Monty Williams
{{Short description|American basketball coach and former player (born 1971)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Monty Williams
| image = Monty Williams (cropped).jpg
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| caption = Williams at the 2022 NBA All-Star Game
| position =
| league =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|10|8}}
| birth_place = Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 8
| weight_lb = 225
| high_school = Potomac (Oxon Hill, Maryland)
| college = Notre Dame (1989–1994)
| draft_year = 1994
| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 24
| draft_team = New York Knicks
| career_start = 1994
| career_end = 2003
| career_position = Small forward
| career_number = 2, 41, 3, 5
| coach_start = 2005
| years1 = {{nbay|1994|start}}–{{nbay|1995|end}}
| team1 = New York Knicks
| years2 = {{nbay|1995|end}}–{{nbay|1997|end}}
| team2 = San Antonio Spurs
| years3 = {{nbay|1998|end}}
| team3 = Denver Nuggets
| years4 = {{nbay|1999|start}}–{{nbay|2001|end}}
| team4 = Orlando Magic
| years5 = {{nbay|2002|full=y}}
| team5 = Philadelphia 76ers
| cyears1 = {{nbay|2005|start}}–{{nbay|2009|end}}
| cteam1 = Portland Trail Blazers (assistant)
| cyears2 = {{nbay|2010|start}}–{{nbay|2014|end}}
| cteam2 = New Orleans Hornets / Pelicans
| cyears3 = {{nbay|2015|full=y}}
| cteam3 = Oklahoma City Thunder (associate HC)
| cyears4 = {{nbay|2018|full=y}}
| cteam4 = Philadelphia 76ers (assistant)
| cyears5 = {{nbay|2019|start}}–{{nbay|2022|end}}
| cteam5 = Phoenix Suns
| cyears6 = {{nbay|2023|full=y}}
| cteam6 = Detroit Pistons
| cyears7 = 2024–present
| cteam7 = TMI Episcopal
| highlights =
As head coach:
- NBA Coach of the Year ({{nbay|2021|end}})
- 2× NBCA Coach of the Year ({{nbay|2020|end}}, {{nbay|2021|end}})
- NBA All-Star Game head coach ({{nasg|2022}})
| stats_league = NBA
| stat1label = Points
| stat1value = 2,884 (6.3 ppg)
| stat2label = Rebounds
| stat2value = 1,296 (2.8 rpg)
| stat3label = Assists
| stat3value = 544 (1.2 apg)
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's basketball}}
{{MedalCountry|the {{flagu|United States}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIBA U21 World Championship}}
{{MedalGold| 1993 Valladolid | National team}}
{{MedalSport|Assistant coach for the {{flagu|United States}} }}
{{MedalSport|men's national basketball team}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Cup}}
{{MedalGold|2014 Spain | Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}{{MedalGold|2016 Rio de Janeiro|Team}}
}}
Tavares Montgomery Williams (born October 8, 1971) is an American professional basketball coach, executive, and former player of the National Basketball Association (NBA) who is the head coach of the TMI Episcopal’s boys basketball team. He previously served as the head coach of the Detroit Pistons. Williams played for five NBA teams during a playing career that spanned from 1994 to 2003. His NBA coaching career has included stints as an assistant coach, associate head coach, and head coach.
Williams was the head coach for the New Orleans Hornets/Pelicans from {{nbay|2010|start}} until {{nbay|2014|end}}. He served as an assistant coach with the United States national team under Mike Krzyzewski, and he has worked as a vice president of basketball operations for the San Antonio Spurs. In May 2019, Williams was hired as the head coach of the Phoenix Suns. In 2021, he led the Suns to their first NBA Finals appearance since 1993 and was named the NBA Coach of the Year the following year in 2022, when the Suns finished the regular season with a franchise record of 64 wins. After being dismissed by Phoenix in 2023, Williams agreed to a six-year, $78.5 million coaching contract with the Pistons, making him the then second highest-paid coach, but was fired one year into the six-year deal.
Early life
Williams was born on October 8, 1971, in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He attended Potomac High School in Oxon Hill, Maryland, where he excelled in basketball.
