Galloway, N.J. – Stockton University basketball alumni Sasha Williams and DJ Campbell found success while playing overseas in Spain and Albania respectively this year.
Williams helped El Cochinillo Segoviano SL win the Women's First Division championship and then earn promotion to Liga Femenina 2 by leading all players with averages of 13.7 rebounds and 2.3 blocks to go with 11.3 points and 3.0 steals in three promotion phase games. She also topped all players with an average rating of 22.7 per game.
Williams overcome some early foul trouble to produce nine points and 13 rebounds to help El Cochinillo Segoviano top FC Cartagena 60-56 in the final game of the promotion playoffs, which took place on Cartegena's home floor.
One account of the game, translated from Spanish, said "After the break, one of the game's key figures stepped up. Sasha Williams returned with renewed energy to dominate the paint and keep the Segovia team afloat during the toughest moments."
Campbell was named to the All-Albanian Superliga First Team for his play with Apolonia Fier. He led the team in scoring (21.3 ppg), three-pointers (98), steals (3.7 spg), free throw percentage (.858) and three-point field goal percentage (.403) while also shooting 57.7% from the field.
Campbell played in 26 of Apolonia's 28 Albanian Superliga games, leading the squad to the league semifinals. He scored in double figures in all but one contest and surpassed the 20-point mark 15 times. Campbell went for at least 30 points on five occasions, highlighted by a season-high 38 markers against Kamza in November.
With Campbell averaging 32.4 minutes per game, Apolonia finished fourth in the Albanian Superliga standings with a 16-7 record. The team then swept fifth-seeded Skenderbeu 2-0 in the quarterfinals before a 3-0 series defeat to top seed and league champion Beselidhja in the semifinals.
While at Stockton, Williams was a 2018 WBCA All-America Honorable Mention and the only player in NJAC history to be chosen NJAC Defensive Player of the Year four times. A 2023 Stockton Athletics Hall of Fame inductee, she is the only basketball player in Stockton history, male or female, with over 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds.
Campbell was a 2022 NABC First Team All-American and the first Osprey ever to be voted NABC District 4 Player of the Year. A three-time NABC all-district and four-time NJAC First Team selection, Campbell finished his career as Stockton's all-time leader in scoring (2,178 points) and three-pointers (335).