Kevin Williams (basketball)


Kevin Eugene Williams is an American former professional basketball player. A and point guard, Williams played college basketball for the St. John's Red Storm from 1979 to 1983. He attended Charles Evans Hughes High School.
He met his wife Sharien Muhammad in Harlem, New York, where they had two sons, Khalif Muhammad-Williams and Kashif Muhammad-Williams. Divorced in 1992, Williams met Tara Dyson, with whom he had a daughter Skylar Maiko.
Williams was selected with the 22nd pick in the 2nd round by the San Antonio Spurs in the 1983 NBA draft. He played five NBA seasons for 5 different teams; his final NBA season split with the Los Angeles Clippers and New Jersey Nets in 1988–89.
Williams played in the Continental Basketball Association for the Ohio Mixers, Bay State Bombardiers, Tampa Bay / Rapid City Thrillers, Cincinnati Slammers, Staten Island Stallions, Grand Rapids Hoops, Columbus Horizon, Tulsa Fast Breakers, La Crosse Catbirds, Capital Region Pontiacs and Chicago Rockers from 1983 to 1995. He won a CBA championship with the Thrillers in 1986. He was selected to the All-CBA Second Team in 1986.