Kent Williams - Tennessee men's basketball assistant

Tennessee men's assistant Kent Williams joined Cuonzo Martin's first staff with the Vols on April 3, 2011, after an assistant coaching stint at Missouri State with Martin.

Kent Williams, a native of Mount Vernon, Ill., played at Southern Illinois under Bruce Weber, finishing with 2,012 points and earning first-team honors from the Missouri Valley Conference his junior and senior season.

Kent Williams took his first job at Purdue as a member of the support staff under Matt Painter, who had been an assistant at Southern Illinois during Williams' time there.

Getting to know Tennessee men's basketball assistant Kent Williams
Kent Williams, new assistants hit floor at workouts
Kent Williams, new Tennessee staff settling in
Kent Williams joining Tennessee staff

• Vols getting the shooting bug Published 2/20/2013 at 9:58 p.m. 15 comments

  Charging down the highway for an off-day recruiting trip Wednesday, Tennessee assistant men’s basketball coach Kent Williams paused to pinpoint the root of Jordan McRae’s 34-point assault of LSU the night before.

• UT freshman Armani Moore working to increase role Published 1/13/2013 at 8:32 p.m. 35 comments

  Tennessee freshman point guard Armani Moore recently sat down with head coach Cuonzo Martin and assistant Kent Williams.

• Vols have reason to celebrate against Oakland ... after the game Updated 11/26/2012 at 11:20 p.m. 46 comments

  Tennessee senior forward Kenny Hall was quick to say there was "a whole different setting" in the Vols' halftime locker room against Oakland on Monday night.

• UT athletic department salaries by sport Published 6/23/2012 at 8:36 p.m. 3 comments

  Breakdown of UT athletic department salaries by sport

• Mike Strange: Steady as she goes: Cuonzo Martin's blueprint paying off Published 2/27/2012 at 8:52 p.m. 38 comments

  Last October, a behind-the-scenes face in the Tennessee men's basketball crowd made an observation about this new coach named Cuonzo Martin.

• Cuonzo Martin gives Vols their marching orders for first day in Hawaii Updated 11/18/2011 at 10:21 p.m. 33 comments

  LAHAINA, Hawaii – The Tennessee men's basketball team landed on the Island of Maui at approximately 2:30 a.m. Eastern time Friday for the Monday date with Duke in the EA Sports Maui Invitational.

• Vols on the ground in Hawaii for Maui Invitational Published 11/18/2011 at 5:35 a.m. 26 comments

  LAHAINA, Hawaii – The Tennessee men's basketball team landed on the Island of Maui at approximately 2:30 a.m. Eastern time Friday for the Monday date with Duke in the EA Sports Maui Invitational.

• Cuonzo Martin, Vols more focused on Louisiana Monroe now Published 11/15/2011 at 8:14 p.m. 20 comments

  Cuonzo Martin wants no part of conversations involving volcanoes, rainbows, whale-watching or Tennessee's showdown with No. 6 Duke at the Maui Invitational in Hawaii on Monday.

• Cuonzo Martin sets intense tone at first practice Published 10/14/2011 at 9:28 p.m. 22 comments

  Thompson-Boling Arena was transformed into floor-burn central Friday afternoon.

• Galen Campbell on board as UT walk-on Published 5/29/2011 at 7:36 p.m. 25 comments

  Galen Campbell is on board with new Tennessee basketball coach Cuonzo Martin.

• New assistants hit the floor at workouts Published 4/5/2011 at 12:01 a.m. 43 comments

  The attire worn by Tennessee assistant men's basketball coaches Kent Williams and Jon Harris provided a hint of what took place during the team's individual workouts on Monday.

• Cuonzo Martin expected to hire Nebraska's Tracy Webster Published 4/4/2011 at 10:06 p.m. 52 comments

  Nebraska assistant coach Tracy Webster is expected to be the next hire made by Tennessee men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin, according to a source in the UT athletic department.

• New Vols assistants settle in under familiar coach Published 4/4/2011 at 7:38 p.m. 9 comments

  KNOXVILLE — Tennessee's two new basketball assistants say they can get right to business thanks to their familiarity with their boss, Volunteers coach Cuonzo Martin.

• Kent Williams joining Cuonzo Martin's staff Updated 4/3/2011 at 3:30 p.m. 81 comments

  Tennessee men's basketball coach Cuonzo Martin has hired another former Missouri State coach to join him on the Vols' staff, according to a television report out of Springfield, Mo.

• Cuonzo Martin considering Houston Fancher for coaching staff Updated 4/1/2011 at 2:11 p.m. 18 comments

  Tennessee men's basketball coach Cuonzo Martin will greet plenty of old friends and potential candidates to fill out his coaching staff while in Houston this weekend for the Final Four.

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