Daughter of Former NBA Star Jason Williams Rises to Occasion in Women's College World Series

Mia Williams; Jason Williams Credit: AP Photo/Vera Nieuwenhuis; Matt Winkelmeyer/GettyNEED TO KNOWMia Williams, whose dad Jason won an NBA championship in 2006, hit a home run in the College World Series to advance her team to the Finals • >"I was so excited," Mia said after hitting the home run against Alabama for the Texas Tech Red Raiders • >Jason said on a podcast that watching Mia play in the World Series makes him "more nervous" than playing in the NBA FinalsThe daughter of former NBA star Jason Williams is a college softball superstar.

>Mia Williams, the 20-year-old Texas Tech second baseman, put on a show in the Red Raiders' elimination game against Alabama on Monday, June 1, as her dad — who won an NBA championship with the Miami Heat in 2006 — was there to cheer her on.

>Mia hit a home run in the seventh inning to secure the 2-0 win for the Red Raiders on a pitch from Alabama's Vic Moten. In a video shared on Instagram, Williams can be seen celebrating his daughter's huge play. The proud dad immediately ran up to the fence as he cheered and the team celebrated their win.

Mia Williams on May 28, 2026 Credit: AP Photo/Vera NieuwenhuisAfter the game, Mia told reporters, “I was so excited," and noted the moment when her glasses fogged up and began falling from her face. "I was trying to hold my glasses and cheer at the same time. It was amazing," she said, according to USA Today.

>For Williams, watching his daughter pursue her sports dreams makes him more nervous than his own career ever did.

>"I was way more nervous when she comes up to bat, especially here in the World Series," the former guard, known by the "White Chocolate" nickname in his playing days, said on the Hoopin' & Hollerin' podcast on Wednesday, June 3. "This makes me more nervous than playing in the '06 Finals."

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style="background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 14px; width: 144px;">"I just want her to do good for herself more than anything," he said on the show. "There's no better feeling than to see your kid succeed. This has been an incredible run."

>But after the video of his celebration went viral, Jason — who was ejected from one of his daughter's games in March, according to the New York Post — received criticism and said he won't be attending the upcoming games. “I ain’t going to be at the games this weekend, this has been too much bulls--- going on,” Williams said in a video that has since been deleted on X but re-uploaded on other accounts.

>“People thinking that I’m trying to make this s--- about me," he continued in the video. "It ain’t about me man. It’s about these girls. Let them do their thing, they’re the ones out there playing the games. That’s how I’ve cheered, that’s how I’ve always cheered and that’s how I’ll continue to cheer when I’m at games.”

>Last month, Mia was named USA Today Sports Network's Big 12 Newcomer of the Year, and this season, she broke the records for most home runs and RBI's in a single season.

>Next, Mia and the Red Raiders will face the reigning champions, the Texas Longhorns, as the College World Series continues on Wednesday, June 3.

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>“Just picking out good pitches," she told USA Today of her game plan. "I think that's the name of the game....When you pick out good pitches, get good swings, good things happen.”

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