kick it out to a teammate,” Williams says.
Williams maintained a 3.5 GPA for three years. She was also a second team All-state honoree. She is an active member of her community in Flint and she loves spending time with her family.
Like most busy young students, she’s undecided as to her transfer school, but she’d like to continue playing.
“After Delta, I don’t know where I’m going to go. It depends on if I’m able to continue to play basketball after Delta,” Williams says.
It can be a struggle for student athletes to balance their academics with team responsibilities. Williams sets standards for herself regardless of how difficult or chaotic an upcoming week may appear to be.
“When dealing with school and basketball I just take it one day at a time. It can be overwhelming at times but I just tell myself that anything is possible, suck it up, and handle my business,” Williams says.
She likes to have fun outside of all the time she spends doing school work or running drills in practice.
