NEW ORLEANS - Playing just his fifth career NBA game, 2008 VMI graduate Reggie Williams set new career highs with 28 points, six assists and two steals in Golden State's 135-131 loss at New Orleans Monday evening. 

Williams (Prince George, Va.) tied for the team lead with his 28 points, hitting on 10 of 16 field goals and 7 of 8 free throws.  He also drained a three-pointer, grabbed a rebound and blocked a shot while leading the team with a +9 +/- stat, meaning the Warriors outscored the Hornets by nine points when Williams was on the floor.

The Keydets' all-time leading scorer signed a 10-day contract with the Warriors back on Tuesday, March 2, and made an immediate impression, scoring 10 points, grabbing five rebounds and handing out five assists in a four-point loss at Miami.  The next night, Williams bested those numbers with 13 points and six rebounds in a season-high 36 minutes.  Williams then scored a combined 12 points in his last two outings before exploding Monday against the Hornets.

Williams' current 10-day contract runs through Thursday's home contest against Portland, a game that will be televised nationally at 10:30 p.m. Eastern on TNT. 

Williams is just the second Keydet to play in the NBA, joining Ron Carter '78 who spent time with the Los Angeles Lakers and Indiana Pacers in the 1978-79 and 1979-80 seasons.  He is also just the third Big South player to play in the Association, breaking through after leading the NBA D-League with 26.4 points in 31 games for the Sioux Falls Skyforce.

A four-year starter for the Keydets, Williams averaged 27.8 points, 9.7 rebounds and 3.9 assists during his senior season, during which he led the nation in scoring for the second consecutive year. He finished his collegiate career as the all-time leading scorer in VMI, Big South Conference and Virginia State Division I history with 2,556 points, while ranking fourth all-time in VMI history in rebounds (820), fourth in three-point field goals made (196), sixth in assists (368) and sixth in steals (175).