College - Boise State
Fred Williams has more than 20 years of coaching and scouting experience with WNBA, NBA, NCAA and the National Women’s Basketball League (NWBL) teams. Most recently, he served as head coach of the San Diego Siege, a NWBL team. In 2006, he was named NWBL Coach of the Year and led the Siege to a 15-5 record and a championship appearance.

Williams served as the head coach of the Utah Starzz from 1999 until 2001, making it a winning team and play-off contender in two years. He also served as an assistant coach with the Charlotte Sting from 2003 until 2004.

Williams also served as an assistant coach at the University of Southern California (USC) from 1983 until 1990. In 1994, he joined the USC coaching staff again as associate head coach alongside Cheryl Miller. He served as the head coach at USC from 1995-1997.

Williams made championship appearances during both stints at USC. He helped guide the 1983-84 USC team to their second back-to-back NCAA National Championship. He led the 1996-97 squad to a 20-9 record and a trip to the NCAA Championship Tournament.

At USC, Fred coached players such as Cheryl Miller, Cynthia Cooper, Pam and Paula McGee, Lisa Leslie, Adrian Williams and Tina Thompson, the first college player drafted into the WNBA in 1997.

He is a skilled recruiter and brought such players as three-time All-WNBA selected power forward Natalie Williams; Margo Dydek, the tallest player in the WNBA (7’3”) and holder of the Guinness World Record for most blocks in a WNBA career (811 in 289 games); single season record holder for three-point percentage (.517) Jennifer Azzi; and three-time WNBA All-Star Marie Ferdinand-Harris into his programs.

Williams has also served as an advance scout for the NBA Sacramento Kings and Utah Jazz.

He graduated from Boise State University.