Will Conroy

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Will Conroy
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USC Trojans
PositionAssistant coach
League Big Ten Conference
Personal information
Born (1982-12-08) December 8, 1982 (age 41)
Portland, Oregon
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school Garfield (Seattle, Washington)
College Washington (2001–2005)
NBA draft 2005: undrafted
Playing career2005–2014
Position Point guard
Number5, 10
Career history
As player:
2005–2007 Tulsa 66ers
2007 Memphis Grizzlies
2007Tulsa 66ers
2007 Los Angeles Clippers
2007Tulsa 66ers
2007 Virtus Bologna
2007–2008 Olimpia Milano
2008–2009 Albuquerque Thunderbirds
2009–2010 Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2010 Houston Rockets
2010→Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2011 Oyak Renault
2012Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2012 Minnesota Timberwolves
2013–2014 Medi Bayreuth
2014 SC Rasta Vechta
As coach:
2015–2022 Washington (assistant)
2022–2024Washington (associate head coach)
2024–present USC (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference

William James Conroy (born December 8, 1982) is an American professional basketball player and coach, currently an assistant coach at the University of Southern California.

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Amateur career

Conroy attended and played competitively at Garfield High School in Seattle, and played college basketball at the University of Washington. Conroy is the all-time assists leader in Washington Huskies history, with 515. [1]

Pro career

Conroy played in the 2006–07 NBA preseason with the Charlotte Bobcats, but he was cut before the NBA regular season started. He then signed with the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA D-League. On January 30, 2007, Conroy was signed to a ten-day contract by the Memphis Grizzlies [2] after they had opened up a roster spot by waiving guard Eddie Jones.

After his contract ended, Conroy returned to the 66ers. [3] On February 28, 2007, Conroy was signed to another ten-day contract by the Los Angeles Clippers, following point guard Shaun Livingston's season-ending knee injury. The team waived Von Wafer to make room on their roster for Conroy. [4]

However, after averaging two assists in four games played, he was waived. [5] On April 6, he was re-signed by the Clippers, who made room on their roster by waiving Željko Rebrača. [6] Conroy then played in the Italian league with both Virtus Bologna and Olimpia Milano and in the Euroleague with Virtus Bologna, where he averaged 7.8 points and 3.2 assists per game during the 2007–08 season.

He then played with the NBA D-League clubs the Albuquerque Thunderbirds and the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. In 2009, he tied Morris Almond's D-League single-game record with 53 points, but this was surpassed by Pierre Jackson in 2014 (58). [7] He was called up by the Houston Rockets from the Vipers on January 29, 2010, on a 10-day contract, [8] and returned to the Vipers when the contract expired on February 8. [9] Conroy was again recalled by the Rockets on March 2, 2010, [10] and sent back to the Vipers on March 11, 2010. [11]

In January 2011 he signed with Oyak Renault in Bursa, Turkey. [12] In January 2012, he rejoined the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. [13] In September 2012, Conroy signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves. [14] He was waived on November 15, 2012, after appearing in four games. [15]

Despite being waived, Conroy remained with the Timberwolves that season as a member of their scouting staff. It was reported that he was not retiring from his playing career, but merely putting it on hold. [16]

In December 2013, he signed with Medi Bayreuth. [17] In February 2014 his contract was not extended and he left the team. Instead Conroy decided to sign with the German team SC Rasta Vechta for the remainder of the season. [18]

Coaching career

On June 4, 2015, Conroy was named as an assistant basketball coach at the University of Washington under head coach Lorenzo Romar.

On March 22, 2017, new University of Washington head coach Mike Hopkins announced that Conroy will remain on the coaching staff following the firing of Romar.

On August 17, 2022, Conroy was promoted to associate head coach at the University of Washington. [19]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

NBA

Source [20]

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2006–07 Memphis 305.7–––.7.3.0.0.0
2006–07 L.A. Clippers 408.8.000–.0001.32.0.0.0.0
2009–10 Houston 507.2.300.000.000.61.4.0.01.2
2012–13 Minnesota 405.0.000.000.500.3.0.0.0.3
Career1606.7.136.000.125.71.0.0.0.4

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References

  1. ↑ NBA Development League: Will Conroy. Archived January 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Raley, Dan (January 28, 2007). "Conroy gets the NBA call". Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
  3. ↑ All-Star Conroy Returns to 66ers. Archived November 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine , February 9, 2007
  4. ↑ Clippers Sign Will Conroy to 10-Day Contract., February 28, 2007
  5. ↑ Clippers sign Jason Hart, cut Will Conroy., March 5, 2007
  6. ↑ Clippers waive Rebraca; sign Conroy., April 6, 2007
  7. ↑ "Pierre Jackson's 58 D-League best". ESPN. Associated Press. February 4, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
  8. ↑ Conroy promoted from D-League
  9. ↑ Feigen, Jonathan (February 8, 2010). "Temple's promotion fills out roster". Houston Chronicle.
  10. ↑ Houston Signs Conroy Again Archived March 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ↑ Conroy Headed Back to Vipers
  12. ↑ Oyak Renault, Conroy İle Anlaştı (in Turkish)
  13. ↑ Vipers Re-Sign Conroy
  14. ↑ Wolves Announce 2012-13 Training Camp Roster
  15. ↑ Timberwolves Waive Guard Will Conroy
  16. ↑ Will Conroy not retiring, but will join Wolves scouting staff
  17. ↑ "Bayreuth signs Will Conroy". Sportando.net. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
  18. ↑ "RASTA verpflichtet Will Conroy und trennt sich von Dylan Talley" (in German). rasta-vechta.de. February 11, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Huskies promote Will Conroy to Associate Head Coach". gohuskies.com. August 17, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  20. ↑ "Will Conroy". StatMuse . Retrieved October 27, 2022.
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