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Jeff Williams is in his sixth year on the Pitt women's basketball staff and enters his third season as its Associate Head Coach under Head Coach Agnus Berenato. With nearly two decades of basketball coaching experience, Williams works with the post players and assists in recruiting, preseason and postseason conditioning, scouting and community involvement. "Agnus is not only a great colleague but also a great friend," Williams said. "It's a tremendous opportunity to work with her at the University of Pittsburgh and I'm honored to be able to serve this program as associate head coach. We have the same goals for our program - to be a Top 20 team and compete for a national championship. With the leadership of Agnus and the great support of our administration, we are getting closer each day to making those goals a reality." Williams' work with the Panthers has been on display with the development of Marcedes Walker as she immediately became one of the top scorers and rebounders in the Big East Conference as a freshman. In 2006, Walker continued to be a dominant force in the paint earning All-Big East honors and in 2007, was not only named First Team All-Big East, but also a Division I Kodak/WBCA All-America. Williams was also instrumental in bringing in Pitt's most highly touted recruiting class over the past few years including Selena Nwude, ranked as the No. 4 center and No. 40 prospect overall. Before coming to Pitt, Williams spent two years on Berenato's Georgia Tech coaching staff. In 2002-03, Williams helped the Yellow Jackets to a 20-11 record and a berth in the NCAA Tournament. Additionally, for the second straight year, he helped bring in a nationally ranked recruiting class, including two Street & Smith's All-America honorees. The prior year, the Yellow Jackets' class was ranked among the top 15 in the nation by a number of recruiting services and media outlets, including a No. 11 ranking by the All-Star Girls Report. Williams has coached both men's and women's college basketball as well as professional basketball. Prior to Georgia Tech, he was the head coach for the Atlanta Justice where he helped lead the National Women's Basketball League squad to both the regular-season and playoff championships in 2001. Before joining the Justice, Williams served the previous five years as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Howard University in Washington, D.C. At Howard, Williams helped lead the team to four league titles and three NCAA Tournament appearances. His recruiting class during the 1997-98 season was ranked the nation's 12th best. A 1987 graduate of Howard with a degree in therapeutic recreation, Williams also was an assistant coach for the men's teams at George Mason and South Carolina State. Williams is married to the former Tamecia McCoy and has one daughter, Montana (17) and a son McCoy Zachary, born May 16, 2007. BACKGROUND ON WILLIAMS |
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