Williams Named Coker's December Athlete of the Month

Hartsville native Sharod Williams has been named the Coker College Athlete of the Month for December

HARTSVILLE, SC (01/03/2012)(readMedia)-- Sharod Williams (Hartsville, S.C.) of the Coker men's basketball team has been named the Coker Student-Athlete of the Month for December 2011.

Williams had an outstanding December as he helped lead the Coker men to a 1-1 record on the hardwood. Williams averaged a double-double in the final month of 2011 with an average of 11 points and 11.5 rebounds per game.

So far this season, Williams is averaging 8.1 points and 8.7 rebounds per game and is ranked in the Top 50 of all NCAA Division II players in rebounds per game.

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Established in 1908, Coker College readies undergraduates for personal and professional success through a distinctive four-year program that emphasizes a practical application of the liberal arts as well as hands-on and discussion-based learning within and beyond the classroom. Coker is ranked among the "Best Colleges" in the South by U.S. News & World Report as well as The Princeton Review. Located in Hartsville, S.C., Coker is within two hours of the cultural, financial and recreational resources of Charlotte, Columbia, Charleston and Myrtle Beach.