| Jason Williams | |
| Position: | Forward |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 6 |
| Weight Lb: | 200 |
| Birth Date: | 15 April 1979 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Draftyear: | 2001 |
| Career Start: | 2001 |
| Career End: | 2009 |
| Years1: | 2001 |
| Team1: | Washington Justice |
| Years2: | 2002 |
| Team2: | Greenville Groove |
| Years3: | 2002–2003 |
| Team3: | Prissi Macon |
| Years4: | 2004–2005 |
| Team4: | Maryland Nighthawks |
| Years5: | 2006 |
| Team5: | Northeastern Pennsylvania Breakers |
| Years6: | 2006 |
| Team6: | Ciro Perez |
| Years7: | 2007–2008 |
| Team7: | Albany Patroons |
| Years8: | 2008–2009 |
| Team8: | Kecskeméti TE |
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Jason Williams (born April 15, 1979)[1] is an American former basketball player.
Williams is from Bladensburg, Maryland[2] and attended Bladensburg High School.[3] In his senior year of 1996–97, Williams was named to Prince George's County's 3A/2A First Team and also to the Washington, D.C. all-metro area fourth team.
Williams went on to play college basketball at Radford University from 1997 to 2001.[4] During his four-year career, Williams recorded 1,176 points (12.6 per game average), 412 rebounds (4.4), 173 assists (1.9) and 128 steals (1.4).[4] His best season came in 1999–2000 during his junior year. He averaged career-highs of 18.1 points and 6.5 rebounds per game as he led the Highlanders to a 12–2 Big South Conference record.[4] [5] They won the conference regular season championship[5] and Williams was named the Big South Conference Player of the Year.[6] Other accolades in college include being a two-time First Team All-Conference player (2000, 2001) and an All-Big South tournament selection (2001).
After college, Williams had a brief stint in the NBA Development League. He appeared in eight games for the Greenville Groove in the late portion of the 2001–02 season.[7] In the 2002 playoffs he appeared in five games; the Groove went on to win the D-League championship.[7] [8] In 2008–09 Williams played for Kecskeméti TE, a professional basketball team in Hungary.