Popularly known as Junk Yard Dog or JYD, Williams is a former basketball player who last played for the NBA’s New York Knicks and BIG 3’s team POWER. Williams was first recognized for his remarkable skills on his Magruder High School basketball team.

He earned an associates degree from Montgomery College of Germantown. He then attended Georgetown University where he graduated on the Deans List with a degree in sociology and a minor in business and theology.

Williams was drafted in 1996 by the Detroit Pistons, playing with them for over four years. There, Williams was nicknamed Junk Yard Dog (JYD) by Rick Mahorn and Grant Long.

Williams went on to play for the Toronto Raptors (2002-3) where he averaged an astonishing 9.7 points per game—turning him into a notable and undeniably valuable key player.

It was in December of 2003 when Williams was traded again to the Chicago Bulls, averaging 6.2 points and 7.0 rebounds per game from 2003-2004.

During the offseason of 2004, Williams was traded yet again to the New York Knicks but was offered a front office job and or coaching job by the team in 2005 as a result of being granted NBA’s new Allan Houston rule—which prompted Williams to announce retirement from the court.

He then became the NBA’s second global ambassador and joined the MSG network to executive produce his first TV show, Make it Hot.

He rejoined the Raptors as their community representative in 2006. Williams is now still an NBA global ambassador, president of the JYD Project’s Shooting for Peace initiative, and CEO of IP FAMBA, an NIL tech company that helps all student athletes to the pros and beyond and owner of his own coffee brand, Peace and the Coffee Bean.

He has currently authored four books and is finalizing his fifth, Role Players, which aims to encourage people to maximize their opportunities in life.

He resides in Washington, DC with his wife of 24 years Nikkollette. He has four children Gabby (C’24), Giselle (C’25), Jeremiah, and Sherae—two of whom have graduated college. Jeremiah attends middle school currently at the Woods Academy.