Former Gonzaga standout Johnathan Williams is joining the London Lions of the British Basketball League for the 2025-26 campaign. The head coach of the club is Domantas Sabonis’ older brother, Tautvydas.
Williams had a productive experience with Japan’s Chiba Jets in the JBL Super League this past season, averaging 11.8 points, 9.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 1.3 blocks per game in 17 appearances.
New signing. Big-time experience lands in the capital. Johnathan Williams III, the 6 ft 9 American center,
ADjoins the London Lions for the 2025/26 season. A standout at Gonzaga University, Williams averaged 13.4 points and 8.5 rebounds in his senior year, earning First-Team… pic.twitter.com/BwwkhuRtsW
— London Lions Basketball (@LondonLions) August 2, 2025
The 6-9 big man started his collegiate career with Missouri from 2013-15 before transferring to Gonzaga from 2016-18. He averaged 13.5 points, 8.3 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.2 blocks per game in his senior year with the Zags in 2018. Williams was named to the All-West Coast Conference First Team in 2017 as well as in 2018 and was an invaluable part of the 2017 Final Four team. He continues to bring his overall athleticism, rebounding abilities, and defensive presence to any frontcourt that he’s been involved with.
After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA Draft, he had a stint in the NBA with the Los Angeles Lakers and Washington Wizards, 39 games played to be exact. Williams has competed all over the world throughout his professional career with stops in Israel, Turkey, Italy, Poland, Japan, the Philippines, and Kuwait. He was awarded the 2023-24 Philippine Basketball Association Best Import.
Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area... Follow him on Twitter @a_cravalho
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