Pointer Williams

{{short description|American basketball player}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Pointer Williams

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| position = Point guard

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| height_ft = 6

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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1974}}

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| nationality = American

| high_school = St. Augustine
(New Orleans, Louisiana)

| college =

• Tulane (1991–1994)
• McNeese State (1995–1996)

| draft_year = 1996

| years1 = 1996–1997

| team1 = Quad City Thunder

| years2 = 1997

| team2 = Fargo-Moorhead Beez

| years3 = 1997–1999

| team3 = (Polish club)

| years4 = 1999–2000

| team4 = LSU-Atletas

| cyears1 = 2006–20??

| cteam1 = Dillard (assistant)

| cyears2 = 2011–201?

| cteam2 = Texas Southern (assistant)

| highlights =

• NCAA steals leader (1996)
• First-team All-Southland (1996)
• Southland Newcomer of the Year (1996)
• Metro Freshman of the Year (1992)
• Metro All-Freshman Team (1992)

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Pointer Williams (born 1974) is an American former basketball player. Williams played for McNeese State University. In 1996, he led the NCAA in steals with 116. He later played professionally in Poland and Lithuania.[http://athletics.tsu.edu/coaches.aspx?path=mbball&rc=21 "Pointer Williams"]. athletics.tsu.edu. Retrieved January 21, 2013.

In 2006, Williams became an assistant coach at Dillard University. In 2011, he became the director of basketball operations at Texas Southern University.