Samuell Williamson (born September 7, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for MLP Academics Heidelberg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He played college basketball for the SMU Mustangs and Louisville Cardinals.
Williamson attended Rockwall High School in Rockwall, Texas for his four years of high school. As a junior, Williamson averaged 23.3 points and 9.7 rebounds in helping Rockwall to a 20âÂÂ12 record, earning first-team Texas Association of Basketball Coaches all-state honors. As a senior in 2018âÂÂ19, Williamson averaged 25 points, 11.2 rebounds, and 4.1 assists to guide Rockwall High School to a 30âÂÂ6 record, the regional semifinals and a No. 8 ranking in the final regular-season Class 6A state poll.
On September 17, 2018, Williamson committed to play at the University of Louisville.
Williamson was initially a four-star recruit but he became a five-star recruit by the end of his senior season.
He was considered a five-star recruit by Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN.
Williamson scored 13 points and grabbed five rebounds in his college debut, a 87âÂÂ74 win over Miami (FL). He scored a season-high 15 points to go with five rebounds on November 13, 2019, in a 91âÂÂ62 win over Indiana State. As a freshman, Williamson averaged 4.4 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 0.6 assists per game.
In Williamson's sophomore season debut against Seton Hall, he injured his toe, forcing him to miss at least one game. He averaged 9.6 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game.
On March 26, 2022, Williamson entered the transfer portal. He would eventually transfer to SMU.
After going undrafted in the 2024 NBA draft, Williamson signed with Heroes Den Bosch. On March 23, 2025, Williamson and Heroes won the 2024âÂÂ25 Dutch Basketball Cup.
On July 4, 2025, he signed with MLP Academics Heidelberg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).
|- | style="text-align:left;"| 2019âÂÂ20 | style="text-align:left;"| Louisville | 31 || 1 || 15.3 || .470 || .333 || .690 || 2.5 || .6 || .3 || .2 || 4.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2020âÂÂ21 | style="text-align:left;"| Louisville | 18 || 15 || 28.6 || .479 || .250 || .706 || 8.1 || 1.2 || .3 || .1 || 9.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2021âÂÂ22 | style="text-align:left;"| Louisville | 30 || 6 || 16.9 || .456 || .154 || .569 || 3.7 || .8 || .5 || .1 || 5.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2022âÂÂ23 | style="text-align:left;"| SMU | 32 || 30 || 29.8 || .472 || .176 || .554 || 7.3 || 2.6 || 1.4 || .8 || 9.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2023âÂÂ24 | style="text-align:left;"| SMU | 33 || 32 || 23.6 || .442 || .238 || .515 || 7.1 || 1.5 || 1.1 || .6 || 8.3 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 144 || 84 || 22.4 || .462 || .246 || .582 || 5.6 || 1.4 || .8 || .4 || 7.3