Dean Williams is a British

United Kingdom

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 professional basketball

Basketball

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 player, and currently plays for the Guildford Heat

Guildford Heat

Guildford Heat is a basketball club based in Guildford, England that currently play in the British Basketball League. Heat play their home games at the brand-new Surrey Sports Park and was formed in 2005 by fans of former BBL franchise Thames Valley Tigers, who folded during the same year...

 in the British Basketball League

British Basketball League

The British Basketball League, often abbreviated to the BBL, is the premier men's professional basketball league in the United Kingdom. The BBL runs two knockout competitions alongside the league championship; the BBL Cup and the BBL Trophy....

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The 6 ft 3 in tall Guard was educated at Marjon's and has played internationally for the England national team

England national basketball team

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. Williams started his professional basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 career for the London Towers

London Towers

London Towers was a professional basketball team based in London, England. They were one of the most successful and recognised British sports teams of the 1990s, collecting many titles in the British Basketball League as well as regularly competing in European competitions such as the Euroleague...

, having previously played for amateur club Brixton Topcats

Brixton TopCats

Brixton TopCats is a British basketball team based in the Brixton area of London. Established in 1985, the first team currently compete in the English Basketball League Division 1, but the club is particularly notable for its highly-rated development programme, which has produced the likes of Luol...

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He left the Towers in 2000 to join National Basketball League

National Basketball League (United Kingdom)

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 team the Plymouth Raiders

Plymouth Raiders

The Plymouth Raiders, officially called UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders for sponsorship reasons, is South-west England's leading basketball team. Based in the city of Plymouth, they play their home games at the Pavilions arena and have competed in the top-tier British Basketball League since 2004...

, where he spent three successful season before moving back into the top-flight with fellow team mate Roderick Wellington

Roderick Wellington

Roderick Wellington is a British professional basketball player, and currently plays for the Leicester Riders in the British Basketball League....

, both of whom joined British Basketball League

British Basketball League

The British Basketball League, often abbreviated to the BBL, is the premier men's professional basketball league in the United Kingdom. The BBL runs two knockout competitions alongside the league championship; the BBL Cup and the BBL Trophy....

 team the Thames Valley Tigers

Thames Valley Tigers

Thames Valley Tigers was a British basketball team competing in the British Basketball League until 2005, when funding was ceased and the franchise folded. Based in Bracknell, Berkshire, the team's fans setup a new team to replace the Tigers and just a month later the Guildford Heat was born...

 in 2004, the same year that the Raiders also made the jump to the BBL. After one season with the Tigers, the club folded and through the efforts of local fans a new club was set up to replace them, the Guildford Heat, of which Dean was a part of the first roster of the new club. In 2009, Williams moved to newly created Essex Pirates

Essex Pirates

Essex Pirates is currently inactive British Basketball League team from Southend-on-Sea, in the county of Essex. They were founded in 2009 and play their home games at the Southend Leisure & Tennis Centre...

to become part of their first roster, just like at Guildford 4 years earlier.

As well as his basketball career, he is also currently a full-time maths teacher at Sandhurst School in room A22♥.