Reuben Williams - Men's Basketball Coach - University of Montana Athletics

Reuben Williams

Title:
Assistant Coach

The 2024-25 season will be Williams' second at Montana as an assistant coach on Travis DeCuire's staff.

In his first year, Montana went 24-12 and won a postseason game for the first time since 2006 and just the second time in program history. The team set program records for total points (2,768) and free throw percentage (79.2) and reached the Big Sky Championship game.

Aanen Moody was a First Team All-Big Sky selection during Williams’ first year with Montana.

Williams comes to Montana after a season at Arkansas under head coach Eric Musselman. The Razorbacks went 22-14 in Williams' lone season in Fayetteville, reaching the NCAA Sweet 16. Arkansas earned the No. 8 seed in the West Region, defeating Illinois and top-seeded Kansas before falling to eventual national champion UConn in the Sweet 16.

Prior to Arkansas, he spent three years at his alma mater Long Beach Poly HS serving as an assistant coach. He found plenty of success at the high school level, helping guide his team to three league championships while assisting in player development and in-game strategy. He's no stranger to talent, having helped guide several Long Beach Poly players to collegiate scholarships.

Williams played collegiately at Willamette University in 2017 after graduating from Long Beach Poly in 2016. He also has experience in the AAU circuits, the NBA predaft workouts and as a student manager at Cal State Fullerton.