Richard Williams is an American

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coach currently on the staff at the

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. He served as the head men's basketball coach at

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from 1986 to 1998, compiling a record of 191–163. His 191 victories are the second most of any head coach in

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program, history, bested only by his former assistant,

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. Williams's 1991 squad won the

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regular season championship and made the 1991 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, losing in the first round to

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. His 1995 squad made the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament, and his 1996 squad made the school's only Final Four appearance, losing to

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, 77–69. He received two SEC Coach of the Year awards. Williams resigned as the head coach at Mississippi State two years removed from his Final Four appearance. After leaving Mississippi State, Williams coached the

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of the

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(ABA), the Jackson Rage of the

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(WBA), and at his alma mater, Pearl High School in

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. He served as the director of basketball administration at the

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(UAB) in 2008 and in 2009 he was named the director of basketball administration and program coordinator for the

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team on a volunteer basis. Williams was an assistant coach for

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under John Brady from 2010 to 2014. Williams served as the color commentator for the Mississippi State basketball team's radio broadcasts from the 2014–15 season through the 2019-2020 season.

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