Career
He is sometimes referred to as the Dean of the Big West Conference"s basketball coaches. He was previously the head coach at the University of California, Davis, winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association Men"s Division II Basketball Championship in 1998. Williams is second all time in wins at UCSB, behind only Jerry Pimm, and recorded his 200th victory with the school during the 2010-2011 season.
The 2009-2010 season marked the fourth Big West Regular Season title captured during Williams" tenure at UCSB. In 2007-2008 UCSB set the all time school record for most wins in a season with 23.
Williams currently owns the highest Big West Conference winning percentage amongst all active coaches in the league (Big West Conference games only). His slow-paced offensive sets, referred to as The System, often results in low-scoring, tedious games.
But, as Williams has said, "The System exists not to spotlight individual greatness, but to highlight team-wide weaknesses. I think that is what true basketball fans admire.".
