Corliss Mondari Williamson was born on December 4,1973 and is an American basketball coach and former basketball player who played for four teams during his 12-year NBA career.
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Corliss Mondari Williamson was born on December 4,1973 and is an American basketball coach and former basketball player who played for four teams during his 12-year NBA career.
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Corliss Williamson last served as an assistant coach for the Phoenix Suns.
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Corliss Williamson's nickname is "Big Nasty", a moniker he received from his AAU coach when he was 13.
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Corliss Williamson played basketball at Russellville High School, where he achieved numerous accolades.
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Corliss Williamson was a three-time all-conference and all-state selection, and was named the Gatorade National Player of the Year in 1991 and 1992.
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Corliss Williamson was named tournament MVP, but gave his medal to his teammate, Marcus Thompson, at the award podium.
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Corliss Williamson closed out his high school career with a selection to play in the 1992 McDonald's All-American Game.
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Corliss Williamson came in second in scoring to game MVP Othella Harrington, with fourteen points, and had ten rebounds.
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Corliss Williamson played at the University of Arkansas from 1992 to 1995.
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In three seasons at Arkansas, Corliss Williamson was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team in 1993, and was 1st Team All-SEC in 1993,1994, and 1995.
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Corliss Williamson finished his career at Arkansas with 1,728 points, which ranks 8th all-time in school history.
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Corliss Williamson was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.
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Corliss Williamson's jersey is one of only two that have ever been retired by the University of Arkansas, along with Sidney Moncrief.
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Corliss Williamson is considered one of the five greatest players in school history.
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Corliss Williamson declared for the NBA draft following his junior season, and was selected by the Sacramento Kings as a lottery pick in the first round of the 1995 NBA draft.
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On June 29,2016, it was announced that Corliss Williamson had left the Kings to take an assistant coaching position with the Orlando Magic under new head coach Frank Vogel.
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On May 22,2018, it was announced that Corliss Williamson would be hired by the Phoenix Suns as an assistant coach under new head coach Igor Kokoskov.
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However, when Kokoskov was fired after his only season as head coach for the Suns, Corliss Williamson would be fired alongside the rest of the team's coaching staff that season.
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