Why Cape Central’s Cam Williams committed to Moberly Area CC

After going through the recruiting process, Cape Central’s Cam Williams decided where he will play college basketball.

Williams announced that he will play at Moberly Area Community College in Moberly, Missouri.

“When I went on a visit I met all the coaches and players,” Williams said. “I just felt like it was a great fit for me. I connected with coach (Smith) really well and a lot of the players that will be coming back. I just really liked the school out of all the ones I went and visited.”

The journey through the recruitment process wasn’t exactly what Williams expected.

“It was a little different,” Williams said. “Because of the COVID year and a lot of players getting an extra year, as well as the transfer portal, because a lot of the higher level colleges want to go to the transfer portal first and look at kids that already have experience. It’s been kind of hard for me and other athletes that just graduated.”

As Williams settled on Moberly, he said he is excited to play in Coach Pat Smith’s system.

“He said the offense is going to be a lot of run and gun,” Williams said. “I’m really excited to have him as a coach and I feel like he’s going to push me and get me to where I want to be.”

Across Williams’ 4 years in the program, the Tigers compiled a record of 81-25.

Over that four-year run, Williams said one of the biggest challenges he faced was when COVID shut everything down during the summer between his freshman and sophomore year.

“I had to push myself to get up and get outside and work,” Williams said. “I still had to work on my game even though everything was shut down.”

Williams’ focus as he grew over his four years at Cape Central was always on the defensive end of the court.

“I tried my best and my hardest to work on my defense,” Williams said. “At the college level, it’s going to be way different. You’re playing guys who are way more experienced, way faster and way stronger.”

Now, Williams is spending the summer working on his game while also playing club volleyball for NSSC.

“They’re both equally competitive,” Williams said. “And, it’s really fun playing both.”

Williams said volleyball helps keep him competitive during the offseason.

“You’re always fighting every minute in volleyball,” Williams said. “And in basketball, you’re always fighting every minute. I feel like the competition in both sports is really high level with a lot of athleticism.”