Williams played
college basketball at the
University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). He helped the
Miners to three straight postseason appearances and 72 wins during his three-year career at UTEP. He finished his career with 1,225 points, 614 rebounds and 300 assists. He was named to the Second Team All-
Conference USA, the 2005 All-
WAC Defense Team and the 2004 WAC All-Tournament Team. On March 14, 2006, in the second-to-last game of his college career, Williams recorded the first
triple-double in UTEP school history (also his first). He had 17 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in an
NIT Tournament victory over
Lipscomb. ==Professional career==