George Schroeder: Passion for hoops leads ex-NBA player Williamson into unlikely job
Though his NBA career came to end in 2007, Corliss Williamson wasn't ready to give up the sport he loves most. George Schroeder talks to Big Nasty about life at Central Arkansas.
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3 days ago
Discuss
Corliss Williamson: player to pro to coach
Corliss Williamson led the Razorbacks to the 1994 NCAA title, now he coaches at Central Arkansas
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7 days ago
Corliss Williamson: a Razorback star
Corliss Williamson was the head hog for coach Nolan Richardson's 40 Minutes of Hell teams at Arkansas...Williamson helped the Razorbacks get their only national title in 1994 as they beat Duke...Arkansas finished they year at 31-3 and Williamson was named Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Tournament...Williamson almost led Arkansas to back-to-back titles but fell one game short...
Via Stiles Points
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March 22, 2010
Ex-Hogs star Williamson takes Central Arkansas job
Former Arkansas star Corliss Williamson is taking over as the coach at Central Arkansas. Williamson is leaving his job as coach at Arkansas Baptist, a junior college in Little Rock, to take over at Division I Central Arkansas, according to Charles Ripley, the athletic director at Arkansas Baptist.
Via CBSSports.com
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March 12, 2010
Williamson to coach Central Arkansas (AP)
Former Arkansas star Corliss Williamson is taking over as the coach at Central Arkansas. Williamson is leaving his job as coach at Arkansas Baptist, a junior college in Little Rock, to take over at Division I Central Arkansas, according to Charles Ripley, the athletic director at Arkansas Baptist. Central Arkansas would not confirm the hiring but did call a news conference Friday...
Via Rivals.com
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March 12, 2010
Williamson taking over at Cent. Arkansas
Corliss Williamson is taking over as Central Arkansas' new coach, promising a style similar to the way his teams played when he was a star with the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Via Sign on San Diego
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March 12, 2010
Coach Corliss Speaks
Because it is the official policy of this blog to feature/link to/talk about Corliss Williamson as much as possible, we thought we’d pass along this video clip from an interview Big Nasty did for the next issue of Arkansas Sports 360:
Oh yeah, they have a clip with Joe Kleine, too.
Via Razorback Expats
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March 22, 2008
Corliss Williamson taking over as coach at Central Arkansas
Former Arkansas star Corliss Williamson is taking over as the coach at Central Arkansas
Via ESPN
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March 12, 2010
Williamson to take over at Cent. Arkansas
Former Arkansas star Corliss Williamson is taking over as the coach at Central Arkansas.
Via Sign on San Diego
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March 12, 2010
Williamson to take over at Cent. Arkansas
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer Former Arkansas star Corliss Williamson is taking over as the coach at Central Arkansas...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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March 12, 2010
Chicago Bulls Post-Draft Thoughts
I really wanted DeJuan Blair. Remarkably, he fell all the way to 37, where the Spurs picked him. Will he be the next Corliss Williamson or the next Tractor Traylor? Neither. He’s going to be the first DeJuan Blair. 2 things he will do regardless of what else happens in his career– he will rebound [...]
Via FanSided
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June 26, 2009
Ailene Voisin: Ex-King Williamson to visit Sacramento as coach
His nickname was Big Nasty, and while he was one of the nicest people and most popular players in Sacramento, on the basketball court Corliss Williamson fit the profile.
Paul Kitagaki Jr. Bee file, 2005
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November 11, 2011
No. 19 UNLV beats Central Arkansas 124-75
Despite strong performances from LaQuentin Miles, Mark Rutledge and Jarvis Garner, Central Arkansas wasn't able to stay with No. 19 UNLV on Wednesday night.
''I like the way we competed tonight after our big loss to Iowa,'' Central Arkansas coach Corliss Williamson said of the 124-75 loss to the Rebels. ''Tonight we were up against a great team. LaQuentin...
Via AP on Fox
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December 29, 2011
NCAA Sweet 16 Press Conference Transcript: Memphis (March 25, 2009)
Athens, GA (Mar 25, 2009) -The Sweet 16 Teams are getting ready for their games over the next two days. Part of that preparation is sitting down with the media. Here is the transcript of the University of Memphis press conference, as provided by the NCAA.THE MODERATOR: We have been joined by the student athletes fromMemphis. We will go right to questions. Q. Antonio, can you talk...
