Corliss Williamson

Corliss Williamson is exactly the kind of player I admire: not a superstar, but a man who changed games. At 201 cm with the wonderful nickname Big Nasty, he won at Arkansas and then carved out a 12-year NBA career, capped by the 2002 Sixth Man of the Year award. That title says everything, he made his living altering momentum off the bench, a thankless but vital role. What I find most respectable is his pivot into coaching, passing his hard-won knowledge to the next generation. That arc, from impact player to mentor, is genuinely admirable to me.

Name (English)

Corliss Williamson

Name (Japanese)

コーリス・ウィリアムソン

Reading

こーりす・うぃりあむそん

Born

December 4, 1973 (age 52)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Ox

Origin

Russellville, Arkansas, United States

Height

201 cm

Occupation

basketball player / basketball coach

High school

Russellville High School

University

University of Arkansas

Awards & achievements

• Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corliss%20Williamson
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2471705

Tags

• Arkansas
• basketball player
• basketball coach

Last updated

2026-06-21

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