Kenny Williams (basketball)

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Kenneth (Ken, or Kenny) Ray Williams (born June 9, 1969 in Elizabeth City, North Carolina) is a former professional basketball player, most notably with the NBA's Indiana Pacers.

Williams, a 6'9" forward, attended Elizabeth City State University and Barton County Community College in Barton County, Kansas. He was selected 46th overall by the Indiana Pacers in the 1990 NBA Draft. He played four seasons, from 1990–1994 averaging 4.8 points and 2.7 rebounds in 260 total games.

He was also a contestant in the 1991 NBA Slam Dunk Contest but failed to qualify into the second round.

Williams was a prep sensation at Elizabeth City(N.C) Northeastern High School.His senior year, he average 31 points per game and was named state player of the year for North Carolina in 1988.He was named first team USA Today( over such players as Shawn Kemp and Stanley Roberts), and was named first team Parade All-American.He participated in the McDonald's All-American and Capital Classic games.He was one of the top four players in the class of 1988, along with Alonzo Mourning, Billy Owens, and Shawn Kemp.He signed with North Carolina, but due to failure to graduate with his class, could not go and attended Barton County Community College in Kansas.

Following his NBA career Williams went to Europe and played for a number of teams in Italy and Israel. His most productive stint in Europe was with Israeli side Hapoel Jerusalem. In January 2007 he sign in the team of the second league of Israel Maccabi Shoham.