Pooh Williamson

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.

Pooh Williamson
Williamson in February 2008
Current position
TitleAssistant coach
TeamOklahoma
ConferenceBig 12
Biographical details
Born (1973-09-05) September 5, 1973
Okmulgee, Oklahoma
Playing career
1991–1995Tulsa
Position(s)Point guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996–1998Washington State (asst.)
1998–2000Illinois State (asst.)
2000–2001Tulane (asst.)
2001–2004Tulsa (asst.)
2004–2005Tulsa (Interim HC)
2005–2007Wichita State (asst.)
2007–2011Texas A&M (asst.)
2011–2012SMU (asst.)
2012–2013TCU (asst.)
2013–2016Texas Tech (asst.)
2016-2018Memphis (asst.)
2018-2019Miami (asst.)
2019-2021Oklahoma (asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall7–15

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
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Tulsa (Western Athletic Conference) (2004–2005)
2004–05 Tulsa 7–155–139th
Tulsa: 7–15 (.318)5–13 (.278)
Total:7–15 (.318)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. 1996-97 Official CBA Guide and Register, page 322
  2. 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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