Alvin "Pooh" Williamson (born September 5, 1973)[1] is a former college basketball player who is currently an assistant coach at the University of Oklahoma. Williamson was interim head coach at the University of Tulsa and was an assistant coach at Texas Tech University.
 Williamson in February 2008 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | Oklahoma |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 5, 1973 Okmulgee, Oklahoma |
| Playing career | |
| 1991–1995 | Tulsa |
| Position(s) | Point guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1996–1998 | Washington State (asst.) |
| 1998–2000 | Illinois State (asst.) |
| 2000–2001 | Tulane (asst.) |
| 2001–2004 | Tulsa (asst.) |
| 2004–2005 | Tulsa (Interim HC) |
| 2005–2007 | Wichita State (asst.) |
| 2007–2011 | Texas A&M (asst.) |
| 2011–2012 | SMU (asst.) |
| 2012–2013 | TCU (asst.) |
| 2013–2016 | Texas Tech (asst.) |
| 2016–2018 | Memphis (asst.) |
| 2018–2019 | Miami (asst.) |
| 2019–2021 | Oklahoma (asst.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 7–15 |
Williamson played for the Golden Hurricane from 1991 to 1995, becoming one of their best guards. In 2001, he returned to become an assistant coach before becoming Tulsa's head coach following John Phillips' resignation in December 2004. Williamson finished the 2004–2005 season as Tulsa's head coach before being replaced by Doug Wojcik.
Williamson coached at Miami as an assistant during the 2018–19 season. In June 2019, he was hired to Lon Kruger's staff at Oklahoma.[2]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa Golden Hurricane (Western Athletic Conference) (2004–2005) | |||||||||
| 2004–05 | Tulsa | 7–15 | 5–13 | 9th | |||||
| Tulsa: | 7–15 (.318) | 5–13 (.278) | |||||||
| Total: | 7–15 (.318) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ 1996–97 Official CBA Guide and Register, page 322
- ^ Buettner, Joe (June 5, 2019). "OU men's basketball: Oklahoma adds Pooh Williamson as assistant coach". Norman Transcript. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
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