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Mr. James Williams

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James Williams has joined his former teammate Robert Lee on the men’s basketball coaching staff at the University of Louisiana. Williams was a professional athlete and head coach on the international level. His hiring was announced on Wednesday, June 17 and he began his duties on July 1.

Williams played collegiately at Nicholls State with Lee, earned a bachelor’s degree there and served as a graduate assistant coach while Lee was still a member of the Colonels’ squad.

Williams went on to play professionally on the international level in Portugal and later Austria.

His coaching career began in 2001 when he served as the assistant basketball director for the Hall of Fame Sports Camp in Montclair, N.J.

In 2002 he took over as head coach for Basket Clubs of Vienna in Austria – a team he played for – and remained in that capacity through 2007.

Williams has a history of developing programs for Youth. Most recently, in an assignment with Teamwork Basketball, he worked with national and international organizations to introduce Youth into basketball programs.

Posted June 1, 2009