College career
As a {{height|ft=6|in=8}} small forward from the University of Notre Dame, Williams was an honorable mention All-American, averaging 22.4 points and 8.4 rebounds during his senior season.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/coachfile/monty_williams/|title=NBA.com Monty Williams|website=www.NBA.com|access-date=May 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111211085239/http://www.nba.com/coachfile/monty_williams/|archive-date=December 11, 2011|url-status=dead}} Williams was an NBA first-round pick despite a pre-existing heart condition that kept him out for two seasons at Notre Dame.{{cite web |title=Monty Williams College Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/monty-williams-1.html |website=Sports Reference |access-date=January 28, 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://heavy.com/sports/2019/05/monty-williams-suns-new-coach-5-fast-facts-you-need-to-know/|title=Monty Williams, Suns' New Coach: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know|first=Cort|last=Smith|date=May 3, 2019}} He was selected by the New York Knicks in the first round (24th overall) of the 1994 NBA draft.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/suns/press-release/suns-agree-terms-monty-williams-become-new-head-coach|title=Suns Agree to Terms with Monty Williams to Become New Head Coach|website=Phoenix Suns}}{{Cite web|url=https://dailyknicks.com/2019/05/16/new-york-knicks-nba-draft-history-1994/|title=New York Knicks NBA Draft History: 1994|date=May 16, 2019}}
Professional career
=New York Knicks (1994–1996)=
Williams played in nine NBA seasons from 1994 to 2003.{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/thunder/2016/02/10/monty-williams-wife-killed-in-car-wreck/80206164/|title=Thunder assistant Monty Williams' wife killed in car wreck|website=USA TODAY}} Williams played for the New York Knicks from 1994 to 1996.
=San Antonio Spurs (1996–1998)=
Williams was traded alongside Charles Smith to the San Antonio Spurs for Brad Lohaus, J.R. Reid and a future first round pick that became John Wallace.{{cn|date=October 2024}} He played there from 1996 to 1998.
=Denver Nuggets (1999)=
In 1999, Williams signed with the Denver Nuggets but was released within a month.{{cn|date=October 2024}}
=Orlando Magic (1999–2002)=
The Orlando Magic claimed Williams off waivers and he stayed with the team until 2002.{{cn|date=October 2024}}
=Philadelphia 76ers (2002–2003)=
Williams joined the Philadelphia 76ers in free agency.{{cn|date=October 2024}} In 2003, Williams was re-acquired by the Orlando Magic in a trade sending a conditional pick swap to Orlando. He was waived by the Magic three days later, effectively ending his basketball career.{{cn|date=October 2024}} In his NBA career, Williams played in 456 games, scored a total of 2,884 points and averaged 6.3 points per game. Chronic knee problems forced him into retirement in 2003.{{Cite web|url=https://www.myneworleans.com/monty-williams/|title=MONTY WILLIAMS|date=November 1, 2010}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com/north/gallery/minnesota-timberwolves-potential-candidates-head-coach-ryan-saunders-fred-hoiberg-becky-hammon-monty-williams-010819|title=Potential candidates to be next Timberwolves head coach|first1=FOX Sports North|last1=Jan 8|first2=2019 at 12:25p|last2=ET|website=FOX Sports}}
Coaching career
=San Antonio Spurs=
In spring 2005, Williams won an NBA championship as a coaching staff intern with the San Antonio Spurs.{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/spurs-hire-monty-williams-vice-president-basketball-operations/story?id=42146250|title=Spurs hire Monty Williams as vice president of basketball operations
|website=ABC News
}}
=Portland Trail Blazers (2005–2010)=
In fall 2005, Williams was hired by new head coach Nate McMillan as an assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers.{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/blazers/news/Trail_Blazers_Name_Monty_Willi-147890-41.html|title=Portland Trail Blazers News Headlines|website=Portland Trail Blazers|access-date=May 4, 2019}}
=New Orleans Hornets / Pelicans (2010–2015)=
File:Monty Williams 2014 (cropped).jpg
