Jason Chandler Williams was born on November 18, 1975, in Belle, West Virginia. The 6'1 190 pound point guard for the Sacramento Kings attended Dupont High and played with Minnesota Vikings star Randy Moss, who was a 2 time West Virginia State Basketball Player of the Year. While growing up, Jason lived with his father on the campus of Dupont High, for that's where his father worked. So Jason grew up having keys to his very own gym, and Dupont's gym was where Jason became the great player that he is today. He'd go to the gym late at night and worked for countless hours on his ball handling, passing, and shooting. He'd put ankle weights on his wrists and wear leather gloves to make his handles quicker and better. Jason signed with Providence out of highschool, but never went there because the coach left, so he went to Fork Union Military Academy but didn't stay long because he didn't like that. He transferred to Marshall to play for coach Billy Donovan, and during his freshman year during the 95-96 season, Jason averaged 13.4 ppg and 6.4 apg.
He transferred to Florida along with Billy Donovan, and thus, had to sit out another year, and lost a year of eligibility because of the NCAA double transfer rule. So during his junior year at Florida, he averaged 17.1 ppg and 6.7 apg, but was suspended after his 20th game. After the season, he began to work out with Nick Anderson to get himself ready to play in the NBA, and he became an early entry candidate for the 1998 NBA draft, where the Sacramento Kings took him with the 7th pick, knowing he had game, but also taking a risk because of his problems in the past. But the risk paid off, and Williams averaged 12.8 ppg and 6 apg for the Kings, leading them to the playoffs and, along with Chris Webber and Vlade Divac, almost beat the defending Western Conference Champion Utah Jazz, losing in the best of 5 series, 3-2. Jason was nicknamed "White Chocolate," just like his nickname in highschool, "Super Cracker," because of his playground style. He became a fan favorite because of his extraordinary ball fakes, fancy passes, and deep 3s. He was 2nd in the NBA Schick Rookie of the Year voting to Toronto's Vince Carter.
