ATLANTA-A former Georgia State basketball stand-out and assistant coach for the Panthers, Travis Williams, was named the Interim Head Coach by Director of Athletics Charlie Cobb on Tuesday.
Williams, a native of Tifton, Ga., scored more than 1,000 career points at Georgia State. He graduated in 1995 before earning a Master's in Sports Administration at GSU in 1999 and then becoming a member of legendary coach Charles “Lefty” Driesell’s staff. He returned to the program last season as an assistant coach, guiding the Panthers to a second-straight NCAA Tournament appearance.
In five total seasons as an assistant coach at Georgia State, Williams has been a part of four regular season championships, two conference tournament championships, two NCAA Tournaments, and one NIT.