Isaiah Williams announced his presence as a new member of the Rivers Hoopers team for the 2025 Nigeria Premier Basketball League (NPBL) Playoffs with a crowd-thrilling performance as he dropped nine (9) first-quarter points with a 100% record from behind the arc to inspire the KingsMen to a 73-50 matchday one victory over Hoops & Read.
The American point guard joined the defending NPBL champions in time for the Final Eight playoffs, having recently starred for Patriots Basketball Club during the 2025 Rwanda League Playoffs semifinals against APR.
Isaiah, who stands at six feet two inches, is a good handler of the ball, a brilliant reader of the game with laser-sharp court vision, and is known for his ability to thread a pass through the eye of a needle, as well as his efficiency in shooting from deep and from the free-throw line.
He recorded a 68.8% shooting efficiency from the charity line while playing for Patriots in Rwanda, 85.7% while representing Mexico’s Los Mochis, and 90.9% when he starred for Vikos Falcons in Greece.
On November 08, 2019, Isaiah Williams scored a career-high 37 points in a Ukraine Superleague game while playing for Khimik Yuzhny as they beat Kharkivski Sokoly, 77-93, shooting 10/10 from the free-throw line.
The 2018 Georgia State University graduate brings a wealth of experience to the Rivers Hoopers fold, having also played in Malaysia, Bulgaria, the Dominican Republic, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, and the USA.
