Seven countries, one world tour - Williams eyes quadruple

While the league title is wrapped up, the post-season play-offs conclude at the O2 Arena on Sunday, with the Lions facing league runners-up Cheshire Phoenix for a clean sweep of domestic trophies. To most, the journey from Bath to London is just an 115-mile dart up the M4. But for Williams it has been a pilgrimage of well over 10,000 miles, taking him to finish his studies in America and back home to England via multiple stops across Europe.

Like many aspiring British basketball players, Williams had to make the tricky decision to move across the Atlantic as a teenager to study for four years in Augusta, a city steeped in sporting tradition more associated with plush golf courses and green jackets. But with the landscape of British domestic basketball, as well as following the offer of a college scholarship, Williams' move was one of necessity rather than a dream. "If it was up to me, I would have played in the UK for as long as I could," Williams says.

"Nobody really wants to have to flock the nest to try and make a living, when they can do it at home just as good. " But the perks of being back in the UK permanently for the first season since leaving for college mean Williams is able to attend the day-to-day events that 10 years abroad prevented. "You don't have to miss all the birthdays, you don't have to miss weddings, you don't have to miss funerals, all of these sort of occasions that you miss out on," adds Williams.

"[Now], you can be there because you're already at home. " Despite years away from home comforts, Williams has performed well in terms of success across Europe. The power forward was named foreign player of the year in Iceland's top flight during the second of his two years with Keflavik - immediately after graduating from college, where he left as the Peach Belt Conference's co-Player of the Year.