On June 7, 2010, Williams was offered a three-year contract to be the head coach of the New Orleans Hornets.{{cite news|url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindblazersbeat/2010/06/blazers_assistant_monty_willia_2.html|title=Blazers assistant Monty Williams is offered head coaching position by New Orleans|work=The Oregonian|date=June 4, 2010|access-date=June 4, 2010}} At the date of hiring, Williams became the youngest head coach in the NBA at 38 years old. In his first season with the Hornets, the team finished with a 46–36 record and made the playoffs.{{cite news|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NOH/2011_games.html|title=2010–11 New Orleans Hornets Schedule and Results|access-date=April 19, 2019}} On August 18, 2012, Williams accepted a four-year contract extension from the Hornets (later renamed as the Pelicans).{{cite news|url=http://www.nola.com/hornets/index.ssf/2012/08/new_orleans_hornets_coach_mont_65.html|title=New Orleans Hornets Coach Monty Williams gets four-year contract extension|work=nola.com|date=August 18, 2012|access-date=August 18, 2012}} On June 9, 2013, Williams accepted an assistant coach role with the U.S. national team, along with Jim Boeheim and Tom Thibodeau, for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The New Orleans Pelicans finished the 2014–15 season with a 45–37 record before losing to the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the playoffs. On May 12, 2015, Williams was let go after five seasons as head coach of the Pelicans, compiling a 173–221 regular season record and going 2–8 in the playoffs.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/12872739/new-orleans-pelicans-fire-head-coach-monty-williams|title=Pelicans fire coach Williams after 5 seasons|date=May 12, 2015|access-date=May 31, 2018}}
=Oklahoma City Thunder (2015–2016)=
On June 29, 2015, Williams became the associate head coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/thunder/news/coaching_staff_150629|title= Thunder Announces Coaching Staff |date=June 29, 2015|work=NBA.com|access-date=June 29, 2015}} On June 1, 2016, it was announced that Williams would not return with the Thunder.{{cite news|first=John|last=Reid|title=Monty Williams not returning to Thunder as assistant coach|url=http://www.nola.com/pelicans/index.ssf/2016/06/monty_williams_2.html|work=NOLA.com|date=June 1, 2016|access-date=June 3, 2016}}
=Philadelphia 76ers (2018–2019)=
On June 4, 2018, Brett Brown announced that Williams would join his staff in Philadelphia as the lead assistant coach, his first coaching job in two seasons.{{cite news|first=Adrian|last=Wojnarowski|title=Monty Williams to return to coaching, become 76ers lead assistant|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23698594/monty-williams-join-brett-brown-coaching-staff-philadelphia-76ers-lead-assistant|work=ESPN.com|date=June 4, 2018|access-date=June 4, 2018}}
=Phoenix Suns (2019–2023)=
On May 3, 2019, the Phoenix Suns announced they had signed Williams as the team's head coach on a five-year deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26662730/suns-hire-76ers-assistant-williams-coach|title=Suns hire 76ers assistant Williams as coach|work=ESPN|date=May 3, 2019}}{{cite web |date=May 3, 2019 |title=SUNS AGREE TO TERMS WITH MONTY WILLIAMS TO BECOME NEW HEAD COACH |url=https://www.nba.com/suns/press-release/suns-agree-terms-monty-williams-become-new-head-coach |access-date=May 3, 2019 |publisher=Phoenix Suns|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503165346/https://www.nba.com/suns/press-release/suns-agree-terms-monty-williams-become-new-head-coach |archive-date=May 3, 2019 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/article/2019/05/03/suns-agree-deal-monty-williams-coach|title=Williams agrees to deal to become Suns coach|first=John|last=Marshall|date=May 4, 2019|website=NBA.com|access-date=May 4, 2019|agency=The Associated Press}} The Suns compiled a 26–39 record in his first season coaching them before the season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Suns were later invited to the 2020 NBA Bubble in order to play eight seeding games, where Williams coached the Suns to an 8–0 record, improving their overall record that season to 34–39. Despite this, the Suns failed to qualify for the play-in tournament to enter the 2020 NBA playoffs.
