Nyika Nysanu Kyle Vohnnel Williams (ニカ・ニサヌ・カイル・ヴォネル・ウィリアムス, born July 9, 1987) is a Saint Vincent-born naturalized Japanese professional basketball player for the Chiba Jets of the Japanese B.League. He received a Japanese citizenship on April 19, 2019. He is difficult to guard because of his long arms and jumping ability.
High school career He joined his brother, Burton Williams Jr., in America, playing 12 months at Monsignor McClancey High School. Averaged 14.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, 75.0 percent free throw.
College career He played two years for Barton County Community College in Great Bend, KS, then, earned a scholarship to play at Pacific.
College statistics
| style="text-align:left;"| 2007-08 | style="text-align:left;"| Barton | 28 || 6 || 17 || .591 || .000 || .608|| 5.5 ||0.5 || 1.0 || 0.9 || 6.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2008-09 | style="text-align:left;"| Barton | 33 || 32 || 25.9 || .695 || .000 || .660|| 9.2 ||0.4 || 0.88 || 2.0 || 15.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2009-10 | style="text-align:left;"| Pacific | 35 || 0 || 7.1 || .562 || .000 || .645|| 1.71 ||0.14 || 0.37 || 0.26 || 2.63 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2010-11 | style="text-align:left;"| Pacific | 31 ||26 || 18.0 || .565 || .000 || .553 || 4.35 ||0.19 ||0.42 || 0.68|| 8.10
Professional career He was voted AfroBasket.com All-Tunisian League Defensive Player of the Year in 2014.
Career statistics
*Led the league
Regular season
| align="left" | 2011-12 | align="left" | Takamatsu | 50 || 24 || 24.3 || .554 || --- || .635 || 8.1 || 0.5 || 1.1 || 0.9 || 13.2 |- | align="left" | 2012-13 | align="left" | Saint-Étienne | 16 || || || || || || 6.6 || || || || 9.5 |- | align="left" | 2012-13 | align="left" | Gunma | 15 || 10 || 21.2 || .443 || --- || .632 || 6.3 || 0.7 || 0.8 || 0.5 || 9.6 |- | align="left" | 2012-13 | align="left" | Saitama | 40 || || 28.2 || .563 || .000 || .623 || 12.2 || 1.2 || 1.4 || 0.6 || 13.5
| align="left" | 2014-15 | align="left" | Saitama | 34|| || 28.2|| .571|| .000|| .644|| 9.7|| 1.4|| 1.5|| 1.2||16.4
| align="left" | 2015-16 | align="left" | Hiroshima D | 53 ||3 ||14.4 ||.567 ||.000 ||.584 ||4.4 ||0.4 ||0.6 ||0.5 ||7.0 |- | align="left" | 2016-17 | align="left" | Kagawa | 57||2 || 13.7||.506 ||.000 ||.504 ||4.5 ||0.5 ||0.5 ||0.8 ||6.6 |- | align="left" | 2017-18 | align="left" | Ehime |54 ||36 || 19.9|| bgcolor="CFECEC"|.626* || .000||.543 ||7.1 ||0.7 ||0.9 ||0.8 ||13.8 |- | align="left" | 2018-19 | align="left" | Akita |2 || 1||21.0 ||.500 ||.000 ||.556 ||4.5 ||1.0 ||0.0 || 0.5||13.5 |- | align="left" | 2018-19 | align="left" | Fukushima |12 || 12||27.1 ||.571 ||.000 ||.592 ||7.5 ||1.2 ||1.2 || 0.7|| 18.3 |- | align="left" | 2019-20 | align="left" | Akita |39 || 1||17.0 ||.559 ||.000 ||.592 ||5.3 ||0.7 ||0.9|| 0.5|| 8.1
National team
| align="left" | 2014 | align="left" | St. Vincent |5|| || 31.2|| .516|| .000|| .742|| 6.6||1.4 || 1.6|| 1.8|| 22
| align="left" | 2015 | align="left" | St. Vincent |6|| ||27.17|| .404|| .000|| .500|| 6.5||2.5 || 1.83|| 0.67|| 9.3 |- | align="left" | 2019 | align="left" | Japan |8||0 ||13.4|| .459|| .000|| .560|| 5.6||0.4 || 0.4|| 0.8|| 6.0
Early cup games
| align="left" | 2019 | align="left" | Akita |2|| 0|| 17:39|| .786|| .000|| .500|| 8.0||1.0 || 0.0|| 0.0|| 12.5
Preseason games
| align="left" |2018 | align="left" | Akita | 2 || 0 || 14.3 || .696 ||.000 || .400||9.0 || 0.5|| 0.0 || 0.0 || 17.0 |- | align="left" |2019 | align="left" | Akita | 3 || 0 || 14.7 || .500 ||.000 || .571||4.7 || 0.0|| 1.0 || 1.3 || 6.67
Source: Changwon1Changwon2 Source: UtsunomiyaToyamaSendai
Personal He is the son of Burton Williams and Georgina Placida Williams. Nyika is the third of four children born to his parents. His siblings are Burton Jr., Enyinne, and Zena. He married his wife, Yuko Williams, on March 18, 2015. They have a son, Kyle.
References
External links Williams on Youtube
Stats in Japan Pacific Tigers bio Williams with Takamatsu Finale Coupe de Tunisie