Celebrity Luncheon

Shammond Williams
Friday, April 14, 2023
11:30am - Social | 12:00pm - Lunch
Shammond Williams, a standout performer at North Carolina with over a decade of professional playing experience, joined ODU’s Women’s Basketball staff as an assistant coach in the summer of 2021. Williams has previously served as an assistant coach for the men’s basketball programs at Furman, Tulane and Western Kentucky.
Location
Renaissance Portsmouth-Norfolk Waterfront Hotel
Purchase
Tickets are $25.00 each and may be ordered using the form adjacent. You can reserve your luncheon tickets by mailing in a check, made out to PIT Foundation, Inc., to the following address:
PIT Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 1474
Portsmouth, VA 23705
P.O. Box 1474
Portsmouth, VA 23705
Checks must be received by April 14, 2023. Upon receipt of your check, you will be notified that your tickets will be available at the Will Call table at the luncheon.
There will be a limited number of tickets for sale the day of the luncheon, cash or check only, at the Will Call table.
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Collegiate Coaching Experience
Old Dominion • Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach • 2021 – Present
- 2023 Elected speaker of the NBA Portsmouth Invitational Tournament
- Consecutive 20 win seasons (2022: 24-10) (2023: 22-12)
- Named one of the most influential assistant coaches in Mid Major Basketball in his first season of coaching women’s basketball by Silver Waved Media 2022
Western Kentucky University • Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach • August 2016 – July 2017
- Recruited a Top 10 McDonald’s All American & Top 40 player in the country, Mitchell Robinson & Josh Anderson
- Instrumental in transcending institution’s relevancy in the world of college recruiting & athletic apparel sponsorship
- Pioneered institution’s first Nike athletic apparel outfitter deal, suiting all 16 WKU sports programs
- Named Top 3 Recruiter in Conference USA by Sporting News
Furman University • Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach • June 2012 – May 2013
- Instrumental in developing First Team Southern Conference Player Stephen Croone (’13 – ’14)
- Signed the highest rated recruit in the Southern Conference, Christian Hairston of Greensboro Day School
NBA
- Chicago Bulls • 1998
- Selected in the 2nd round, 34th overall in the NBA Draft
- Seattle SuperSonics • 1999-2002
- Boston Celtics • 2002
- Orlando Magic • 2003-2004
- Atlanta Hawks • 1998-1999
- Denver Nuggets • 2003
- New Orleans Hornets • 2004
- Los Angeles Lakers • 2006-2007
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
Bachelor of Management & Arts Industrial Relations 1994-1998
- NCAA Final Four Participant: 1995, 1997, 1998
- Most Valuable Player of the 1997 NCAA Regional Tournament & ACC Tournament
- All Time Leader in Career & Season Three Point Field Goals made: 233 and 95 respectively
- All-Time Leader in Three Point Field Goals Made in Game: 8 (tie)
- All-Time Leader in Career & Season Free Throw Percentage: .849 and .911 respectively