Pershin Williams

Biography

Williams was hired in April 2026 to be part of Chris Capko's first year staff at Ball State after most recently spending three seasons as an assistant coach at Georgia Tech. "I have known Pershin for over 15 years as a friend, colleague and coach," said Capko. "I know how hard he works and have full confidence our program will benefit from his leadership. Pershin has experience at every level of college basketball and will be instrumental in helping us recruit and develop student-athletes who will help us compete for championships in the MAC. He will fit in seamlessly with the rest of the staff to help us hit the ground running." Williams played a major role in re-shaping the Georgia Tech roster prior to the 2023-24 season and had a significant hand in adding a recruiting class for 2024-25 that was ranked the 19th-best in the nation. Williams worked the previous four seasons at Kennesaw State before his time in Georgia Tech and helped head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim build the KSU program into a championship team in the Atlantic Sun Conference and an NCAA Tournament team in 2023. Kennesaw State went 26-9 overall, including 15-3 in the A-Sun, and three Owls earned all-conference recognition after being picked to finish eighth in the preseason conference poll. Prior to his time at Kennesaw State, the Columbus, Ga., native served a three-year stint as the assistant coach at Columbus State University, his alma mater. In his first season with the Cougars, Columbus State captured a shar