High School Career
- 2002 EA Sports High School All-America selection
- Gatorade Oklahoma Player of the Year: 2001, 2002
- 2001 USA Today Oklahoma Player of the Year
- Oklahoma Player of the Year in 2001 by the Daily Oklahoman
- Oklahoma Defensive Player of the Year: 2000, 2001
- Ranked number 49 in the nation among all players by ESPN.com following his senior season (averaging 20 points, 12 rebounds, three blocked shots and three assists as a senior)
- Rated the nation's fifth-best prep player by Future Stars and BlueChipHoops.com and sixth by College Basketball News entering the 2001–02 season
- The Sporting News listed Williams as the nation's sixth-best prep player entering 2001–02
- Rated the nation's number one forward by Basketball News and Prepstar
- Three-time all-state, all-district and all-city selection (1999–2001)
- 2001 Parade All-America
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