Will Conroy
PositionAssistant coach
Height6 ft
Height in2
Weight lb195
LeagueBig Ten Conference
TeamUSC Trojans
Birth dateDecember 8, 1982 (age 43)
Birth placePortland, Oregon, U.S.
High schoolGarfield (Seattle, Washington)
CollegeWashington (2001–2005)
Draft year2005
Career start2005
Career end2014
Career number5, 10
Years 12005–2007
Team 1Tulsa 66ers
Team 2Memphis Grizzlies
Team 3Los Angeles Clippers
Years 42007
Team 4Virtus Bologna
Years 52007–2008
Team 5Olimpia Milano
Years 62008–2009
Team 6Albuquerque Thunderbirds
Years 72009–2010
Team 7Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Team 8Houston Rockets
Years 92010
Team 9→Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Years 102011
Team 10Oyak Renault
Years 112012
Team 11Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Team 12Minnesota Timberwolves
Years 132013–2014
Team 13Medi Bayreuth
Years 142014
Team 14SC Rasta Vechta
Cyears 12015–2022
Cteam 1Washington (assistant)
Cyears 22022–2024
Cteam 2Washington (associate head coach)
Cyears 32024–present
Cteam 3USC (assistant)
Highlights

William James Conroy (born December 8, 1982) is an American professional basketball coach and former player, currently an assistant coach at the University of Southern California.

Amateur career

Conroy attended and played competitively at Garfield High School in Seattle, and played college basketball at the University of Washington. Conroy is the all-time assists leader in Washington Huskies history, with 515.[1]

Pro career

Conroy played in the 2006–07 NBA preseason with the Charlotte Bobcats, but he was cut before the NBA regular season started. He then signed with the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA D-League. On January 30, 2007, Conroy was signed to a ten-day contract by the Memphis Grizzlies[2] after they had opened up a roster spot by waiving guard Eddie Jones.

After his contract ended, Conroy returned to the 66ers.[3] On February 28, 2007, Conroy was signed to another ten-day contract by the Los Angeles Clippers, following point guard Shaun Livingston's season-ending knee injury. The team waived Von Wafer to make room on their roster for Conroy.[4]

However, after averaging two assists in four games played, he was waived.[5] On April 6, he was re-signed by the Clippers, who made room on their roster by waiving Željko Rebrača.[6] Conroy then played in the Italian league with both Virtus Bologna and Olimpia Milano and in the Euroleague with Virtus Bologna, where he averaged 7.8 points and 3.2 assists per game during the 2007–08 season.

He then played with the NBA D-League clubs the Albuquerque Thunderbirds and the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. In 2009, he tied Morris Almond's D-League single-game record with 53 points, but this was surpassed by Pierre Jackson in 2014 (58).[7] He was called up by the Houston Rockets from the Vipers on January 29, 2010, on a 10-day contract,[8] and returned to the Vipers when the contract expired on February 8.[9] Conroy was again recalled by the Rockets on March 2, 2010,[10] and sent back to the Vipers on March 11, 2010.[11]

In January 2011 he signed with Oyak Renault in Bursa, Turkey.[12] In January 2012, he rejoined the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.[13] In September 2012, Conroy signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves.[14] He was waived on November 15, 2012, after appearing in four games.[15]

Despite being waived, Conroy remained with the Timberwolves that season as a member of their scouting staff. It was reported that he was not retiring from his playing career, but merely putting it on hold.[16]

In December 2013, he signed with Medi Bayreuth.[17] In February 2014 his contract was not extended and he left the team. Instead Conroy decided to sign with the German team SC Rasta Vechta for the remainder of the season.[18]

Coaching career

On June 4, 2015, Conroy was named as an assistant basketball coach at the University of Washington under head coach Lorenzo Romar.

On March 22, 2017, new University of Washington head coach Mike Hopkins announced that Conroy will remain on the coaching staff following the firing of Romar.

On August 17, 2022, Conroy was promoted to associate head coach at the University of Washington.[19]

Career statistics

NBA

Source[20]

Regular season

|- |style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| |style="text-align:left;"| Memphis | 3 || 0 || 5.7 || – || – || – || .7 || .3 || .0 || .0 || .0 |- |style="text-align:left;"| L.A. Clippers | 4 || 0 || 8.8 || .000 || – || .000 || 1.3 || 2.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 |- |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| Houston | 5 || 0 || 7.2 || .300 || .000 || .000 || .6 || 1.4 || .0 || .0 || 1.2 |- |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota | 4 || 0 || 5.0 || .000 || .000 || .500 || .3 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .3 |- class=sortbottom |style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|Career | 16 || 0 || 6.7 || .136 || .000 || .125 || .7 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .4

References

  1. ^ NBA Development League: Will Conroy. Archived January 7, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Raley, Dan (January 28, 2007). "Conroy gets the NBA call". Seattle Post-Intelligencer
  3. ^ All-Star Conroy Returns to 66ers. Archived November 5, 2012 at the Wayback Machine, February 9, 2007
  4. ^ Clippers Sign Will Conroy to 10-Day Contract., February 28, 2007
  5. ^ Clippers sign Jason Hart, cut Will Conroy., March 5, 2007
  6. ^ Clippers waive Rebraca; sign Conroy., April 6, 2007
  7. ^ "Pierre Jackson's 58 D-League best". ESPN. Associated Press. February 4, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
  8. ^ Conroy promoted from D-League
  9. ^ Feigen, Jonathan (February 8, 2010). "Temple's promotion fills out roster". Houston Chronicle
  10. ^ Houston Signs Conroy Again Archived March 5, 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Conroy Headed Back to Vipers
  12. ^ Oyak Renault, Conroy İle Anlaştı (in Turkish)
  13. ^ Vipers Re-Sign Conroy
  14. ^ Wolves Announce 2012-13 Training Camp Roster
  15. ^ Timberwolves Waive Guard Will Conroy
  16. ^ Will Conroy not retiring, but will join Wolves scouting staff
  17. ^ "Bayreuth signs Will Conroy". Sportando.net. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
  18. ^ "RASTA verpflichtet Will Conroy und trennt sich von Dylan Talley" (in German). rasta-vechta.de. February 11, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  19. ^ "Huskies promote Will Conroy to Associate Head Coach". gohuskies.com. August 17, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  20. ^ "Will Conroy". StatMuse. Retrieved 27 October 2022.