National exposure
current Executive Board Position with the BCU- Black Coaches United
BCU Executive Director Paul Hewitt announces acceptance of Board of Directors Appointment for Andrea Williams. - Dec 9, 2020
NAFCED Board Member 2016-2020
FVSU Alumni Chapter - " It was really great connecting with you on zoom.
It was great hearing about the program's successes. We were impressed with your desire to come in and show results and not make excuses. We were elated about your graduation rates and teams GPA's. A winning record is growth of our program and are proud that we have beaten our rivals 6 times over your last two seasons! We are here to support you and the team! - FVSU Alumni Chapter March 28, 2021
About her
History
Additional Information
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Andrea Williams begins her second year as assistant women's basketball coach at the University of South Florida and does so with a wealth of experience at all levels of the collegiate game. In addition, Williams come to USF as no stranger to the state of Florida or the Tampa Bay area.
A native of Fort Wayne, Ind., Williams spent the past four seasons (2004-08) as assistant coach at the Jacksonville University where she helped turn the Dolphins into a power in the Atlantic Sun Conference. Before Williams' arrival at JU, prior to the 2004-05 campaign, the Dolphins had never recorded a winning season and their most wins since the program started competition - during the 1999-00 season - was 13. Over the past two seasons Jacksonville has recorded a cumulative record of 44-17 and a 25-7 slate in Atlantic Sun play and logged a school record 23 wins in 2007-08.
Prior to her time at Jacksonville, Williams spent two seasons (2002-04) as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at the United States Naval Academy, helping the Midshipmen to 29 wins over that two-year stretch and qualifying for the Patriot League Tournament both seasons.
In addition to her coaching responsibilities, Williams was in charge of coordinating Navy's national recruiting efforts which resulted in: two All-Patriot League first team selections, a Patriot League All-Rookie selection, a Street & Smith Magazine honorable mention selection, two GTE Verizon Academic All-American selections and two Patriot League Scholar Athletes of the Year, among others.
Williams got her first taste of Tampa Bay when she spent three seasons (1999-02) as assistant coach at the University of Tampa. During her time in South Tampa, Williams and the Spartans enjoyed three consecutive winning seasons including a 20-10 record - along with a Sunshine State Conference Championship and a trip to the NCAA Division II Tournament - during the 1999-00 season. Over that three-year span Tampa boasted an impressive 55-31 ledger.
Before making her way to Tampa, Williams served as the head coach for basketball at Waynesburg College in Pennsylvania for two years (1997-99). During that time, she recruited NCAA leader Christina Nicol who ranked third in the nation in blocked shots and 25th in scoring en route to Presidents' Athletic Conference accolades. Williams also served as the head coach for cross country and softball was a member of the ECAC South Selection Committee for NCAA Division III.
Williams began her collegiate basketball coaching career at Division II Edinboro University - also in Pennsylvania - as an assistant (1995-96). The Fighting Scots won the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament's Elite Eight during her second and final season with the program. During that year, she coached the NCAA's rebounding leader (Heather Gates) and recruited the nation's eventual No. 2 scorer (Jessica Rowe).
Williams played two seasons of basketball at Vincennes University, in Indiana, followed by two seasons of basketball and one season of softball at Edinboro. She helped lead Edinboro to the NCAA Division II Tournament as a junior and senior and captained the squad in her final season (1993-94).
Williams earned her bachelor's degree in physical education with a minor in health fitness at Edinboro in 1994 and is currently working towards her master's in education. She was also a member of the first graduation class at the Women's Coaches Academy in Bryn Mawr, Pa., in 2003 and is currently a member of the Women's Basketball Coaches and Black Coaches Association.
In the summer of 2006, she was one of 11 female college coaches accepted into the Achieving Coaching Excellence Program by the BCA.
