Marcus Williams

Marcus Edward Williams (born July 29, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the Wyoming Cowboys, Texas A&M Aggies, and the San Francisco Dons and went undrafted in the 2025 NBA draft.

High school career Williams played basketball for Dickinson High School in Dickinson, Texas as a freshman. He transferred to Clear Springs High School in League City, Texas for his sophomore season to play with his older brother, Faite. After the season, Williams returned to Dickinson but was ruled ineligible to play for the varsity team, moving down to junior varsity. As a senior, he averaged 21.4 points, 7.3 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 3.3 steals, helping his team achieve a 32–5 record, win the Region III-6A title and advance to its first state tournament in 65 years. Williams shared District 24-6A MVP honors with his teammate, Tramon Mark.

He originally signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for Northern Colorado under head coach Jeff Linder. He switched his commitment to Wyoming after Linder was hired there.

College career On December 9, 2020, Williams scored a freshman season-high 30 points for Wyoming in an 83–61 win over Denver. On March 10, 2021, he recorded 15 points, 10 assists, seven steals and six rebounds in a 111–80 first round victory over San Jose State at the Mountain West tournament. As a freshman, Williams averaged 14.8 points and 4.3 assists per game. He was named Mountain West Freshman of the Year and to the Third Team All-Mountain West.

Following the season, Williams transferred to Texas A&M. He averaged 7.9 points, 3.4 assists, 2.2 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per game. For his junior season, Williams transferred to San Francisco.

Professional career After going undrafted in the 2025 NBA draft, Williams joined the Miami Heat for the 2025 NBA Summer League.

On August 25, 2025, Williams signed with Maccabi Rishon Lezion of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. In 2025-26 in 24 games he averaged 7.8 points and 2.3 assists per game.

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Personal life Williams' older brother, Faite, played college basketball for Prairie View A&M.