Legendary Howard College males’s basketball coach AB Williamson, who led this system to a number of MEAC championships and was the college’s winningest coach, has died.
Williamson first assumed command of the Bison basketball program in 1975. He remained on the helm for the subsequent 15 seasons, successful back-to-back MEAC Match titles in 1980 and 1981. The 1981 membership was the primary from the MEAC to make the NCAA match.
Williamson was named MEAC Coach of the Yr on three events (1980, 1983, 1987) and stays Howard’s winningest coach, compiling a 228-169 document.
Assertion from Head Coach Kenny Blakeney on the passing of legendary Howard MBB coach AB Williamson.
It’s with profound respect and heartfelt sorrow that we acknowledge the passing of Coach AB Williamson, a distinguished determine in Howard College’s historical past. His contributions… pic.twitter.com/mB9TChIvgc
— Howard Males’s Basketball (@HUMensBB) June 2, 2024
Present Howard males’s basketball coach Kenneth Blakeney issued a heartfelt assertion on Williamson’s dying.
“One of many nice honors for me throughout my time at Howard has been the connection I’ve fashioned with him. AB served as our “Captain of the Day” in 2022 and was on the ground alongside me as we accepted the 2023 MEAC Match Trophy, bridging the hole between so many eras of Bison greats,” he mentioned.
“We keep in mind Coach Williamson as greater than a coach; he was a builder of character and a pillar of our neighborhood. His legacy because the winningest coach in Howard’s historical past is mirrored within the numerous lives he touched and the enduring spirit of excellence he fostered.”
The MEAC and Howard Corridor of Fame inductee mentioned in a 2022 interview he wished to be remembered as “a man who realized and labored very onerous. I had an excellent rapport with my student-athletes, so it makes me really feel good once they be in contact. I did the perfect I might always regardless of a scarcity of sources. I’ve no regrets, and I held my very own.”
