Fred Williams (basketball)

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Coach Fred Williams
WNBA head coach of
Coach
Nationality	American
College	Boise State
WNBA career	1999–present
Profile	WNBA coach profile

Utah Starzz (1999-2001) Atlanta Dream (2012-2013) Tulsa Shock (2014- )
WNBA assistant coach of
Charlotte Sting (2003-2004) Atlanta Dream (2009-2012)
Coaching record
Regular season	58–55 (.513)
Postseason	5–6 (.455)

Fred Williams is an American basketball coach. As of January 2014, he is the head coach of the Tulsa Shock of the WNBA.^[1]

Career

Williams served as an assistant coach at the University of Southern California from 1983 to 1990, and as head coach from 1995 to 1997. Williams coached the Utah Starzz (now the San Antonio Silver Stars) of the WNBA from 1999 to 2001, and later served as an assistant coach with the Charlotte Sting. Williams coached the San Diego Siege of the NWBL, before joining the Atlanta Dream as an assistant coach in 2009.^[2]

Williams took over as head coach and general manager of the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA on August 27, 2012, when the team fired Marynell Meadors.^[3] The Dream lost their first game under Williams, falling to the Tulsa Shock 84-80.^[4] However, the team rebounded, winning six of their next seven, and qualifying for the playoffs.

In his first full season as head coach, the Dream got out to a 10-1 record, which at the time was the best in the league. However, forward Sancho Lyttle went out with a fractured foot, and the Dream struggled to finish the season 17-17. Nevertheless, the Dream got hot in the playoffs, and earned their third trip to the WNBA Finals in four seasons, losing in three games to the Minnesota Lynx.

Despite guiding his team to an Eastern Conference championship, it was announced at the end of the season that Williams' contract would not be renewed.^[5]^[6] On January 23, 2014, the Shock announced his hiring as their third head coach since the franchise moved to Tulsa, replacing Gary Kloppenburg.^[1]

Coaching Record

Legend
Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W–L %	Win-loss %
Post season	PG	Playoff games	PW	Playoff wins	PL	Playoff losses	PW–L %	Playoff win-loss %

Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
UTA	1999	28	13	15	.463	6th in West	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
UTA	2000	32	18	14	.563	5th in West	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
UTA	2001	9	3	6	.333	3rd in West	—	—	—	—	Left Before Playoffs
ATL	2012	10	7	3	.700	3rd in East	3	1	2	.333	Lost in First Round
ATL	2013	34	17	17	.500	2nd in East	8	4	4	.500	Lost in WNBA Finals
Career		113	58	55	.513		11	5	6	.455

References

External links

"Shock Name Fred Williams Head Coach" at Tulsa Shock official website

v t e Tulsa Shock

Formerly the Detroit Shock Founded in 1998 Based in Tulsa, Oklahoma

The Franchise	The Detroit Shock Years The Move to Tulsa Most Recent Season

Arenas	The Palace of Auburn Hills BOK Center

Head Coaches	Nancy Lieberman Greg Williams Bill Laimbeer Rick Mahorn Nolan Richardson Teresa Edwards Gary Kloppenburg Fred Williams

General Managers	Nancy Lieberman Greg Williams Bill Laimbeer Cheryl Reeve Nolan Richardson Teresa Edwards Gary Kloppenburg Steve Swetoha

Administration	Owner: William Davidson

All-Stars	Kara Braxton Sandy Brondello Liz Cambage Swin Cash Cheryl Ford Deanna Nolan Wendy Palmer Ruth Riley Katie Smith Glory Johnson

Seasons	1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Playoff Appearances	1999 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Conference Titles	2003 2006 2007 2008

WNBA Titles	2003 2006 2008

Rivals	Connecticut Sun Indiana Fever Los Angeles Sparks Minnesota Lynx

Media	TV: The Cox Channel Announcers: Shanna Zolman Mike Wolfe

v t e Atlanta Dream

Founded in 2007 Based in Atlanta, Georgia

The Franchise	Franchise Most recent season

Arenas	Philips Arena

Head Coaches	Marynell Meadors Fred Williams

Administration	Owner: Ron Terwilliger Kathy Betty Dream Too LLC

General Mangers	Marynell Meadors Fred Williams

All-Stars	Izi Castro Marques Érika de Souza Sancho Lyttle Angel McCoughtry

Seasons	2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Playoff Appearances	2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Conference Titles	2010 2011 2013

WNBA Titles	None

Rivals	Connecticut Sun Indiana Fever Minnesota Lynx

Media	TV: FS South (FS-S), SportSouth (SSO) Announcers: Bob Rathbun, LaChina Robinson

San Antonio Stars

Formerly the Utah Starzz
Founded in 1997
Based in San Antonio, Texas

The Franchise

The Utah Starzz Years
The Move to San Antonio
Most Recent Season

Arenas

Delta Center
AT&T Center

Head Coaches

Denise Taylor
Frank Layden
Fred Williams
Candi Harvey
Shell Dailey
Dee Brown
Dan Hughes
Sandy Brondello
Dan Hughes

Administration

Owners: Larry H. Miller; Peter Holt
General Managers: Jay Francis; Dan Hughes

All-Stars

Seasons

Playoff appearances

Conference titles

2008

WNBA titles

None

Rivals

Media

TV:	TV: FS Southwest (FS-SW)

Radio:	KTKR Ticket 760 AM

Announcers	Tai Dillard Andrew Monaco Brenda VanLengen

v t e USC Trojans women's basketball head coaches

Marci Cantrell (1976–1977) Linda K. Sharp (1977–1989) Marianne Stanley (1989–1993) Cheryl Miller (1993–1995) Fred Williams (1995–1997) Chris Gobrecht (1997–2004) Mark Trakh (2004–2009) Michael Cooper (2009–2013) Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (2013– )

Persondata
Name	Williams, Fred
Alternative names
Short description	American basketball coach
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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