Corey Williams
Corey Williams (born April 24, 1970)
Current position: Assistant men’s basketball coach
Current team: Auburn Tigers (Head coach: Bruce Pearl)
Current conference: Southeastern Conference (SEC)
Teams coached: Stetson Hatters, Texas Tech Red Raiders
Stetson record: 58-133 (.304)
Texas Tech record: 0-1 (.000)
Overall record: 58-134 (.302)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
2023-present | Auburn (asst) |
2023 | Texas Tech (interim HC) |
2021-2023 | Texas Tech (asst) |
2019-2021 | Arkansas (asst) |
2013-2019 | Stetson |
2007-2013 | Florida State (asst) |
2000-2007 | Oral Roberts (asst) |
1994 | Oklahoma State (student asst) |
Corey Williams Facts
- Corey Williams
- Born April 24, 1970
- Hometown: Macon, Georgia
- Alma Mater: Oklahoma State University (BA, 2002)
- Played point guard at Oklahoma State for four seasons, two each under head coaches Leonard Hamilton and Eddie Sutton
- Drafted in the 2nd round (33rd overall) of the 1992 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls; played one season with the team and part of the 1993 NBA championship team
- Briefly worked as a student assistant at Oklahoma State under Sutton in 1994
- Played professionally for the next two years in the States (NBA and CBA) and then finished his playing career in Taiwan with the Dacin Tigers
- Started coaching in 2000 as an assistant at Oral Roberts under Eddie‘s son, Scott Sutton, a job he would have for seven seasons
- Reunited with Hamilton in 2007, working on the Florida State head coach’s staff as an assistant for six seasons
- Hired in June 2013 to be the new head coach of the Stetson Hatters
- After going 58-113 in six seasons at Stetson, Williams was fired in March 2019
- In April 2019, Williams joined new head coach Eric Musselman‘s staff at Arkansas as an assistant
- Joined new head coach Mark Adams‘ staff at Texas Tech as an assistant coach in April 2021
- In March 2023, Adams was suspended and Williams was named interim head coach for the Big 12 Tournament (Tech went 0-1)
- Returned to the SEC in April 2023, joining Bruce Pearl‘s staff at Auburn as an assistant coach
Corey Williams Coaching Tree
- Bert Capel (Evangel)
- Kevin Dux (Washington St. Louis)
- Sean Woods (Southern)