| William Small | |
| Current Title: | Assistant Coach |
| Current Team: | South Florida |
| Current Conference: | The American |
| Birth Place: | Winona, Mississippi |
| Player Years1: | 1991–1993 |
| Player Team1: | Belhaven |
| Coach Years1: | 1994–1995 |
| Coach Team1: | Delta State (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 1995–1997 |
| Coach Team2: | Cowley CC (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1997–1998 |
| Coach Team3: | Alabama–Huntsville (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 1999–2000 |
| Coach Team4: | Tennessee–Martin (assistant) |
| Coach Years5: | 2000–2003 |
| Coach Team5: | Southeastern Louisiana (assistant) |
| Coach Years6: | 2003–2005 |
| Coach Team6: | Western Kentucky (assistant) |
| Coach Years7: | 2005–2006 |
| Coach Team7: | Troy (assistant) |
| Coach Years8: | 2006–2007 |
| Coach Team8: | Tulane (assistant) |
| Coach Years9: | 2007–2010 |
| Coach Team9: | Georgia State (assistant) |
| Coach Years10: | 2010–2011 |
| Coach Team10: | UTEP (assistant) |
| Coach Years11: | 2011–2015 |
| Coach Team11: | Murray State (assistant) |
| Coach Years12: | 2015–2021 |
| Coach Team12: | Iowa State (assistant) |
| Coach Years13: | 2021–2023 |
| Coach Team13: | Kennesaw State (assistant) |
| Coach Years14: | 2023–present |
| Coach Team14: | South Florida (assistant) |
William Small is an American basketball coach who is currently an assistant coach for the South Florida Bulls.
Small is originally from Winona, Mississippi and attended Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi where he played varsity basketball for two years, completing his bachelor's degree in 1993. He started his coaching career immediately following his playing days, his first job was as a graduate assistant at Delta State. He then moved onto Cowley Community College in Arkansas City, Kansas for two years from 1995–1997. From 1997–1998, he was an assistant coach at Alabama-Huntsville. Small then moved onto the UT Martin Skyhawks for the 1999–2000 season. He spent the next three seasons at Southeastern Louisiana.
Small then got his first Division I coaching job at Western Kentucky where he stayed from 2003–2005. While at Western Kentucky, Small recruited Courtney Lee, who was the Sun Belt Freshman of the Year[1] eventual 2008 first round NBA draft pick by the Orlando Magic.[2] Lee has also played for the Nets, Rockets, Celtics and currently plays for the Grizzlies.[3]
After his time at WKU, William moved onto Troy from 2003–2005 and then the Tulane Green Wave for the 2006–2007 season. He then moved onto Georgia State from 2007–2010. His next assistant coaching job was under former Iowa State head coach, Tim Floyd, at UTEP.
Small then took an assistant job at Murray State where he flourished. He was part of the Racers’ 2011–12 season in which they spent 13 weeks in the national polls and rose as high as 10th, while becoming the last undefeated team at 23-0. The Racers produced their highest seed in 15 NCAA Tournament appearances, a No. 6 seed, and won the third game in the history of the program with a win over Colorado State.[4] The Racers won a school and Ohio Valley Conference record 31 games and were the only team in Division I that went undefeated in road games at 13-0. He is credited with being the lead recruiter for Murray State on Cameron Payne, who was a first-round NBA Draft pick.
When Steve Prohm was hired as the head coach at Iowa State, he took Small with him to serve as an assistant.[5]