Pooh Williamson | |
Current Title: | Assistant coach |
Current Team: | Oklahoma |
Current Conference: | Big 12 |
Birth Date: | 5 September 1973 |
Birth Place: | Okmulgee, Oklahoma |
Player Years1: | 1991–1995 |
Player Team1: | Tulsa |
Player Positions: | Point guard |
Coach Years1: | 1996–1998 |
Coach Team1: | Washington State (asst.) |
Coach Years2: | 1998–2000 |
Coach Team2: | Illinois State (asst.) |
Coach Years3: | 2000–2001 |
Coach Team3: | Tulane (asst.) |
Coach Years4: | 2001–2004 |
Coach Team4: | Tulsa (asst.) |
Coach Years5: | 2004–2005 |
Coach Team5: | Tulsa (Interim HC) |
Coach Years6: | 2005–2007 |
Coach Team6: | Wichita State (asst.) |
Coach Years7: | 2007–2011 |
Coach Team7: | Texas A&M (asst.) |
Coach Years8: | 2011–2012 |
Coach Team8: | SMU (asst.) |
Coach Years9: | 2012–2013 |
Coach Team9: | TCU (asst.) |
Coach Years10: | 2013–2016 |
Coach Team10: | Texas Tech (asst.) |
Coach Years11: | 2016-2018 |
Coach Team11: | Memphis (asst.) |
Coach Years12: | 2018-2019 |
Coach Team12: | Miami (asst.) |
Coach Years13: | 2019-2021 |
Coach Team13: | Oklahoma (asst.) |
Overall Record: | 7–15 |
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 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]