Education
He graduated from University of North Carolina in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts in African-American studies.
He graduated from University of North Carolina in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts in African-American studies.
He played high school basketball at Saint Edward High School of Lakewood, Ohio (suburban Cleveland) and collegiately for the University of North Carolina Tar Heels. During his later years in high school, he was named first team All-Ohio and named to numerous All-American teams. Williams played collegiate basketball under coaches Matt Doherty and Roy Williams at the University of North Carolina.
Williams averaged 13.1 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 1.4 assists in his senior season.
Williams was not selected in the 2005 National Basketball Association Draft. However, he was signed as a free agent by the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association during the 2006–2007 season.
He appeared in four preseason games for the Clippers, starting one, but did not make the final roster. After playing in Spain, Japan and Israel, Williams joined the Cleveland Cavaliers" summer league team in July, 2008 and made the team"s training camp roster.
His contract was nonguaranteed until January 10, 2009, after which time the contract would have been guaranteed.
Williams played in his first regular season National Basketball Association game and scored his first points on December 12, 2008, against the Philadelphia 76ers. Williams was waived by the Cavs on January 7, 2009. Five days after being released from the Cavs he re-signed with the team with a 10-day contract.
He was released on February 2 after his second 10-day contract expired.
He then joined the Doctorate-League with Rio Grande Valley Vipers on February 14. On April 8, he was re-signed to a contract for the rest of the season.
On February 9, 2010, Williams put up a career high in points with 17 to go along with 3 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal in 28 minutes of play. In the 2010 offseason, Jawad signed to play with the Cavs for the 2010-2011 National Basketball Association season.
On December 27, 2010, Williams was again waived by the Cavs.
In the February of 2011, he signed with Hapoel Jerusalem in Israel. Foreign the 2011-2012 season, Williams signed with Paris-Levallois Basket in France, rejoining college teammate David Noel. Williams stayed with Paris-Levallois for the 2012-2013 season, but while Noel left Williams was joined by former college teammate Sean May.
Paris-Levallois waived him on January 15, 2014.
In the February of 2014, he signed with Pınar Karşıyaka of Turkey for the rest of the 2013-2014 season.
On October 23, the Cavs waived veteran guard Ronald Dupree, and Williams became a full-fledged member of an National Basketball Association team for the first time in his career. Williams became the sixth member of North Carolina"s 2005 National Championship team to play in the National Basketball Association, joining Rashad McCants, Sean May, Raymond Felton, Marvin Williams, and David Noel.