He attended Lincoln High School in his hometown,[1] before studying at Wharton County Junior College from 1965 to 1967.

[5] Webster was inducted into the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Hall of Fame in 2012.

[5] He then played in the Serie A – Italy's top-tier level league – with UG Goriziana in the 1969–70 season.

[10] He subsequently played with the New York Nets and the Memphis Pros in the American Basketball Association (ABA) during the 1971–72 season.

[1][11] He made his ABA debut on January 2, 1972,[1] scoring four points in ten minutes played against the Kentucky Colonels.

[12] He was eventually released by the Nets after his final appearance for the franchise on January 18, before being signed as a free agent by the Pros at the end of February that same year.

[15] Webster also had overseas stints playing professional basketball in Spain and Switzerland in a career that spanned seven years.