Kentucky basketball hires Jackson State coach Mo Williams as assistant
Kentucky basketball and coach Mark Pope added Mo Williams as an assistant. The NBA veteran spent the past four seasons as Jackson State head coach.
LEXINGTON — Another members of the Williams family is joining Kentucky basketball . Mason Williams , a four-star guard in the 2026 class, committed to UK on March 27 . Now, his father, Mo Williams , is coming aboard as a member of the Wildcats ' coaching staff.
Jackson State , where Williams spent the past four seasons as head coach, announced in a news release Tuesday he was leaving the program "to accept a role on the Kentucky coaching staff. " UK nor coach Mark Pope have officially confirmed Williams' hire. During his time at JSU, Williams compiled a record of 57-75 (.
432). He had a stout record in the Southwestern Athletic Conference, winning 65. 3% (47-25) of his regular-season games in league play.
Prior to Jackson State, he was Alabama State 's head coach for two seasons (2020-21 and 2021-22), going 13-35 overall and 12-24 in SWAC regular-season matchups. Prior to taking over at Alabama State , he had a two-season stint as an assistant at Cal State Northridge , where he worked for Mark Gottfried , his college coach at Alabama . Williams played 13 seasons in the NBA , suiting up for seven different teams.