Charlie Woollum

Charles R. Woollum (born 1940)

Teams coached: Bucknell Bison, William & Mary Tribe
Bucknell record: 318-221 (.590)
William & Mary record: 69-94 (.423)
Overall record: 387-315 (.551)

Career Accomplishments:

• NCAA National Championships:  0
• NCAA Tournament Appearances:  2  (1987, 1989)
• NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen:  0
• NIT Championships:  0
• NIT Appearances:  0
• CAA Regular Season Champion:  1  (1998)
• Patriot League Regular Season Champion:  2  (1992, 1993)
• East Coast Regular Season Champion:  5  (1979, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989)
• East Coast Tournament Champion:  2  (1987, 1989)

Awards:

• CAA Coach of the Year:  1  (1998)
• Patriot League Coach of the Year:  1  (1993)

Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):

1994-2000	William & Mary
1975-1994	Bucknell
1972-1975	Old Dominion (asst)
1962-1964	William & Mary (asst)

Charlie Woollum Facts

• Charles R. Woollum
• Born 1940
• Hometown: Alexandria, Virginia
• Alma Mater: College of William & Mary (BA, 1962)
• Played three seasons at William & Mary under head coach Bill Chambers
• After graduating, he spent two seasons as an assistant at his alma mater under Chambers
• Hired in 1964 to be the head coach at Newport News HS (VA), leading the team for seven years
• Next job was a one-year stint as head coach at Homer L. Ferguson HS (VA)
• Moved back to the college ranks in 1972, working on Sonny Allen‘s staff at Old Dominion for three seasons
• Became the head coach at Bucknell in 1975, leading the Bison for the next 19 seasons
  • Went 318-221 overall, winning five ECC titles, two Patriot League titles and two ECC Tournaments
  • Led the Bison to the first two NCAA Tournament appearances in program history
• Left Bucknell to become the head coach at alma mater William & Mary in 1994
  • Compiled a 69-94 in six seasons with the Tribe, winning the CAA in 1998 and earning an NIT berth
    • The 1997-98 team won 20 games, their first such season in 15 years
  • Retired from coaching in 2000, with 387 career Division I coaching victories
• Woollum still lives in Williamsburg and serves as an analyst during W&M basketball radio broadcasts

Charlie Woollum Coaching Tree

• Pat Flannery (Bucknell, Lebanon Valley)
• Jay Wright (Villanova, Hofstra)