Corey Williams (basketball, born 1970)

Corey Williams
Williams in 2013
Auburn Tigers
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueSoutheastern Conference
Personal information
Born (1970-04-24) April 24, 1970 (age 54)
Twiggs County, Georgia, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolNortheast (Macon, Georgia)
CollegeOklahoma State (1988–1992)
NBA draft1992: 2nd round, 33rd overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career1992–1998
PositionPoint guard
Number12
Coaching career2000–present
Career history
As player:
1992–1993Chicago Bulls
1993–1994Oklahoma City Cavalry
1994Minnesota Timberwolves
1994–1995Grand Rapids Mackers
1995–1998Dacin Tigers
As coach:
1994Oklahoma State (assistant)
2000–2007Oral Roberts (assistant)
2007–2013Florida State (assistant)
2013–2019Stetson
2019–2021Arkansas (assistant)
2021–2023Texas Tech (assistant)
2023Texas Tech (interim)
2023–presentAuburn (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points92 (2.4 ppg)
Rebounds37 (0.9 rpg)
Assists29 (0.7 apg)
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Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

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]

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]

  1. ^ a b "Corey Williams Tabbed to Lead Men's Basketball - Welcome to Stetson University". Archived from the original on June 12, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c 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.