On November 16, 2020, Williams reunited with star point guard Chris Paul after last coaching him back in 2011 when they were with the New Orleans Hornets.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30331010/sources-phoenix-suns-finalizing-deal-acquire-chris-paul-oklahoma-city-thunder|title=Phoenix Suns complete trade to acquire Chris Paul from Oklahoma City Thunder|work=ESPN|date=November 16, 2020}} After the conclusion of the 2020–21 season Williams was named NBCA Coach of the Year.{{cite web |title=Suns' Monty Williams receives NBCA Coach of the Year honors |url=https://www.nba.com/news/suns-monty-williams-receives-nbca-coach-of-the-year-honors |website=NBA.com |access-date=May 19, 2021 |date=May 18, 2021}} He also finished second in the NBA Coach of the Year voting behind Tom Thibodeau.{{cite web |title=New York's Tom Thibodeau wins 2020–21 NBA Coach of the Year award |url=https://www.nba.com/news/new-yorks-tom-thibodeau-wins-2020-21-nba-coach-of-the-year-award |website=NBA.com |access-date=July 1, 2021 |date=June 7, 2021}} The Suns finished the season with a 51–21 record, clinching the division and the second seed in the Western Conference.{{cite web |title=Suns beat Clippers, clinch first playoff spot in 11 years |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401307744 |website=ESPN.com |access-date=July 1, 2021 |date=April 28, 2021}}{{cite web |last1=King |first1=Dave |title=Suns-Lakers Preview, Game One: Could come down to Devin Booker |url=https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2021/5/23/22449637/phoenix-suns-los-angeles-lakers-preview-game-one-could-come-down-to-devin-booker |website=Bright Side Of The Sun |access-date=July 1, 2021 |date=May 23, 2021}} Williams coached the Suns to a first round series victory over the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers in six games, and a sweep of the Denver Nuggets in the conference semifinals.{{cite web |last1=Cacciola |first1=Scott |title=Lakers Eliminated from Playoffs With Game 6 Loss to Suns |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/04/sports/basketball/nba-lakers-suns-eliminated-lebron-james.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=June 5, 2021 |date=June 4, 2021}} Williams then coached the Suns to a Western Conference finals victory over the Los Angeles Clippers in six games, advancing the Suns to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1993.{{cite news |last1=Baer |first1=Jack |title=NBA playoffs: Chris Paul's 41 points put away Clippers, Suns advance to first NBA Finals since 1993 |url=https://news.yahoo.com/nba-playoffs-suns-clippers-western-conference-finals-034743428.html |work=Yahoo! Sports |access-date=July 1, 2021 |date=June 30, 2021}} It was also the first Finals appearance for Williams in his coaching career.{{cite web|title=Monty Williams |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/willimo01c.html |website=www.basketball-reference.com |access-date=July 1, 2021 |date=June 30, 2021}} Facing the Milwaukee Bucks, the Suns would lose in six games.{{cite web |title=Emotional Monty Williams visits Bucks' locker room after Finals loss: 'I wanted it so bad' |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/emotional-monty-williams-visits-milwaukee-bucks-locker-room-after-finals-loss-phoenix-suns-giannis-antetokounmpo-074252739.html |work=Yahoo! Sports |date=July 21, 2021 |access-date=July 21, 2021}}
On December 27, 2021, Williams was placed in the Suns COVID-19 protocol. On January 30, 2022, Williams was named as the Western Conference head coach for the 2022 NBA All-Star Game as a result of his team's NBA-best record at 40–9.{{Cite web|title=SUNS COACHING STAFF TO COACH TEAM LEBRON IN 2022 NBA ALL-STAR GAME|url=https://www.nba.com/suns/suns-coaching-staff-2022-nba-all-star-game|access-date=January 31, 2022|website=Phoenix Suns|language=en}} Williams and the Suns were the first team to clinch a playoff berth in the season, after reaching a 53–13 record.{{Cite web |date=March 10, 2022 |title=Phoenix Suns 1st NBA team to clinch 2022 playoff berth after win vs. Heat |url=https://arizonasports.com/story/3058795/phoenix-suns-1st-nba-team-to-clinch-2022-playoff-berth-after-win-vs-heat/ |access-date=March 10, 2022 |website=Arizona Sports}} The Suns finished the season with franchise record for wins, compiling 64 against 18 losses. Williams was selected for his second consecutive NBCA Coach of the Year award.