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JW
James Williams
First Season: 2018-19
Last Season: 2025-26
Total Games: 571
Crew Chief: 499
U1: 70
U2: 2
Home Wins: 58.0%
Home Fouls: 19.3
Away Fouls: 19.6
Foul Diff: 0.3
Attendance: 17,337
| Games | Total | 2025-26 | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 571 | 73 | 80 | 75 | 78 | 74 | 58 | 67 | 66 |
| Preseason | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Regular-Season | 471 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 63 | 60 | 45 | 57 | 62 |
| Post-Season | 69 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| Date | Crew Chief | U1 | U2 | Home | Away | Score | Fouls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | James Williams | Brian Forte | Kevin Scott | Boston Celtics | Philadelphia 76ers | 97 - 113 | 17 - 20 |
| 2026-04-26 | James Williams | Kevin Scott | JB DeRosa | Houston Rockets | Los Angeles Lakers | 115 - 96 | 22 - 20 |
| 2026-04-24 | James Williams | Brian Forte | Dedric Taylor | Portland Trail Blazers | San Antonio Spurs | 108 - 120 | 24 - 25 |
| 2026-04-22 | James Williams | Jason Goldenberg | JB DeRosa | Oklahoma City Thunder | Phoenix Suns | 120 - 107 | 21 - 25 |
| 2026-04-19 | James Williams | Brian Forte | Jason Goldenberg | Detroit Pistons | Orlando Magic | 101 - 112 | 17 - 24 |
| 2026-04-15 | James Williams | Sean Corbin | Karl Lane | LA Clippers | Golden State Warriors | 121 - 126 | 23 - 19 |
| 2026-04-12 | James Williams | Pat Fraher | Jason Goldenberg | San Antonio Spurs | Denver Nuggets | 118 - 128 | 18 - 16 |
| 2026-04-10 | James Williams | JB DeRosa | Suyash Mehta | Chicago Bulls | Orlando Magic | 103 - 127 | 20 - 22 |
| 2026-04-08 | James Williams | JB DeRosa | Simone Jelks | Detroit Pistons | Milwaukee Bucks | 137 - 111 | 21 - 24 |
| 2026-04-05 | James Williams | Che Flores | Nick Buchert | Boston Celtics | Toronto Raptors | 115 - 101 | 19 - 16 |
| 2026-04-01 | James Williams | Justin Van Duyne | Jenna Schroeder | Houston Rockets | Milwaukee Bucks | 119 - 113 | 13 - 16 |
| 2026-03-30 | James Williams | Andy Nagy | Intae Hwang | Atlanta Hawks | Boston Celtics | 112 - 102 | 21 - 18 |
| 2026-03-27 | James Williams | Gediminas Petraitis | Andy Nagy | Oklahoma City Thunder | Chicago Bulls | 131 - 113 | 19 - 21 |
| 2026-03-25 | Derrick Collins | James Williams | Jacyn Goble | Memphis Grizzlies | San Antonio Spurs | 98 - 123 | 18 - 17 |
| 2026-03-24 | James Williams | Sean Corbin | JT Orr | Charlotte Hornets | Sacramento Kings | 134 - 90 | 16 - 15 |
| 2026-03-21 | James Williams | Rodney Mott | Che Flores | Utah Jazz | Philadelphia 76ers | 116 - 126 | 25 - 26 |
| 2026-03-20 | James Williams | Tre Maddox | Mousa Dagher | Denver Nuggets | Toronto Raptors | 121 - 115 | 20 - 24 |
| 2026-03-18 | James Williams | Marat Kogut | Biniam Maru | Dallas Mavericks | Atlanta Hawks | 120 - 135 | 12 - 21 |
| 2026-03-16 | James Williams | Jason Goldenberg | Ray Acosta | Houston Rockets | Los Angeles Lakers | 92 - 100 | 18 - 18 |
| 2026-03-13 | James Williams | CJ Washington | Ashley Moyer-Gleich | Portland Trail Blazers | Utah Jazz | 124 - 114 | 19 - 17 |
| 2026-03-11 | James Williams | Jacyn Goble | CJ Washington | LA Clippers | Minnesota Timberwolves | 153 - 128 | 24 - 24 |
| 2026-03-10 | James Williams | Mark Lindsay | Danielle Scott | Sacramento Kings | Indiana Pacers | 114 - 109 | 18 - 23 |
| 2026-03-08 | James Williams | Tre Maddox | CJ Washington | Los Angeles Lakers | New York Knicks | 110 - 97 | 20 - 23 |
