COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY

Columbus State University head men’s basketball coach Robert Moore announced the hiring of Pershin Williams as the assistant coach Tuesday. Williams, a former Cougar player under CSU Hall of Fame coach Herbert Greene, brings nine years of college coaching experience to the staff. He will be responsible for recruiting, defensive assignments during the game and monitoring academics. Williams started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Georgia Tech for two seasons before spending one season at U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (2007-08) and Lafayette (2008-09). Williams played three seasons at CSU from 2000-03 under Greene. During his tenure, the Cougars posted a 61-27 record with Williams on the squad while capturing both the Peach Belt Conference regular season title and tournament championship in the 2002-03 season. Hoop Dirt. Read More.