Via Eye on Sports Media
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March 25, 2009
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March 25, 2009
Lucky No. 7: Greg Monroe
Greg Monroe could be just what the Pistons are looking for in the middle.
This post could also be titled “The curious case of Greg Monroe.” Not because Monroe the player is curious, necessarily, but because he seems to embody little of what the Pistons are looking for if you pay attention to the rhetoric of GM Joe Dumars or the pundits talking about the Pistons’...
Via Life on Dumars
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June 01, 2010
NCAAB 1994-1995 Playboy All-American Team
This picture is priceless. You forget that a lot of these “scrubs” were complete studs in college. You don’t forget that some of these guys were unreal in NBA Hangtime on N64. It’s pictures like these that make you miss the NBA.
Starting from right to left…
Shawn Respert (G)- Michigan State
Michael Finley (G)- Wisconsin
Corliss Williamson (F)- Arkansas...
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September 09, 2011
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September 09, 2011
M. Basketball. Men's Basketball Back in Action Thursday Night
Jeff Capel's Sooners host a Central Arkansas team coached by former University of Arkansas standout and 12-year NBA player Corliss Williamson on Thursday at 7 p.m. CT.
Via Oklahoma Sooners
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December 29, 2010
M. Basketball. M-Basketball Hosts Central Arkansas On Sunday At 2 p.m.
CENTRAL ARKANSAS (2-2) at SMU (3-3) - Sun. Nov. 28 - 2 p.m. - Radio: KAAM 770 AM - Internet: SMUMustangs.comThe SMU Mustangs host Central Arkansas at Moody Coliseum on Sunday at 2 p.m. SMU enters the matchup as winners in three of its last four games. This matchup boasts two head coaches that were starters on NCAA championship teams; SMU's Matt Doherty for North Carolina in 1982...
Via SMU Athletics
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November 27, 2010
Greats to sign autographs, Wednesday
Scotty Thurman, Corliss Williamson and U.S. Reed will sign autographs at Verizon Arena on Wednesday night between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m.
Via arkansasrazorbacks.com
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December 28, 2009
Maloofs pushing for shorter contracts
Sacramento Kings owners Joe and Gavin Maloof are among the NBA owners who want shorter guaranteed contracts in the next collective bargaining agreement, the Sacramento Bee reported Sunday.
However, the report also said that the Kings owners are not among those willing to cancel the season because the franchise is trying to raise funding for a new arena that would allow it to...
Via Pro Sports Daily
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October 02, 2011
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October 02, 2011
Cent. Arkansas-UNLV Preview
UCLA's losses continue to be UNLV's gains the way Chace Stanback and Mike Moser are playing.
The Bruins transfers will try to help the No. 19 Runnin' Rebels improve to 10-0 at home Wednesday night against a Central Arkansas team coached by Corliss Williamson.
UNLV (13-2) is seeking to win 14 of its first 16 for the first time since 2006-07. The Rebels have been led...
Via AP on Fox
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December 27, 2011
The 10 best sixth men of the decade
OK, we know the first decade of the 21st century doesn't
really end until 2011. We think. But we also know there have been 10 full NBA
seasons played since the phrase "Y2K" was on all of our lips
(1999-2000), and here at Ball Don't Lie we've decided to use this as an
offseason excuse to rank some of the best and not-so-brightest of the 10
campaigns in question...
Via Ball Don't Lie
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September 15, 2009
Your Morning Dump... Big Baby's transformation
Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here... highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump.
He had 17.9 percent of his shots swatted away, according to the number-crunching advanced metrics website, hoopdata.com.
Davis used that fact, of course, for motivation. You’ve got to learn from...
Via Red's Army
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December 11, 2010
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December 11, 2010
Want Some Low Post Scoring? Try Craig Smith in 10/11
I’ve always thought Boston College product Craig Smith (6′7ish) was the perfect player to have on your bench for inside scoring punch, sort of like a Corliss Williamson type guy. I remember watching Craig team up with Jared Dudley back when BC was a top 15 program. Smith was a beast back then and for the most part [...]
Via Life on Dumars
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January 29, 2010
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