University of Vermont Athletics

CAREER HONORS
• America East Defensive Player of the Year (2017)
• America East All-Conference Second Team (2015)
• America East All-Defensive Team (2015, 2016, 2017)

SENIOR SEASON (2016-17):  Saw action in all 35 games played for the Catamounts, including one start in his home state against No. 13 Butler … Averaged 6.4 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 61.4% from the field, and 19.5 minutes per night … Tallied 11 points on the road at Marist (11/16/16) … Recorded six rebounds at Siena (12/29/16) … Netted nine points against Harvard (1/2/17) … Registered a season-high 22 points and 13 rebounds for a double-double in 33 minutes against UMBC (2/12/17) … Scored 13 points in the America East Quarterfinals against Maine (3/1/17) … Recorded five rebounds in 27 minutes played against fourth-seeded Purdue in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (3/16/17) ... Tabbed as the America East Defensive Player of the Year for his lockdown effort and he was named to the All-Defensive Team for the third straight season. 

JUNIOR SEASON (2015-16): Selected to the America East All-Defensive Team for the second consecutive season ... Played in 23 games and made six starts ... Averaged 7.9 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game ... Scored a new career high of 22 points against UMass Lowell (1/18/16) ... Recorded three double-doubles of at lead 10 points and 10 rebounds against Marist (11/29/15), UMBC (1/24/16) and Hartford (2/14/16) ... Grabbed five or more rebounds in seven different games ... Had eight games scoring in double figures.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2014-15): Emerged as one of the top players and defenders in America East as a sophomore ... Named to the America East All-Conference Second Team and All-Defensive Team ... Was the only Catamount to start all 34 games ... Ranked second on the team in scoring (9.3 ppg) and lead Vermont in rebounding (4.8 rpg) and steals (63) ... His 63 steals were tied for the fifth most in a single season at Vermont ... Reached double figures 18 times ... Vermont was 13-4 when Wills scored 10 or more points on the year ... In the America East opener vs. Hartford (12/3/14) Wills scored 11 points, grabbed seven rebounds, handed out seven assists and collected six steals ... Scored a career-high 20 points at UMass Lowell (1/25/15) ... Grabbed five or more rebounds 16 times, handed out five or more assists four times and collected five or more steals three times ... Averaged 10.9 points per game and shot 60.9 percent from the floor in league games ... Averaged 11.0 points and 5.7 rebounds in the CBI Tournament ... Ranked among the America East leaders in: field goal percentage (2nd-57.1%); steals (2nd-1.9 pg); blocks (4th-1.0 pg); rebounds (12th-4.8 pg); scoring (20th-9.3 ppg).

FRESHMAN SEASON (2013-14): Came off the bench to see action in 19 games and averaged 6.6 minutes per game ... Missed seven games with a broken finger ... Scored a career-high 13 points in his fourth game in a Vermont uniform against Lyndon State ... Added six points and six rebounds against UMass Lowell ... Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds versus UMBC ... Finished the season averaging 2.3 points.

BEFORE VERMONT: Wills is a 6-1 guard who comes to UVM from Indianapolis, Ind. ... He graduated from Ben Davis High School in 2012 and spent a prep year at Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, Pa. ... Wills scored over 1,500 points in his scholastic career ... While at Ben Davis he was a three-time MIC All-League performer and earned IPSL and MAPL honors at Mercersburg in 2012-13 ... Wills led Ben Davis to three sectional championships (2009-12) and Mercersburg won the 2013 IPSL title ... Wills was a team captain at both Ben Davis and Mercersburg.

PERSONAL: Is the son of Harry and Tina Wills ... Given name is Harry, but goes by Dre ... Has three siblings ... Brother Tony Wills plays for the Illinois State men's basketball team ... Is majoring in business administration at Vermont.