Joi Williams

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Joi Williams
Joi Williams Felton.jpg
Current position
TitleAssistant coach
Team San Antonio Stars
Biographical details
Born (1966-11-05) November 5, 1966 (age 57)
Jacksonville, Florida [1]
Playing career
1984–1988 South Florida
Position(s) Point guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1989–2001 Florida (asst.)
2001–2003 Clemson (asst.)
2003–2007 Murray State
2007–2016 UCF
2017 San Antonio Stars (asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall168–224 (.429)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Conference USA Tournament champions (2009, 2011)
Medal record
Women's Basketball
Assistant Coach for Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
FIBA Under-19 World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Puerto Montt Team Competition
Assistant Coach for Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Colorado Springs Team Competition

Joi Williams (born November 5, 1966) [2] is the former head coach of the UCF Knights women's basketball team. [1]

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Career

Williams arrived at UCF in 2007 and during her tenure, she has taken the Knights to two C-USA championships. [3] [4] As of March 7, 2016, Williams and the school agreed to part ways. [5] On March 14, 2017, Williams was announced as a new assistant coach for the WNBA's San Antonio Stars. [6]

Personal life

In August 2004, she married Herman Felton Jr. [7]

Head coaching record

Source [8] [9] [10] [11]

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Murray State (Ohio Valley Conference)(2003–2007)
2003–04Murray State 13–159–7t5th
2004–05Murray State 9–195–118th
2005–06Murray State 11–179–11t6th
2006–07Murray State 21–1015–52nd
Murray State:54–61 (.470)38–34 (.528)
UCF (Conference USA)(2007–2013)
2007–08UCF 10–203–1312th
2008–09UCF 17–1711–5t2nd NCAA First Round
2009–10 UCF 11–167–9t7th
2010–11UCF 22–1112–42nd NCAA First Round
2011–12UCF 12–177–9t7th
2012–13 UCF 16–187–9t8th
UCF (American Athletic Conference)(2013–2016)
2013–14 UCF 10–203–159th
2014–15 UCF 9–215–138th
2015–16 UCF 7–234–14t9th
UCF:114–163 (.412)59–91 (.393)
Total:168–224(.429)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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