| 2026-03-06 | James Williams | Che Flores | Ray Acosta | Charlotte Hornets | Miami Heat | 120 - 128 | 18 - 14 |
| 2026-03-01 | James Williams | Matt Myers | Aaron Smith | Chicago Bulls | Milwaukee Bucks | 120 - 97 | 14 - 19 |
| 2026-02-27 | James Williams | Jacyn Goble | JT Orr | Oklahoma City Thunder | Denver Nuggets | 127 - 121 | 16 - 22 |
| 2026-02-25 | James Williams | Justin Van Duyne | Jonathan Sterling | Houston Rockets | Sacramento Kings | 128 - 97 | 14 - 15 |
| 2026-02-23 | James Williams | Jacyn Goble | Mousa Dagher | Detroit Pistons | San Antonio Spurs | 103 - 114 | 19 - 22 |
| 2026-02-22 | James Williams | Mark Lindsay | Jenna Reneau | Minnesota Timberwolves | Philadelphia 76ers | 108 - 135 | 15 - 22 |
| 2026-02-11 | James Williams | Dedric Taylor | JT Orr | Phoenix Suns | Oklahoma City Thunder | 109 - 136 | 12 - 8 |
| 2026-02-08 | James Williams | Matt Myers | Gediminas Petraitis | Minnesota Timberwolves | LA Clippers | 96 - 115 | 22 - 21 |
| 2026-02-05 | James Williams | Eric Dalen | Danielle Scott | Dallas Mavericks | San Antonio Spurs | 123 - 135 | 20 - 18 |
| 2026-02-04 | James Williams | Leon Wood | Ray Acosta | Milwaukee Bucks | New Orleans Pelicans | 141 - 137 | 18 - 14 |
| 2026-01-23 | James Williams | Eric Dalen | Brandon Adair | Brooklyn Nets | Boston Celtics | 126 - 130 | 26 - 28 |
| 2026-01-20 | James Williams | Sean Corbin | Jenna Schroeder | Houston Rockets | San Antonio Spurs | 111 - 106 | 11 - 16 |
| 2026-01-18 | James Williams | Matt Myers | Ray Acosta | Los Angeles Lakers | Toronto Raptors | 110 - 93 | 15 - 15 |
| 2026-01-16 | James Williams | Natalie Sago | Jonathan Sterling | Sacramento Kings | Washington Wizards | 128 - 115 | 19 - 22 |
| 2026-01-15 | James Williams | Jacyn Goble | Jenna Schroeder | Golden State Warriors | New York Knicks | 126 - 113 | 16 - 14 |
| 2026-01-12 | James Williams | Brent Barnaky | Simone Jelks | Cleveland Cavaliers | Utah Jazz | 112 - 123 | 19 - 14 |
| 2026-01-09 | Bill Kennedy | James Williams | Michael Smith | Orlando Magic | Philadelphia 76ers | 91 - 103 | 18 - 20 |
| 2026-01-07 | James Williams | Marat Kogut | Leon Wood | Atlanta Hawks | New Orleans Pelicans | 117 - 100 | 19 - 15 |
| 2026-01-05 | James Williams | Phenizee Ransom | Sha'Rae Mitchell | Oklahoma City Thunder | Charlotte Hornets | 97 - 124 | 14 - 23 |
| 2026-01-02 | James Williams | Michael Smith | Sean Corbin | Indiana Pacers | San Antonio Spurs | 113 - 123 | 28 - 17 |
| 2025-12-30 | James Williams | Michael Smith | Scott Twardoski | Utah Jazz | Boston Celtics | 119 - 129 | 17 - 17 |
| 2025-12-28 | James Williams | CJ Washington | Scott Twardoski | Los Angeles Lakers | Sacramento Kings | 125 - 101 | 19 - 20 |
| 2025-12-26 | James Williams | Justin Van Duyne | Nate Cearley | Portland Trail Blazers | LA Clippers | 103 - 119 | 20 - 18 |
| 2025-12-25 | James Williams | Andy Nagy | Natalie Sago | Golden State Warriors | Dallas Mavericks | 126 - 116 | 22 - 16 |
| 2025-12-22 | James Williams | Natalie Sago | Sha'Rae Mitchell | Cleveland Cavaliers | Charlotte Hornets | 139 - 132 | 20 - 18 |
| 2025-12-19 | James Williams | Marat Kogut | Pat O'Connell | New York Knicks | Philadelphia 76ers | 107 - 116 | 21 - 24 |
| 2025-12-18 | James Williams | Sean Corbin | Simone Jelks | Brooklyn Nets | Miami Heat | 95 - 106 | 17 - 12 |
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Tournament Games
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James Williams Game Pace by Season
Total games worked across seasons, relative to each season's opening day