{{cite tweet |user=wojespn |number=1513957917682188290 |first=Adrian |last=Wojnarowski |author-link=Adrian Wojnarowski |title=ESPN Sources: The Phoenix Suns' Monty Williams – architect of the NBA's best regular-season team – has been voted the National Basketball Coaches Association's Coach of the Year for a second consecutive time |date=April 12, 2022 |accessdate=May 11, 2022}} On March 9, Williams was named the 2021–22 season NBA Coach of the Year leading the Suns to a franchise record in wins and the best record in the league (64–18).{{Cite web |title=Monty Williams of Phoenix Suns wins 2021–22 Coach of the Year award |url=https://www.nba.com/news/2021-22-coach-of-the-year |access-date=May 11, 2022 |website=www.nba.com}} However, in the playoffs they fell in the Western Conference semifinals to the Dallas Mavericks in seven games.
On July 27, 2022, the Suns signed Williams to a multi-year contract extension.{{Cite web |date=July 27, 2022 |title=SUNS AND HEAD COACH MONTY WILLIAMS AGREE TO CONTRACT EXTENSION |url=https://www.nba.com/suns/news/suns-and-head-coach-monty-williams-agree-to-contract-extension |website=NBA.com}}
On May 13, 2023, the Suns fired Williams after losing to the eventual champion Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference semifinals of the 2023 NBA playoffs.{{cite web |title=Phoenix Suns dismiss head coach Monty Williams |url=https://www.nba.com/news/phoenix-suns-dismiss-head-coach-monty-williams |website=NBA.com |access-date=May 14, 2023 |date=May 13, 2023}} He had three years and over $20 million left on his contract.{{cite news |author1=Adrian Wojnarowski |title=Phoenix Suns fire coach Monty Williams after four seasons |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/37644346/sources-suns-dismiss-coach-monty-williams-4-seasons |access-date=17 March 2025 |work=ESPN |date=13 May 2023}}
=Detroit Pistons (2023–2024)=
On June 2, 2023, Williams was named head coach for the Detroit Pistons.{{cite web |url=https://www.nba.com/pistons/news/detroit-pistons-name-monty-williams-as-head-coach |title=Detroit Pistons Name Monty Williams As Head Coach |website=NBA.com |date=June 2, 2023 |access-date=June 2, 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2023/06/02/detroit-pistons-officially-hire-monty-williams-head-coach/70283758007/ |title=It's official: Detroit Pistons name Monty Williams head coach |newspaper=Detroit Free Press |first=Ryan |last=Ford |date=June 2, 2023 |access-date=June 2, 2023}} During Williams' first year as head coach for the Pistons, the team lost 28 straight games, the longest losing streak within one season in NBA history.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/pistons-losing-streak-detroit-breaks-nba-single-season-record-with-historic-27th-loss-in-a-row/|title=Pistons losing streak: Detroit breaks NBA single-season record with historic 27th loss in a row|last=Tyree|first=Ameer|work=CBS Sports|date=December 26, 2023|accessdate=December 27, 2023}} They also became the thirteenth team in NBA history to have a winless month, going 0–15 in November.{{Cite web|first=Sam|last=Quinn|title=Pistons become 13th team in NBA history to go winless for an entire calendar month with 16th straight loss|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/pistons-become-13th-team-in-nba-history-to-go-winless-for-an-entire-calendar-month-with-16th-straight-loss/|date=December 1, 2023|access-date=December 22, 2023|work=CBS Sports}} On June 19, 2024, after one season, and leading the Pistons to the worst record of the 2023–24 season with 14–68 (also a franchise-worst), Williams was fired. He had $65 million and 5 years remaining on his contract.{{cite web|title=DETROIT PISTONS TO MAKE COACHING CHANGE|url=https://www.nba.com/pistons/news/detroit-pistons-to-make-coaching-change|website=NBA.com|date=June 19, 2024|access-date=June 19, 2024}}{{cite web|author=Adrian Wojnarowski|title=Pistons fire coach Monty Williams after one season, owe him $65 million|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40385485/sources-pistons-fire-coach-monty-williams-one-season|website=ESPN.com|date=June 19, 2024|access-date=June 19, 2024}}
=TMI Episcopal (2024–present)=
