Michael Williams II enters into his first fulltime year with the Bethune-Cookman University basketball program, but his second season with the program in a coaching capacity. After serving as a graduate assistant last year, Williams was hired as a fulltime staff member during the summer of 2007 and will serve as the Director of Basketball Operations under head coach Clifford Reed, Jr.

Williams is no stranger to the B-CU basketball scene as he was a stellar four-year letter winner for the Wildcats from 2002-06. While at Bethune-Cookman, Williams was a member of the All-MEAC Team, as well as being named as the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference inaugural Defensive Player of the Year in 2005-06. He has stamped his name amongst some of the best at Bethune-Cookman throughout the history books, including being in the Top 10 for blocks, field goal percentage and steals. In fact, Williams is the Division I leader at B-CU in steals.

Williams is a graduate of Benjamin E. Mays High School in Atlanta, Ga. While at Mays, Williams was a standout four-year players including leading the Raiders to their first-ever State Championship game appearance. Alongside brother Jeff Newton (now with the Osaka Evessa in Japan)--and former Indiana Hoosier All-American, Williams also helped the Raiders to a 23-7 record in his freshman season. That was followed up by a phenomenal 25-5 mark in his junior campaign--the State Championship runner-up season. Williams has another brother, Desmond, which is currently a "go-to" player for the Wildcats of Fort Valley State University in Fort Valley, Ga.

Michael Williams is a 2007 graduate of Bethune-Cookman University, and majored in Business Administration.

Williams enjoys the company of his one son, Mykel Joseph, who just turned three years of age.