Shammond Williams, a talented coach with 13 years of collegiate coaching experience, was named an Assistant Coach by Monmouth University Men’s Basketball Head Coach King Rice in September of 2026.
In addition to his coaching experience, Williams was a member of the NBA for nine seasons and played professionally for 16 years.
Williams most recently served as the assistant coach and interim head coach at the University of Denver during the 2024-25 season. There he helped develop the Summit League Freshman of the Year in Sebastian Akins.
Prior to his arrival in Denver, Williams spent three years on the Old Dominion women’s basketball staff. There he assisted the Monarchs to three consecutive 20-win seasons, highlighted by back-to-back WNIT appearances. He helped develop the 2023 Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year Kaye Clark, who finishing 8th nationally in steals.
Williams has also made stops at Western Kentucky (2016-17), Tulane (2013-16) and Furman (2012-13).
He was named a Top Three Recruiter in Conference USA by Sporting News in 2017 and one of the Most Influential Assistant Coaches in Mid Major Basketball by Silver Waves Media in 2022.
Williams has coached several NBA draft picks along the way.
Williams earned his degree in Management and Industrial Relations from the University of North Carolina in 1998.
While there he was a three-time Final Four participant and was named the NCAA Tournament West Regional MVP in 1997. He still ranks among the top five in North Carolina history for three-pointers made and free throw percentage. Williams also ranks among the top five for single-season three-pointers made and free throw percentage.
Following his stellar career at North Carolina, Williams was a second round draft pick by in the 1998 NBA draft. He played for Atlanta, Seattle, Boston, Denver, New Orleans and Orlando. Williams also played in Europe in Russia, Spain, Cyprus and Italy.
