BATON ROUGE – John Williams was a prospect everyone wanted.
Louisiana and LSU got him.
For two years, he helped Coach Dale Brown continue a run of excitement at LSU in basketball, including an appearance for the Tigers in an NCAA Final Four.
The NBA called on the 12th pick of the first round of the 1986 draft, and Williams went on to average double figure points in four of his first five seasons along with four assists or more in three of his first five seasons.
Now he will be inducted into the Louisiana Basketball Hall of Fame during the Louisiana Association of Basketball Coaches' 43rd Annual Awards Banquet on May 13 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Baton Rouge.