Amari Williams unleashed inner Greek Freak on coast-to-coast slam: "He felt like Giannis a little bit."

Something about playing inside Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, right? Amari Williams wasn’t the game’s biggest standout — he finished with five points on 2-8 shooting and 1-5 at the line with 13 rebounds, four assists and a block in 25 minutes — but there was a sequence of his that may just be included in One Shining Moment to wrap up March Madness.

Up just one with 3:17 to go in the first half, Kentucky hit back-to-back 3-pointers to extend the lead to seven. Forcing a miss on the other end, Williams grabbed the rebound and immediately faced pressure, deciding to push the ball up the floor himself. That led to magic, the 7-foot, 262-pound center barreling down the floor, picking up steam as he angled toward the rim.

Williams gathered outside the 3-point line, took two long steps and lifted just beyond the charge circle for the powerful slam through contact, earning the and-one.

“I honestly wasn’t planning on bringing the ball up the court that time,” Williams said of his highlight play. “There was just over-pressure, then I got to the half and realized no one was going to stop me. I was looking to kick it out, and I just kind of had to take off.”

OH MY GOODNESS AMARI WILLIAMS GOING COAST TO COAST 😱#MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/0TZHxXLOkC

— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 22, 2025

It wasn’t the nastiest poster in the world and you see players go coast-to-coast all the time, but for someone his size to do it? That’s just different, something out of a video game.

The arena blew up the way it did for a reason. Williams is unique and plays like that don’t come around every day — if ever, in college basketball.

“It feels great, especially that early in the game when we were on the run. It kind of held the momentum,” Williams said. “Just doing little plays like that to help the team, it means a lot, for sure.”

What were his teammates’ reactions to the pro-level sequence? Well, it was fitting for him to do it where the Milwaukee Bucks play — because there was a little Giannis Antetokounmpo to it when you combine the size, skill and athleticism.

“That was crazy. I had a perfect angle, too. I was in the corner and I didn’t think he could take off like that,” Otega Oweh said. “I knew he could dunk, but I didn’t know he could take off like that. It’s probably because we’re in the Bucks arena. He felt like Giannis a little bit, wanted to take off.”

“I automatically thought, like, ‘I know he’s in Milwaukee, so I guess he’s just trying to tap into his Greek Freak or something,'” Koby Brea added. “But it’s super cool to see a 7-footer grab a rebound, go down 94 feet and just dunk on somebody and get an and-one. There aren’t many places you can see that at, it’s just unbelievable.”

Have they ever seen anything like it? Lamont Butler has, but not in college. He’s seen it where Williams will be playing next season and beyond.

“In the NBA? Yes I have — and he’ll be there,” he told KSR. “He’s been great for us all year and we’re gonna continue to see some big plays from him.”

Williams’ play stole the show, but he told on himself a bit, especially in a game where he missed some point-blank looks at the rim. We know he can get up there for some spectacular throwdowns, so why does he settle for layups?

He says it’s a fair question.

“I should have done that a lot more in this game,” Williams said. “Hopefully I do next game.”

We certainly wouldn’t be opposed to it, No. 22.