A Georgia native out of Columbus, Pershin Williams starts his fourth season on the Kennesaw State bench after joining the staff as an assistant coach in 2019 following a three-year stint as the assistant men's basketball coach at Columbus State University.
In his first season with the Cougars, Columbus State captured a share of the Peach Belt Conference West Division title, reached the PBC Tournament final and appeared in the NCAA Tournament for the third straight season.
Williams, a former Cougar player from 2000-03, has more than 10 years of collegiate coaching experience under his belt. Prior to joining the CSU staff, Williams spent two years as the head boys’ basketball coach at Hardaway High School in Columbus.
Before that, Williams was at Nyack College for a season after serving on the Georgia Southern coach staff for four seasons (2009-13). During his time at Georgia Southern, Williams helped coached five All-Southern Conference players.
Williams started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Georgia Tech for two seasons before spending one season at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (2007-08) and Lafayette (2008-09).
During his collegiate playing career, 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.
Williams graduated from the University of North Florida in 2005. He and his wife Liza C. Williams are the proud parents of daughter Eliza Elle Williams and son George Pershin Williams V.
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