Willis Wilson
Current position
Record143–170
Biographical details
Born (1960-03-22) March 22, 1960
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Playing career
1978–1982Rice
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1985–1986Rice (assistant)
1986–1987Strake Jesuit Prep
1987–1991Rice (assistant)
1991–1992Stanford (assistant)
1992–2008Rice
2009–2011Memphis (assistant)
2011–2021Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2018Texas A&M–Corpus Christi (interim AD)
Head coaching record
Overall361–417 (college)
Tournaments1–3 (NIT)
6–4 (CIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
WAC Co-Coach of the Year (1999)
Ben Jobe Award (2014)

Willis Thomas Wilson Jr. (born March 22, 1960) is an American basketball coach. He was most recently the head coach of the Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team before retiring in March 2021. He previously served an assistant coach for the Memphis Tigers men's basketball team. Wilson was head men's basketball coach of at Rice University for 16 seasons, from 1992 to 2008.

A former basketball letterwinner and 1982 graduate from Rice, Wilson served as an assistant at Rice in the 1980s and as an assistant at Stanford University in 1991. He became head coach at Rice in 1992. During his 16 years as head coach at Rice, Wilson became winningest coach in Rice basketball history.[1] After a 3–27 record in 2007–08, Rice athletic director Chris Del Conte announced on March 14, 2008, that Wilson would not be retained for the next season.[2][3]

On April 17, 2009, Wilson was hired by Memphis head coach Josh Pastner as an assistant.[4]

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Rice Owls (Southwest Conference) (1992–1996)
1992–93 Rice 18–1011–32ndNIT Second Round
1993–94 Rice 15–146–85th
1994–95 Rice 15–138–6T–3rd
1995–96 Rice 14–145–95th
Rice Owls (Western Athletic Conference) (1996–2005)
1996–97 Rice 12–156–106th
1997–98 Rice 6–223–117th
1998–99 Rice 18–108–63rd
1999–00 Rice 5–221–138th
2000–01 Rice 14–165–118th
2001–02 Rice 10–195–138th
2002–03 Rice 19–1011–7T–3rd
2003–04 Rice 22–1112–6T–3rdNIT Opening Round
2004–05 Rice 19–1212–63rdNIT Opening Round
Rice Owls (Conference USA) (2005–2008)
2005–06 Rice 12–166–8T–5th
2006–07 Rice 16–168–8T–5th
2007–08 Rice 3–270–1612th
Rice: 218–247 (.469)107–141 (.431)
Texas A&M Corpus Christi (Southland Conference) (2011–2021)
2011–12 Texas A&M Corpus Christi 6–244–126th (West)
2012–13 Texas A&M Corpus Christi 6–235–139th
2013–14 Texas A&M Corpus Christi 18–1614–42ndCIT Second Round
2014–15 Texas A&M Corpus Christi 20–1413–5T–3rdCIT Second Round
2015–16 Texas A&M Corpus Christi 25–815–32ndCIT First Round
2016–17 Texas A&M Corpus Christi 24–1212–6T–2ndCIT Runner-up
2017–18 Texas A&M Corpus Christi 11–188–10T–8th
2018–19 Texas A&M Corpus Christi 14–189–9T–6th
2019–20 Texas A&M Corpus Christi 14–1810–10T–6th
2020–21 Texas A&M Corpus Christi 5–192–1313th
Texas A&M Corpus Christi: 143–170 (.457)92–85 (.520)
Total:361–417 (.464)

References

  1. ↑ "Player Bio: Willis Wilson - MEMPHIS OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". www.gotigersgo.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-21.
  2. ↑ "Rice fires men's basketball coach Willis Wilson". 15 March 2008.
  3. ↑ "Rice Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
  4. ↑ "Willis Wilson, Glynn Cyprien hired as Memphis Tiger assistants". Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
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