Stafford H. "Pop" Cassell Hall of Fame
Gary Williams posted an overall record of 72-42 in four seasons at the helm of the program from 1978 to 1982. He led American to two consecutive 20-win seasons, the first since the 1959-1960 season. The Eagles earned two National Invitational Tournament berths and went to the ECC Championships in all four seasons under Williams. During his time at American, he coached three 1,000 point scorers including American's all-time leading scorer, Russell “Boo” Bowers, who finished his career with 2,056 total points. He also developed American's all-time assists leader, Gordon Austin (Class of '84), who finished his career with 691 assists. A big part of Williams' legacy is the list of assistants who went on to successful careers including Fran Dunphy, Ed Tapscott and Chris Knoche. Williams retired from coaching this past off-season after 22 years at Maryland and 33 years overall. He finished with 668 career wins leading the Terps to the 2002 National Championship.
