Jason Williford enters his second season as an assistant coach with the American University men's basketball team.

Williford comes to AU after spending five seasons as an assistant coach at Boston University. At BU, he was involved in all aspects of basketball operations. In each of Williford's final four seasons, the Terriers finished with at least 20 wins. During that time, BU earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament in 2002 and made three consecutive trips to the NIT Tournament.

A native of Richmond, Va., Williford is no stranger to Jones. Williford played four years (1991-95) under Jones at the University of Virginia, helping the Cavaliers to four straight postseason berths, including a trip to the Elite Eight in 1994-95. He averaged 6.6 points and 5.3 rebounds for his career.

"I am extremely excited to have Jason join the staff at AU," Jones said. "I've known him and his family since he was in high school. He has a strong competitive nature and combined with his knowledge of the game, he will be an outstanding teacher for our program. I'm confident everyone in the AU basketball community will be impressed by Jason's abilities."

Upon graduation from UVa., Williford launched a successful four year professional career in the Icelandic Professional League and the Korean Basketball League. In 1995-96, he was named Foreign MVP for the Haukar Club Team in the IPL. In addition, in 1995-96 Williford began his coaching career by heading up the Under-20 Haukar Club Team. From 1996-99, Williford played in the KBL for Naray Telecom and Kia Motors, earning All-Star honors.

Williford returned to the United States in 1999, serving as an volunteer assistant with Virginia Union University. For the 1999-00 season, he took a position as an assistant coach with the boys varsity team at John Marshall High School, his alma mater. While playing for JMHS, Williford earned First Team All-State honors and was named the Richmond Times-Dispatch Player of the Year in 1991.

Williford will be involved in all aspects of running the American University basketball program.