When Chris Williams, a 6-foot-8 Swiss Army knife from St. Louis, joins the Hawaii Hammerheads, he’ll find himself in a friendly dunking competition with teammate Brandon Matano, a former Rainbow Warrior, who was on TNT’s Dunk King.
Matano also played for Team Flight Brothers, considered the world’s greatest dunkers. One of their videos on YouTube drew over 3.6 million visitors. Matano can throw down and so can Williams, who also has an all-around game: type in Chris Williams Spain highlights on YouTube to check it out.
Hawaii Hammerheads president Kevin Williams is building an entertaining roster for Hilo’s first pro basketball team, which starts ABL play in March.