Worcester Wolves New Signing – City of Brotherly Love

While Worcester Wolves’ coach Paul James has stated that talks are ongoing with forward Kai Williams about a return to the city, he is able to confirm the capture of his elder brother Jamal from the Plymouth Raiders.

Canadian-born Jamal has played in the BBL for several seasons. After just a few weeks with Cheshire Jets at the start of 2010, he made the short hop over to Mersey Tigers where he was a member of their triple-trophy winning squad. For the last couple of years Jamal has plied his trade in Plymouth, averaging five points and three rebounds in just under 20 minutes of action per game.

Jamal explained the reasoning behind his decision to join the Wolves: “I’m looking forward to the opportunity in Worcester. My brother had nothing but good things to say about Paul James and about the Wolves office. As a result it was any easy decision to make.”

James is pleased to add 26-year-old Williams to his side, saying: “Jamal is a really talented player, has plenty of experience of this league and more importantly has been a winner in the BBL. He has a blue-collar work ethic and will do whatever is asked of him to make the team better. Jamal is going to have an opportunity to show his full potential as a player within our programme and I’m very much looking forward to working with him.”

Asked whether there could be a pair of Williams in Worcester next season, James replied: “I’d like to have Kai come back. He only played part of the season for us and will improve when getting deeper into our system. It’s great that Jamal is joining us and I certainly think that they would complement each other’s games.”