On October 20, 2024, Williams accepted the boys’ basketball head coaching position at TMI Episcopal in San Antonio, TX, where he will coach his sons Elijah and Micah.{{Cite web |title= |url=https://x.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1848065781164392837}}
Executive career
=San Antonio Spurs=
In 2016, Williams became the vice president of basketball operations for the San Antonio Spurs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/17563633/san-antonio-spurs-hire-monty-williams-vice-president-basketball-operations|title=Spurs hire ex-OKC assistant Williams as VP|date=September 16, 2016|website=ESPN.com}} On June 26, 2017, while serving as vice president for the Spurs, Williams was selected as the winner of the Sager Strong Award during the first NBA Awards show.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/news/monty-williams-receives-inaugural-craig-sager-strong-award|title=Monty Williams receives inaugural Craig Sager Strong Award | NBA.com|website=www.nba.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2017/6/26/15878548/an-emotional-monty-williams-accepts-the-first-ever-sager-strong-award|title=An emotional Monty Williams accepts the 1st-ever Sager Strong Award|first=Hector|last=Diaz|date=June 26, 2017|website=SBNation.com}}
Personal life
On February 10, 2016, Williams' first wife, Ingrid, died from injuries sustained from a car crash in Oklahoma City after her car was struck head-on by a vehicle that crossed lanes after losing control. The couple had five children together.{{cite news|date=February 2016|url=http://www.nola.com/pelicans/index.ssf/2016/02/monty_williams_wife_ingrid_die.html|title=Ex-Pelicans coach Monty Williams' wife dies in automobile accident}} Williams married his second wife Lisa Keeth in 2017.{{cite web |last1=Klapper |first1=Clayton |title=Monty Williams says his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer during Phoenix Suns playoff run|url=https://www.abc15.com/sports/monty-williams-says-his-wife-was-diagnosed-with-breast-cancer-during-phoenix-suns-playoff-run |publisher=ABC15 Arizona |access-date=June 23, 2023 |date=June 13, 2023}} He is a Christian.{{Cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2020/10/13/suns-coach-monty-williams-delivers-medicines-warmth-paul-westphals-family/3648419001/|title=Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams delivers medicines, warmth to Paul Westphal's family|first=Duane|last=Rankin|website=The Arizona Republic}}{{Cite web|url=https://andscape.com/features/philadelphia-76ers-coach-monty-williams-god-makes-me-look-much-better-than-what-i-deserve/|title=Sixers assistant coach Monty Williams: 'God makes me look much better than I deserve'|first=Kelley D.|last=Evans|date=December 9, 2018}}
Career playing statistics
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=NBA=
==Regular season==
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1994}}
|style="text-align:left;"|New York
|41||23||12.3||.451||.000||.447||2.4||1.2||.5||.1||3.3
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1995}}
|style="text-align:left;"|New York
|14||0||4.4||.318||–||.625||1.2||.3||.1||.0||1.4
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1995}}
|style="text-align:left;"|San Antonio
|17||0||7.2||.435||.000||.750||1.4||.2||.2||.1||2.9
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1996}}
|style="text-align:left;"|San Antonio
|65||26||20.7||.509||.000||.645||3.2||1.4||.8||.8||9.0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1997}}
|style="text-align:left;"|San Antonio
|72||16||18.3||.448||.500||.670||2.5||1.2||.5||.3||6.3
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1998}}
|style="text-align:left;"|Denver
|1||0||6.0||.000||–||.500||.0||.0||.0||.0||1.0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1999}}
|style="text-align:left;"|Orlando
|75||23||20.0||.489||.400||.741||3.3||1.4||.6||.2||8.7
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2000}}
|style="text-align:left;"|Orlando
|82||0||14.8||.447||.077||.639||3.0||1.0||.4||.2||5.0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2001}}
|style="text-align:left;"|Orlando
|68||19||18.9||.547||.000||.657||3.5||1.4||.7||.3||7.1
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2002}}
|style="text-align:left;"|Philadelphia
|21||2||13.1||.425||.000||.750||2.1||1.2||.6||.2||4.4
|- class="sortbottom"
|style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|Career
|456||109||16.7||.481||.111||.665||2.8||1.2||.6||.3||6.3
