Corey Williams (basketball, born 1970)

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Corey Williams
Corey Williams (basketball, born 1970) 2013.jpg
Williams in 2013
Auburn Tigers
PositionAssistant coach
League Southeastern Conference
Personal information
Born (1970-04-24) April 24, 1970 (age 53)
Twiggs County, Georgia, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Northeast (Macon, Georgia)
College Oklahoma State (1988–1992)
NBA draft 1992: 2nd round, 33rd overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career1992–1998
Position Point guard
Number12
Coaching career2000–present
Career history
As player:
1992–1993 Chicago Bulls
1993–1994 Oklahoma City Cavalry
1994 Minnesota Timberwolves
1994–1995 Grand Rapids Mackers
1995–1998 Dacin Tigers
As coach:
1994 Oklahoma State (assistant)
2000–2007 Oral Roberts (assistant)
2007–2013 Florida State (assistant)
2013–2019 Stetson
2019–2021 Arkansas (assistant)
2021–2023 Texas Tech (assistant)
2023Texas Tech (interim)
2023–present Auburn (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 92 (2.4 ppg)
Rebounds 37 (0.9 rpg)
Assists 29 (0.7 apg)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Corey Williams (born April 24, 1970) is an American retired professional basketball player and assistant coach for the Auburn Tigers of the SEC Conference. He is the former men's basketball head coach of Stetson University. [1]

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A 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) point guard from Oklahoma State University, Williams was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the second round of the 1992 NBA draft. He played one season with the Bulls, averaging 2.3 points in 35 games as a reserve on a team which won the NBA Championship. He then spent the 1993–94 season with the Minnesota Timberwolves, scoring 11 points in 4 games. He spent the majority of the 1994 season with the Oklahoma City Cavalry of the Continental Basketball Association. [2]

Williams was also selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the twelfth round of the 1992 NFL Draft, despite not having played football since junior high. [2] He never joined the Chiefs.

After his playing career in the American professional leagues, Williams returned to Oklahoma State as a student assistant and was a member of the Cowboys' staff during their 1994 Final Four season. In 1995, Williams resumed to play professionally as he joined the Dacin Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Alliance in Taiwan. [2] He was the assist leader and one of the main scorers for his team throughout the three seasons he played there until 1998. From 2000 to 2007, Williams was an assistant coach at Oral Roberts, and from 2007 to 2013 he was an assistant coach at Florida State University. [3]

On June 3, 2013, Williams was named the head coach of Stetson. [1] He was fired on March 6, 2019 with a six-year record of 58–133. [4]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Stetson Hatters (ASUN Conference)(2013–2019)
2013–14 Stetson 7–245–138th
2014–15 Stetson 9–223–118th
2015–16 Stetson 12–224–10T–7th
2016–17 Stetson 11–213–11T–7th
2017–18 Stetson 12–204–107th
2018–19 Stetson 7–243–13T–8th
Stetson:58–133 (.304)22–68 (.244)
Texas Tech Red Raiders (Big 12 Conference)(2023)
2022–23 Texas Tech 0–10–0
Texas Tech:0–1 (.000)0–0 (–)
Total:58–134 (.302)

      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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References

  1. 1 2 "Corey Williams Tabbed to Lead Men's Basketball - Welcome to Stetson University". Archived from the original on 2013-06-12. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
  2. 1 2 3 Corey Williams Assistant Coach Profile
  3. Corey Williams Named Assistant Basketball Coach At Florida State
  4. "Williams Concludes Final Season with Hatters". Stetson Hatters . March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2019.