As I said before aside from being unproven he will put butts in the seats. Looking at comments on local news sites, and feedback from people I work with that don't care about UCA, they were all excited to see CW coaching UCA. This is a big name in Arkansas, which will help with recruiting, yes hes never done it before but hopefully he will get an experience assistant that has. Remember the last two coaches UCA hired (Daniel (21-8 last season) & McRoberts(27-3 last season) ) I'd say Brad knows what the hell hes doing. So please before you continue to bash because hes not who you with your no basketball experience wanted to hire, give this guy a chance. Really this program has no where to go but up, in wins and attendance. Maybe its because I'm a Cubs fan, optimism runs in our blood, but I am really excited about next season and plan to catch as many games as I can.

Coach Corliss welcome, and may many wins & success follow.

As I said before aside from being unproven he will put butts in the seats. Looking at comments on local news sites, and feedback from people I work with that don't care about UCA, they were all excited to see CW coaching UCA. This is a big name in Arkansas, which will help with recruiting, yes hes never done it before but hopefully he will get an experience assistant that has. Remember the last two coaches UCA hired (Daniel (21-8 last season) & McRoberts(27-3 last season) ) I'd say Brad knows what the hell hes doing. So please before you continue to bash because hes not who you with your no basketball experience wanted to hire, give this guy a chance. Really this program has no where to go but up, in wins and attendance. Maybe its because I'm a Cubs fan, optimism runs in our blood, but I am really excited about next season and plan to catch as many games as I can.




Coach Corliss welcome, and may many wins & success follow.

Here's most of the article by Nick Walker in today's ADG:

“I feel like this is a perfect fit,” Williamson said, flashing his trademark smile, the one that belied the tough, physical play that earned him the “Big Nasty” moniker. “This is the youngest program in the Southland Conference, and I’m a young coach, but we both want to win, and we’re both going to win.”
Williamson spent the past three seasons at Arkansas Baptist College in Little Rock, recently completing his first full season as head coach.
He said he plans to move the ball up and down the court in the style of former Arkansas Coach Nolan Richardson.
“You can pretty much guess that it’s going to be full court,” Williamson said. “You’re going to see us put some pressure on defense, open-court offense. I don’t like watching paint dry. I enjoy pushing the basketball up the court. The game is supposed to be fun.”
It’s been a quick ascension from his hometown of Russellville to Arkansas to the NBA, where Williamson played from 1995-2007, to head coach at Central Arkansas. Williamson won a national championship with the Razorbacks in 1994 and an NBA title with the Detroit Pistons in 2004.
Williamson retired from the NBA in 2007 after playing for the Sacramento Kings, Toronto Raptors, Detroit Pistons and Philadelphia 76ers and became a volunteer assistant for Coach Charles Ripley at Arkansas Baptist, a junior college. Williamson took over for Ripley midway through the 2008-2009 season after Ripley gave up his coaching duties for health reasons.
Even Williamson was surprised at how quickly he made the move from NBA retiree to NCAA Division I coach.
“I had a timeline and a plan, and sometimes God has a different timeline for you,” Williamson said. “I spent a lot of time praying and thinking about this job, and I look forward to the task.”
So much so that after being offered the job by Central Arkansas Athletic Director Brad Teague on Thursday, Williamson spent the next 17 hours studying for the NCAA Coaches Recruiting Test. A passing grade of 80 is required before any coach can recruit off campus.
Williamson took the exam Friday and missed only one of the 40 questions, Teague said.
“He was ready to hit the ground running,” Teague said.
Immediately after the news conference, Williamson loaded into a car bound for Hot Springs to watch the Conway and Fayetteville boys play in the Class 7A state championship game.
“I have to get out there, sell myself and sell the University of Central Arkansas,” Williamson said.
There is certainly a buzz about Williamson’s hiring.
The board of trustees room in Wingo Hall was full with members of the Central Arkansas athletic department, students, news media and members of the Williamson family.
“There’s too many of them to name them all,” Williamson joked.
Still, Teague insists Williamson was hired for what he did on the sidelines, not in between them.
“We needed a coach, not a name,” Teague said. “I appreciate all the things that Coach Williamson did as a player, but that’s not why I hired him.”
Williamson’s contract calls for him to earn the same amount annually as Chappell, a three-year deal for $109,000 a year.
Teague said he can understand there being some sentiment that he hired Williamson because of Williamson’s name.
“I get that,” Teague said. “People that weren’t in those interviews don’t know. But, I’ll say this: All they have to do is just meet him. Talk to him for five minutes about basketball. Then they’ll see why I hired him.”
Richardson agreed.
“The keys to any success is to first get the opportunity,” Richardson said. “You’re never going to be anything if you don’t get the chance. I know that Corliss is going to be successful. And, now, he’s got that opportunity.”

I think Nick made a little gaffe in the last two paragraphs. Anybody else catch it?