Vincent Williams joined the Rhode Island athletics department as Director of Basketball Performance in October of 2020. He works directly with the men's basketball program, as well as men's golf and women's tennis.
Williams came to Rhode Island from the NBA's Washington Wizards, where he worked with the Wizards and Capital City Go-Go of the G League. As the Director of Player Preparation from October of 2018 through June of 2020, he oversaw in-season and offseason programming, pre-draft workouts, player visits, player development strategies and summer league coverage.
During his two seasons with the Go-Go, Williams worked with eight players who signed NBA contracts and two players – Jordan McRae and Chris Chiozza – who earned All-NBA G League recognition.
Before working with the Wizards' organization, Williams was the Director of Basketball Performance at Coppin State from August of 2017 through October of 2018. While there he oversaw training and conditioning for the men's and women's basketball programs.
Williams earned his bachelor's degree in Exercise Science from Towson in 2011. He will complete a master's degree in Applied Exercise Science/Strength and Conditioning from Concordia University Chicago in the Fall of 2021.
- Updated 10/15/2020
