He played college basketball for Wake Forest University and is the only Demon Deacon in school history to garner multiple ACC All-Defensive team honors.

As a senior at Montverde in 2005–06, he averaged 17.4 points, 3.4 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game as he earned second-team all-state and named to the All-Central Florida second team by the Orlando Sentinel.

He averaged 8.7 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, rounding off his college career as one of the top defenders in program history.

[5] On February 10, 2011, Williams officially joined the Alaska Aces of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

[6] On March 28, Williams was fined ₱20,000 and suspended for one game after hitting Mark Cardona with a swinging elbow.

[8] In his first game back for Springfield on November 25, 2011, in a win over the Maine Red Claws, he recorded 17 points, 7 rebounds and 2 steals.

He recorded his first career double-double on December 15 against the Erie BayHawks, finishing the game with a career-high 33 points along with 10 rebounds in the 117–123 loss.

[9] After playing in four games for the San Antonio Spurs during the 2012 NBA Summer League, Williams signed with JL Bourg-en-Bresse of France for the 2012–13 LNB Pro B season.

[11] After winning the league's slam dunk contest held on December 30,[12] Williams failed to appear in another game for JL after an ankle injury he sustained earlier in the season finally forced him out.

[18] On February 16, he made his debut for the Mad Ants in a 105–97 win over Grand Rapids, recording two points and two rebounds in six minutes.