Ohio State lands Duquesne transfer Jimmie Williams

By ADAM ZAGORIA

Ohio State has landed a commitment from Duquesne transfer Jimmie Williams, per his agent Tom Droney of WeShall Agency.

The 6-foot-5 Ohio native averaged 15.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists as a junior while shooting 46% from the field.

He heard from a slew of schools including NC State, SMU, Seton Hall, Oklahoma, Xavier, Baylor, Texas A&M, DePaul, LSU, Ole Miss, Memphis, TCU and Virginia Tech

Williams joins California transfer guard Justin Pippen and Kentucky transfer forward Andrija Jelavic.

Follow Adam Zagoria on Twitter

Follow ZAGSBLOGHOOPS on Instagram

Like ZAGS on Facebook

Written by Adam Zagoria

[email protected]

Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.