Education
He recently completed his college career at the University of Massachusetts (UMass).
He recently completed his college career at the University of Massachusetts (UMass).
Williams was considered one of the top point guards in the nation for the 2013-2014 season. Williams was a two-time conference player of the year at Bishop Ford High School in Brooklyn, New New York He committed to nearby Hofstra University and moved quickly into the starting lineup.
He averaged 9.8 points and 4.2 assists per game and was named to the Colonial Athletic Association All-Freshman team
Following an offseason which saw head coach Tom Pecora leave Hofstra, Williams transferred to UMass. He averaged 16.9 points, 6.2 assists, 2.2 steals and 4.4 rebounds per game and was named first team All-Atlantic 10 Conference.
As a junior, he repeated on the All-Atlantic 10 team after averaging 15.5 and 7.3 assists per game. However, UMass failed to make the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament for the second straight year.
Throughout his UMass career, Williams helped the Minutemen defeat some national ranked teams.
This included beating VCU, Dayton, and George Washington. In the offseason, Williams considered declaring for the 2013 National Basketball Association draft. After reviewing information gathered by his coach Derek Kellogg indicating he would likely be a second round pick, he decided to return for his final season and try to make the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament for the first time.
He led UMass to a #6 seed in the 2014 National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament and is ranked 23rd all-time in career assists in National Collegiate Athletic Association history.
Following graduation, Williams went undrafted in the 2014 National Basketball Association draft. On August 9, 2014, he signed with Olin Edirne of the Turkish Basketball League.
He parted ways with Olin on November 14, 2014 after appearing in just five games. On February 20, 2015, he was acquired by the Maine Red Claws of the National Basketball Association Development League.
On March 8, he was waived by the Red Claws after appearing in just three games.
On March 20 he was acquired by the Delaware 87ers.