He played in the Hampton Roads Basketball Classic in Norfolk, scoring 42 points, and winning the MVP award over the likes of Alonzo Mourning, JR Reid, and Dennis Scott.

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.

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.

[1] Following his NBA career, Williams went to Europe and played in several countries, mainly in Israel: ASVEL Villeurbanne (1995–96), Forli (1996–97), 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 (2001–02), Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan (2003–04), Hapoel Tel Aviv (2004–05, again losing in the league final) and Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel (2005–06).