Bob Williams (basketball coach)
Encyclopedia
Bob Williams is an American college basketball
coach and the current head men's basketball coach at the University of California, Santa Barbara
. He previously held the same position at the University of California, Davis
, winning the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship
in 1998. Williams is second all time in wins at UCSB, behind only Jerry Pimm, and is poised to record his 200th victory with the school during the 2010–11 season. The 2009–10 season marked the fourth Big West Regular Season title captured during Williams' tenure at UCSB. It also was the first time in the basketball program's history that the Gauchos won both the Big West Regular Season and Big West Tournament championships in the same year. Williams was also awarded the 2010 Big West Coach of the Year Award, his third. In 2007–08 UCSB set the all time school record for most wins in a season with 23. Williams currently owns the highest Big West Conference winning percentage amongst all active coaches in the league (Big West Conference games only).
College basketball
College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....
coach and the current head men's basketball coach at the University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Barbara
The University of California, Santa Barbara, commonly known as UCSB or UC Santa Barbara, is a public research university and one of the 10 general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus is located on a site in Goleta, California, from Santa Barbara and northwest of Los...
. He previously held the same position at the University of California, Davis
University of California, Davis
The University of California, Davis is a public teaching and research university established in 1905 and located in Davis, California, USA. Spanning over , the campus is the largest within the University of California system and third largest by enrollment...
, winning the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship
NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship
The NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship is an annual championship tournament for colleges and universities that are members of NCAA Division II, a grouping of schools in the United States that are generally smaller than the higher-profile institutions of Division I...
in 1998. Williams is second all time in wins at UCSB, behind only Jerry Pimm, and is poised to record his 200th victory with the school during the 2010–11 season. The 2009–10 season marked the fourth Big West Regular Season title captured during Williams' tenure at UCSB. It also was the first time in the basketball program's history that the Gauchos won both the Big West Regular Season and Big West Tournament championships in the same year. Williams was also awarded the 2010 Big West Coach of the Year Award, his third. In 2007–08 UCSB set the all time school record for most wins in a season with 23. Williams currently owns the highest Big West Conference winning percentage amongst all active coaches in the league (Big West Conference games only).