John Sherman Williams (born October 2, 1963) is a retired American basketball player.
[1] Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, John S. Williams attended George Washington Community High School, graduating in 1982.
He was the Indianapolis City scoring champ (27.5 ppg) his senior season (1981–82) and ranked sixth in the state.
During his Senior campaign (1985–86), Williams tied Larry Bird's record of 81 consecutive games in double-figures[3] and ranked in the top 5 in the nation in scoring (25.8 ppg)[4] He completed his college career as the # 3 scorer in MVC history, trailing Indiana natives, Oscar Robertson and Larry Bird; today, he ranks fifth as Hersey Hawkins and D.J.
[7] He left the college game as the #3 scorer in Missouri Valley history; trailing only #1 Oscar Robertson and #2 Larry Bird.