|}
==Playoffs==
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|-
|style="text-align:left;"|1995
|style="text-align:left;"|New York
|1||0||4.0||1.000||–||–||.0||.0||.0||.0||4.0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|1996
|style="text-align:left;"|San Antonio
|7||0||4.1||.222||–||.500||1.0||.0||.0||.0||1.0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|1998
|style="text-align:left;"|San Antonio
|5||0||5.6||.625||–||.667||1.2||.2||.0||.0||2.4
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|2001
|style="text-align:left;"|Orlando
|3||0||4.7||.750||–||.333||2.0||.0||.0||.7||2.3
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|2002
|style="text-align:left;"|Orlando
|4||3||23.3||.519||.000||.600||5.5||2.3||.8||.0||8.5
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|2003
|style="text-align:left;"|Philadelphia
|10||0||9.6||.348||.000||.750||1.5||.0||.2||.0||1.9
|- class="sortbottom"
|style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|Career
|30||3||8.8||.466||.000||.577||1.9||.3||.2||.1||2.8
|}
Head coaching record
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|-
| style="text-align:left;"|New Orleans
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2010}}
| 82||46||36||{{Winning percentage|46|36}}|| style="text-align:center;"|3rd in Southwest||6||2||4||{{Winning percentage|2|4}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in First round
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|New Orleans
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2011}}
| 66||21||45||{{Winning percentage|21|45}}|| style="text-align:center;"|5th in Southwest||—||—||—||—
| style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|New Orleans
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2012}}
| 82||27||55||{{Winning percentage|27|55}}|| style="text-align:center;"|5th in Southwest||—||—||—||—
| style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|New Orleans
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2013}}
| 82||34||48||{{Winning percentage|34|48}}|| style="text-align:center;"|5th in Southwest||—||—||—||—
| style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|New Orleans
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2014}}
| 82||45||37||{{Winning percentage|45|37}}|| style="text-align:center;"|5th in Southwest||4||0||4||{{Winning percentage|0|4}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in First round
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|Phoenix
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2019}}
| 73||34||39||{{Winning percentage|34|39}}|| style="text-align:center;"|3rd in Pacific||—||—||—||—
| style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|Phoenix
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2020}}
| 72||51||21||{{Winning percentage|51|21}}|| style="text-align:center;"|1st in Pacific||22||14||8||{{Winning percentage|14|8}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in NBA Finals
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|Phoenix
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2021}}
| 82||64||18||{{Winning percentage|64|18}}|| style="text-align:center;"|1st in Pacific||13||7||6||{{Winning percentage|7|6}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in Conference semifinals
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|Phoenix
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2022}}
| 82||45||37||{{Winning percentage|45|37}}|| style="text-align:center;"|2nd in Pacific||11||6||5||{{Winning percentage|6|5}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in Conference semifinals
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|Detroit
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2023}}
| 82||14||68||{{Winning percentage|14|68}}|| style="text-align:center;"|5th in Central||—||—||—||—
| style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 785||381||404||{{Winning percentage|381|404}}|| ||56||29||27||{{Winning percentage|29|27}}||
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References
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External links
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- [https://www.nba.com/sixers/news/monty-williams-coaching-servants-heart Monty Williams, Coaching With a Servant's Heart]
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