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Flex appeal.(basket ball coach Carroll Williams)(Biography)
Old coaches are like old soldiers. Often they just fade from memory, making way for the next generation of clipboard connoisseurs. Sometimes they leave something behind that ensures they never are forgotten, an indelible imprint on the game that time cannot erase.
Carroll Williams is one such coach. He guided the Santa Clara Broncos for 22 seasons and is the school's career leader in victories. That alone would be a major accomplishment. But his legacy goes far deeper than that. Coach Williams is credited with inventing the flex offense.
If basketball is a metaphor for life, then the principles of the flex are its blueprint for living. Everyone is interchangeable--the whole being greater than the sum of its parts. Understand your limitations, and accentuate your strengths. Learn how to counter whatever challenge is placed in front of you. It is the equal opportunity offense, requiring all five players to execute the fundamentals of the game.
During the 1973-74 season, Williams came up with an offense he called "rigid." Because of his team's youth--and a brutal schedule--no shot ...
- NCAA Men's: 2003 Santa Clara Broncos Roster.
- News wire article from: Sports Network January 13, 2003 700+ words
Jan 13, 2003 (The Sports Network via COMTEX) From The Sports Network NO. PLAYER POS HT WT CL 2 Alex Kargbo G 6-2 180 JR 5 Bakari Altheimer G 5-9 175 SO 4 J.R. Patrick G 6-4 205 JR 10 Brandon Rohe G 6-4 195 FR 11 Kyle Bailey G 6-2 200 JR 23 James Romey G 6-3 170 FR 30 Brad Anderson F 6-4 225 SR 31
- NCAA Men's: 2002 Santa Clara Broncos Roster.
- News wire article from: Sports Network October 26, 2002 700+ words
Oct 23, 2002 (The Sports Network via COMTEX) From The Sports Network NO. PLAYER POS HT WT CL 2 Alex Kargbo G 6-2 180 JR 4 J.R. Patrick G 6-4 205 JR 5 Bakari Altheimer G 5-9 175 SO 10 Brandon Rohe G 6-4 195 FR 11 Kyle Bailey G 6-2 200 JR 23 James Romey G 6-3 170 FR 30 Brad Anderson F 6-4 225 SR 31
- NCAA Men's: 2002-2003 Santa Clara Broncos Individual Stats.
- News wire article from: Sports Network January 26, 2003 700+ words
Jan 26, 2003 (The Sports Network via COMTEX) (Complete through Saturday, January 25th) From The Sports Network G MIN PPG RPG APG OFF DEF TOT AST STL BLK TO PF B.Rohe 18 473 12.6 2.6 2.4 17 30 47 44 20 0 37 44 K.Bailey 6 185 12.2 4.0 3.5 2 22 24 21 7 1 29 12 B.Altheimer 6 153 10.5 2.5 2.2 4 11 15 13
- NCAA Men's: 2002-2003 Santa Clara Broncos Conference Tournament Stats.
- News wire article from: Sports Network March 8, 2003 700+ words
Mar 8, 2003 (The Sports Network via COMTEX) (Complete through Friday, March 7th) From The Sports Network G MIN PPG RPG APG OFF DEF TOT AST STL BLK TO PF J.Legge 1 26 13.0 6.0 2.0 2 4 6 2 1 0 1 5 E.Rohde 1 34 13.0 3.0 1.0 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 B.Rohe 1 23 9.0 2.0 1.0 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 3 B.Altheimer 1 31 6.0
- Carroll Williams, a Bay Area icon a tourney helper.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Purdy, Mark March 30, 2001 700+ words
...This is it," said the basketball man. That would be Carroll Williams, of course. He sat at courtside Friday, the ceiling...there, it really is something." And the basketball man, Carroll Williams, has played a significant role in making the tournament...
- NCAA Men's: NCAA Basketball Boxscore - Wright State at Santa Clara.
- News wire article from: Sports Network December 31, 2002 700+ words
...Sports Network 12/30/02 Wright State Raiders AT Santa Clara Broncos ATTENDANCE: 621 REBOUNDS Wright State MIN FG FGA 3P 3PA...SCORE BY HALVES 1 2 FINAL Wright State Raiders 25 42 67 Santa Clara Broncos 35 36 71 TECHNICALS: Wright State 0, Santa Clara 1 Wright...
- NCAA Men's: Princeton (4-4) at Santa Clara (7-3).
- News wire article from: Sports Network December 28, 2002 700+ words
...Clara leads, Series is tied, 1-1. GAME NOTES: The Santa Clara Broncos seek their fifth straight victory tonight when they host...scored a career-high 29 points off the bench as the Santa Clara Broncos defeated Mississippi Valley State in Cable Car Classic opening...
- NCAA Men's: NCAA Basketball Boxscore - Santa Clara at Loyola-Maryland.
- News wire article from: Sports Network December 22, 2002 700+ words
...December 22nd) From The Sports Network 12/22/02 Santa Clara Broncos AT Loyola-MD Greyhounds ATTENDANCE: 294 REBOUNDS Santa...TEAM REB: 3 TOTAL TO: 15 SCORE BY HALVES 1 2 FINAL Santa Clara Broncos 36 45 81 Loyola-MD Greyhounds 29 27 56 TECHNICALS: Santa...