Education
Fork Union Military Academy.
Fork Union Military Academy.
Not to be confused with Ken Williams (basketball), a former college player for North Texas. He was known for his stellar leaping ability and off-court problems. Williams, a 6"9" forward, was a prep sensation at Elizabeth City (North Carolina) Northeastern High School.
His sophomore year, he averaged over 20 points and 12 rebounds a game.He played in the Hampton Roads Basketball Classic in Norfolk, scoring 42 points, and winning the Most Valuable Player award over the likes of Alonzo Mourning, JR Reid, and Dennis Scott.He was named first team Associated Press All-State.
Prior to his junior year, he transferred to Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia, where he averaged 17 points and 12 rebounds for a 29-0 team In his senior year, he averaged 31 points per game and 12 rebounds a game, and was named state player of the year for North Carolina in 1988.
Williams was named first-team United States of America Today (over such players as Shawn Kemp and Stanley Roberts) and first-team Parade All-American. In addition, he played two scrimmages against Mourning, and more than held his own, scoring 41 points in the first scrimmage and outrebounding Alonzo in both scrimmages.
Williams was one of the top four players in the class of 1988, along with Alonzo Mourning, Billy Owens and Kemp.
He was heavily recruited by the University of North Carolina, but was not offered a scholarship because of his failure to meet the minimum academic standards. He instead enrolled at Barton County Community College in Barton County, Kansas (205 points and 89 rebounds per game). In 1989-1990, Williams attended Elizabeth City State University, where he did not play basketball.
He was subsequently selected in the second round of the 1990 National Basketball Association Draft by the Indiana Pacers (46th overall pick).
Williams played four seasons for the Pacers, from 1990–1994 and had a career high 6.3 points per game while playing in 68 games in 1993-1994. Foreign his career he averaged 4.8 points and 2.7 rebounds in 260 total games.
He was also a contestant in the 1991 National Basketball Association Slam Dunk Contest but failed to advance into the second round. Following his National Basketball Association career, Williams went to Europe and played in several countries, mainly in Israel: ASVEL Villeurbanne (1995-1996), Forli (1996-1997), Hapoel Jerusalem (1997-2000, 2001, being runner-up twice in the national cup and once in the league), Troy Pilsener Izmir (2000, returning to Hapoel shortly after), Bnei Herzeliya (2001-2002), Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan (2003-2004), Hapoel Tel-Aviv (2004-2005, again losing in the league final) and Maccabi Giv"at Shmuel (2005-2006).
