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Willie Winston Herenton II (born August 19th, 1998) is an American College basketball player for the Miami Hurricanes of the Atlantic Coast conference.

Early life and high school career
Herenton began playing basketball in the 2nd grade and competed for the Whitney Young Dolphins in Chicago, Illinois. He transferred to Stevenson High School after his sophomore year where he was Named First Team All-Area and First Team All-Conference and finished as one of the top 10 scorers in Stevenson history despite only playing two seasons.

His senior year he Averaged 17.8 points during conference play along with 1.6 steals and Shot 51.0 percent from the field and 80.0 percent at the free throw line. He was named Prep Hoops Player of the Week for Illinois after scoring 34 points against Zion-Benton high school.

Herenton chose to play at the University of Miami because of the balance of both excellent Athletics and academics.

Personal life
Herenton was born in [Memphis, TN] and was homeschooled by his Mother Andrea until High school. He was named after his Grandfather, Willie W. Herenton, the first African American mayor of Memphis and longest serving mayor of 17 years. His Grandfather was a five time golden glove boxing champion and has a retired basketball jersey at Le Moyne Owen College.

Herenton is the son of Rodney and Andrea Herenton, both whom attended Harvard University. He has two brothers, Rodney jr. and Samuel.

College Career
Willie Herenton averaged 1.2 points this past season with the Hurricanes in the role of a defensive specialist off the bench. He was very pivotal in the hurricanes being the first 13th seed to advance to the semifinals in ACC Tournament history while leading his team in plus/minus throughout the tournament. Coach Jim Larrañaga and assistant coach Bill Courtney praised his defense and would always put Herenton on the opposing teams best player including players like Jordan Nwora and scottie barnes. Herenton also is stellar in the classroom earning ACC academic awards twice.