Boston College’s Money Williams didn’t just have a big week - he turned it into ACC hardware.
The Eagles guard was named ACC Co-Player of the Week on Monday after powering Boston College to a 71-55 win over UMass at TD Garden on Friday. Virginia forward Thijs De Ridder shared the honor with him.
Williams was the engine in BC’s Hall of Fame Series Boston victory, finishing with 35 points on 10-of-22 shooting and a perfect 13-for-13 at the foul line. He also added five assists, nine rebounds and a steal, while committing just one turnover.
“He made some terrific individual plays to sort of buoy us a little bit, and then I think that gave some confidence to the other guys on the team,” Eagles head coach Luke Murray said. “So did I think he could do it?
Yeah, I thought he could. I think he can do it.
I’m not surprised. These are the sort of things he does a lot of days in practice.
But I’m obviously incredibly encouraged to see it here.”
Williams’ week started with a different kind of performance in BC’s season-opening rout of Wagner on Tuesday. He shook off a rough first half, when he missed several free throws and 3-pointers, and still finished with 22 points, four assists and five rebounds in his first game for the program.
His first basket didn’t come until there were 3:42 left in the first half, when he hit one free throw and missed the second. He later added a layup before halftime, but the real surge came after the break, when he helped carry the Eagles to the win.
Against UMass, though, there was no slow start. Williams was locked in from the opening tip and stayed that way all night.
According to ESPN Insights, he became the first BC player in more than 30 years to post at least 35 points, five rebounds and five assists in a game. He did it on a big stage, too, with the game at the Garden ahead of the rematch of the 2026 national championship between UConn and Michigan, which served as the main event of the two-game showcase.
“It just shows the trust my team has for me, and I feed off that,” Williams said of what it felt like to have that type of performance. “It gives me confidence. The first game we played against Wagner, a lot of shots in the first half wasn’t falling, but my teammates kept telling me to shoot, and that follows through to the second game.”
“Obviously, I was highly aggressive, and it started to fall. So just kudos to my coaching staff and my teammates.”
Williams averaged 28.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists during his first week as an Eagle as Boston College opened the season 2-0.
De Ridder’s week was strong as well. He averaged 18.7 points, 8.3 rebounds and 7.0 assists in Virginia’s wins over Drexel, Northeastern and No. 12 Arkansas, while also piling up eight steals.
Boston College returns to action Tuesday night at Conte Forum with a 7 p.m. tip against Maryland East Shore.
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