AAU DIVISION II NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: Handing it down

Williamson all about X’s and O’s while watching son spread wings

By Nick Walker (Contact)

Former Arkansas standout Corliss Williamson, still getting used to coaching after one season at Arkansas Baptist College, has been coaching AAU ball for the past four years.

Stephen B. Thornton
2008-07-09 05:12:00

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That’s Coach Big Nasty to you. If that takes some getting used to, don’t feel bad. When Corliss Williamson, the former Arkansas Razorbacks All-American and 12-year NBA veteran, retired as a player and became an assistant basketball coach at Arkansas Baptist College in September, it took a while for the junior college players to get acclimated to him as a coach, too.

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Originally published 03:46 a.m., July 9, 2008
Updated 05:31 a.m., July 10, 2008

Sports, Pages 21, 26 on 07/09/2008

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