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Dixie State Athletics announced Thursday the hiring of Kevin Williamson as a new assistant men’s basketball coach. Williamson most recently served as an assistant coach at the University of Minnesota-Duluth the past three seasons.

Williamson spent the last five seasons overall as an assistant coach to current UMD head coach Matt Bowen, including two seasons at Bemidji State. During his tenure on Bowen’s staff, Williamson helped recruit and produce nine All-NSIC selections, as well one NCAA II National Player of the Year, Central Region Player of the Year, and NSIC Player of the Year.

“Kevin is very knowledgeable and has several years of coaching experience at successful Division II programs.” DSU Head Coach Jon Judkins said. “He has proven to be a great recruiter and feel he can those skills to continue bringing highly talented student-athletes to Dixie State. He is very dedicated to helping student-athletes achieve success in the classroom as well as on the court. He will be a great asset to our program as we move forward in the future.”

Prior to his arrival at Bemedji State, Williamson served as an assistant coach at Glendale (AZ) Community College, and was a physical education teacher and boy’s basketball coach at Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego, Calif.

A native of San Diego, Williamson was a two-sport athlete (basketball and golf) at the University of Great Falls (MT), where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education in 2007. He also completed a Master’s degree in Sports Studies at Bemedji State in 2012. Coaching runs deep in the Williamson family as his father Craig was the head boy’s basketball coach at Sedona (AZ) High School during Kevin’s senior year, and his brother, Kyle, is currently the head girl’s basketball coach at Rancho Bernardo High School in San Diego.

http://dixieathletics.com/news/2015/9/3/GEN_0903150039.aspx