Former Alabama basketball star Mo Williams is returning to the state of Alabama, this time to become the men’s head basketball coach at Alabama State.
Williams played for the Alabama Crimson Tide from 2001-2003 under Mark Gottfried.
For the Tide, Williams started in all 64 games he played. He recorded a total of 838 points in his career for Alabama. As a freshman, he averaged 10.4 points and 4.5 assists per game. In 2003, Williams led Alabama in scoring and assists, averaging 16.4 points and 3.8 assists per game.
Williams went on to be drafted by the Utah Jazz in the second round (47th overall pick) of the 2003 NBA draft.
In his NBA career, Williams has played for the Jazz, Milwaukee Bucks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Clippers, Portland Trail Blazers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Charlotte Hornets, and most recently the Cleveland Cavaliers from 2015-2017 where he was a part of the 2016 NBA championship team.
In his NBA career, Williams played in 818 games, starting 525 of them. He also averaged 13.2 points per game and 4.9 assists per game. He finished his NBA career with an incredible 10,759 points, 3,990 assists, 2,264 total rebounds, and 721 steals.
In 2018, Williams joined his former college coach, Mark Gottfried for two seasons as an assistant basketball coach for California State University.
