Jonathan Williams serves as Assistant Head Coach for University of Southern Mississippi's Women's Basketball program in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Jonathan Williams, a native of Wiggins, Miss., returns to his home state as the Lady Eagles’ assistant head coach for the 2025-26 season. Williams’ resume includes a wealth of championship experience as well as deep roots to South Mississippi. A product of Stone High School and native Mississippian, Williams returns home to the Magnolia State after one season in Charlotte, N.C., where he served as an assistant coach on the 49ers staff. In one season in the Queen City, Williams helped Charlotte establish its foundations in the first season under Tomekia Reed. The 49ers posted an 11-21 record in Reed’s first season but rallied in the American Athletic Conference Tournament and advanced to the quarterfinals – including an upset of five-seed Tulsa – before falling to Temple.
Under his tutelage, junior guard and Wiggins, Miss., native Hayleigh Breland stepped up her game to lead the 49ers with 11.4 points per game. Additionally, four 49ers were selected to the College Sports Communicators All-District Team. Williams came with Reed to Charlotte after three seasons at Jackson State. While in the state capital, Williams helped Jackson State improve upon its already illustrious stretch under Reed. His first season with the Tigers, Jackson State posted its best season since 2003-04 with a 23-7 overall record and undefeated 18-0 showing in conference play en route to the SWAC regular season crown. Jackson State finished a perfect 3-0 in the SWAC Tournament in Birmingham, Ala., to complete the regular season and tournament championship sweep. The team’s 23-6 regular season record earned Jackson State a 14 seed in the 2022 NCAA Tournament and sent the tigers to Baton Rouge, La. In the first round against home-standing LSU, the 14th-seeded Tigers nearly pulled off the upset over the third-seeded Tigers on their own floor before falling 83-77 to LSU.
