Local 2024 4-Star Wing Caleb Williams Commits to Georgetown

Williams chose Georgetown over the likes of Villanova, Michigan, Indiana, Syracuse, and other top programs.

Ed Cooley and Georgetown received their third commitment in the 2024 class on Sunday morning, as 4-star wing Caleb Williams (Sidwell Friends/Team Takeover) announced his commitment to Georgetown.

Georgetown beat out Villanova, Michigan, Indiana, Syracuse, Virginia, and Miami for Williams’ commitment. The 6-foot-7 Williams is ranked #101 nationally according to the 247Sports composite ranking.

While Williams announced his commitment to Georgetown publicly on Sunday, the DC native actually secretly committed to Georgetown shortly after his official visit to the Hilltop in the beginning of June, according to multiple sources.

According to one source with knowledge of Williams’ recruitment, Williams was considering taking a couple more visits in the fall, including to Syracuse.

Once Williams took his official to Georgetown, however, plans changed, and he felt he had seen enough to want to come to Georgetown.

Williams’ commitment gives the Hoyas the third-ranked recruiting class nationally for the Class of 2024, joining Kayvaun Mulready and Thomas Sorber to form what is officially an elite recruiting class for Ed Cooley and his staff— and they may not be done in the 2024 class either.

Williams was interviewed by Joe Tipton of On3 Sports and gave his thoughts on why he decided to choose Georgetown.

“Ed Cooley,” Williams said. “The relationship we created in such a short span of time is something I have been looking for in a coach since this process started. I have become super close with other head coaches as well but there was something different about me and coach Cooley’s connection. This relationship felt the most genuine. Also, I feel as if Georgetown has everything to offer that will help me get to the next level just like the other schools in my final list. The one thing that other schools couldn’t offer me was being able to win at home and that was a huge factor in choosing Georgetown.”

Williams is a versatile forward with a smooth jumpshot for a player of his size, and possesses a high basketball IQ. His numbers for Team Takeover have taken a slight step back this summer due to the amount of talent on this year’s team, but his ability to fill multiple roles and be exactly what his team needs him to be bodes well for his ability to contribute to a winning program in college.

The Sidwell Friends product projects to be a playmaking wing at the high major level who can facilitate for others while also helping stretch the floor and providing a scoring punch for the Hoyas.

Defensively, Williams’ size and mobility should allow him to guard multiple positions at the next level.

Williams described his game to Tipton, saying:

“I would describe my game as a versatile wing that can play the 1-4. My shot making ability and feel for the game has allowed me to be moved all around. My size has also given me an advantage, and to be able to do what I can do at my size definitely allows me to bring many different looks and aspects of the game to the table.”

Williams’ commitment to Georgetown is significant for off-the-court reasons too. The icy relationship between Georgetown basketball and Team Takeover, Williams’ AAU program, has been well-documented for several years now, but Ed Cooley has made progress already in rebuilding ties between Georgetown and Takeover.

Cooley stated his desire to keep top local talent here in DC at his introductory press conference, and he has lived up to that goal since then.

Williams joins Drew McKenna (Team Loaded) and Rowan Brumbaugh (Prospect U) as DMV talent that Cooley has already landed since coming in as Georgetown head coach.

Williams’ message to Hoya fans, via his interview with Tipton?

“My message to Hoya fans is that it’s time to bring the winning culture back to Georgetown. The history is super rich and it’s time to get back to that feeling when talking about Georgetown hoops. The new era of Georgetown basketball is in full effect. Let’s get Georgetown basketball back to what it used to be.”