Williamson Joins Men’s Basketball Staff

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BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic University head men’s basketball coach Dusty May has announced the addition of Drew Williamson to the 2021-22 staff. Williamson comes to FAU from Virginia State where he was an assistant coach for eight years.

“We couldn’t be more excited to add Drew to our staff,” May said. “Drew is a well-rounded basketball coach, who has made a positive impact everywhere he has been.”

At Virginia State, Williamson was recently promoted to associate head coach. In his eight seasons on staff, Williamson helped lead the Trojans to six consecutive CIAA Northern Division tiles, two conference tournament championships and four NCAA Division II Tournament appearances. Throughout Williamson’s time on staff, the program averaged 21 wins per season.

During the 2018-19 season, the Trojans racked up 28 wins, which broke a school record that was previously set the year before. The team finished the season as the regular season and conference champions with winning streaks of 16 and 10 games.

“I am extremely grateful for Coach May for this opportunity to join him, his outstanding staff and the student-athletes here at Florida Atlantic University,” said Williamson. “My family and I are excited to be moving down to Boca Raton and are looking forward to being a part of the FAU community.”

Williamson has been recognized on a national scale, being named by the Minority Coaches Association as one of the top NCAA Division II assistant coaches in the country in October of 2020. He was also one of 12 finalists for the “Next Up” Head Coaches Training Initiative.

Prior to VSU, Williamson served as the director of basketball operations for two seasons at his alma mater, Old Dominion University. Williamson carried out the administrative operations of the basketball program, while working closely with the head basketball coach and assistant athletic director on scheduling events.

Williamson put together an impressive college basketball career at ODU from 2003-07. To this day, he holds the school record for consecutive career games played with 130 straight appearances in a Monarch jersey. Williamson is ranked third all-time in steals with 215 and seventh in career assists with 555, which is also the eighth most in the CAA. At Old Dominion, Williamson was a part of one of the winningest eras in program history. In a three-year span (2005-07), the Monarchs won 81 games, earned two NCAA Tournament appearances and appeared in the NIT Final Four.

Following his collegiate basketball career, Williamson played three years of professional basketball in Germany and won the League Championship in the final year of his playing career before transitioning into coaching.

A product of Burlington, North Carolina, Williamson and his wife Lauren have two children, Jaden and Avery.