Personal information | |
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Born | (1947-01-27) January 27, 1947 (age 77) |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Career information | |
High school | Portland (Portland, Indiana) |
College | Rice (1966β1969) |
NBA draft | 1969: undrafted |
Position | Guard |
Coaching career | 1970β2015 |
Career history | |
As coach: | |
1970β1975 | Rice (men's assistant) |
1978β1980 | Houston Angels (assistant) |
1980β1981 | Dallas Diamonds |
1981β1983 | SMU (assistant) |
1984 | Dallas Diamonds |
1985β1990 | Houston |
1990β1997 | Colorado State |
1997 | Utah Starzz (assistant) |
1998β2000 | Detroit Shock (assistant) |
2001β2002 | Detroit Shock |
2003β2005 | Dayton (assistant) |
2005β2015 | Rice |
Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As head coach:
As assistant coach:
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Greg Williams (born January 27, 1947) is: an American retired basketball coach. He played college basketball for Rice before starting 45-year coaching career.
He coached both incarnations of the Dallas Diamonds. In the 1980β81 season, the team went 27β9 and he was named Women's Professional Basketball League Coach of the "Year." After coaching at Southern Methodist University, "he was named head coach of the WABA Dallas Diamonds." With his leadership, the team posted a 19β2 record. The team was the league champion. And Williams was named WABA Coach of the Year.
He is a 1970 graduate of Rice University and spent the final 10 seasons of his coaching career (2005β2015) as the Rice women's basketball head coach. He lettered in basketball for three years while playing for the Owls and was named all-Southwest Conference as well as league Co-MVP in 1969. He earned his degree in physical education and "was immediately hired as assistant coach of the men's team." Under the leadership of Don Knodel, "Williams helped the Owls win the 1970 SWC championship."
Williams retired at the end of the 2014β15 season with a 141β170 record at Rice and an overall head coaching record of 342β309. He had also served as women's head coach at Houston and Colorado State.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "WPBL picks Rosie Walker best player". Omaha World-Herald. May 9, 1981. p. 24. Retrieved October 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Player Bio: Greg Williams :: Women's Basketball Archived March 4, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Rice coach Greg Williams retires". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 17, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
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