MSU head coach Robyn Fralick looks onto the court during the first round of March Madness matchup against the University of North Carolina Tar Heels at the Colonial Life Arena in South Carolina on March 22, 2024.
In her first year attending public school, Howell High School senior Lilly Williams did almost everything a high school women's basketball player could hope for.
She officially signed to play Division I basketball at Michigan State in November, was selected as a McDonald's All-American in February, helped snap Belleville’s 35-game winning streak en route to winning the KLAA Championship on Feb. 26 and was named Gatorade Michigan Girls Basketball Player of the Year on March 13.
But the cherry on top came Monday, when she was named the 45th Michigan Miss Basketball winner.
Williams becomes the first awarded Spartan since Damiya "DeeDee" Hagemann of Detroit Edison, who won the award in 2021, and is the 12th Spartan ever to earn the honor. She is also the first Howell student to win the award, which recognizes the best female high school senior basketball player in the state, as voted on by the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan.
The senior stands 6-foot-5 and is a five-star prospect ranked No. 1 in Michigan and No. 15 nationally, according to ESPN.
Williams was presented with the award at the Detroit Free Press office in downtown Detroit.
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