Ashley Williams

Biography

Wolfpack women’s basketball alumna Ashley Williams (Class of 2017) made her return to Raleigh as an assistant coach on NC State’s staff prior to the start of the 2022-23 season and is approaching her fourth season ahead of 2025-26. Williams joined the Wolfpack staff after spending the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons as an assistant coach at Indiana, which is where she also completed a two-year graduate manager stint (2017-19) immediately following her graduation from NC State. Tasked with a vital role of leading a star-studded group of NC State guards, the Pack had one of the best backcourts in the country in 2024-25. Three members of the backcourt made the All-ACC First Team with Aziaha James and Saniya Rivers becoming second-time selections and Zoe Brooks a first-time choice. Brooks also became the program's first ACC Most Improved Player. NC State earned its sixth Sweet 16 appearance in the past seven tournaments, as well as a share of the ACC Regular Season Championship. The Pack finished No. 9 in the final Associated Press poll, logging a 28-7 record and 16-2 mark in league play. In Williams' second season as a coach at her alma mater, the 2023-24 squad had one of the most historical seasons in program history. Coach Williams helped to lead the program to its first Final Four appearance since 1998, as well as a 31-7 record, No. 4 final AP ranking and a tie for a program record nine AP top 25 wins. Following the 2022-23 season, Junior Diamond Johnson (All-ACC Second Team) and