Mo Williams - Assistant Coach - Men's Basketball Coaches

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Mo Williams

Title:
Assistant Coach
Phone:
2682

An NBA Champion and former National Freshman of the Year, Mo Williams completed his second season as an assistant coach to the Matador men's basketball team in 2019-20.

Making the transition into the coaching ranks at CSUN, Williams has helped play a major part in the Matadors' turnaround over the past two seasons. CSUN won 15 games this past season including 10 league games as the Matadors finished second in the Big West standings. The team's second-place finish and double-digit conference win total were the program's best since the 2008-09 season.

The Matadors have led the Big West in scoring in each of the last two seasons while the team has broken several school single-season records including 3-point field goals made (243, 2019-20 season), least turnovers (364, 2019-20 season), field goals made (968, 2018-19 season) and blocked shots (154, 2018-19 season). Williams has helped coach two All-Big West First Team honorees in Lamine Diane and Terrell Gomez. Diane is also a two-time Big West Player of the Year and All-American Honorable Mention.

A proven winner at every level, Williams enjoyed a prosperous 13-year NBA career including an NBA Championship season with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016.

Prior to his pro career, Williams played for Gottfried at Alabama from 2001-03 where he helped lead the Crimson Tide to the SEC regular season title as a freshman. He was named Sporting News National Freshman of the Year and SEC Freshman of the Year in 2002 as he guided the team to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. He would go on to post a career-best 16.4 points per game during his sophomore season before entering the 2003 NBA Draft.

Drafted by Utah, Williams would play his rookie season with the Jazz before spending the next four seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks. Williams played three seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers (2008-11) where he teamed up with LeBron James and helped the Cavs post a league-best 66 wins in 2008-09. Williams was selected to the NBA All-Star Game in his first season with Cleveland.

After stints with the Los Angeles Clippers (2011-12), Portland Trail Blazers (2013-14), Minnesota Timberwolves (2014-15) and Charlotte Hornets (2015), Williams returned to Cleveland for the 2015-16 campaign. In his final season in the NBA, Williams and the Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors in seven games to win the 2016 NBA Finals.