Jay McWilliams

Charles Jay McWilliams (June 7, 1915 – October 17, 2010)[1] was an American college basketball coach. A graduate of Penn State University, McWilliams was head coach of the Virginia Military Institute, Trinity College, and Alfred University during his twenty-year coaching career.

Jay McWilliams

Biographical details
Born	June 7, 1915
Died	October 17, 2010 (aged 95) Willoughby, Ohio
Alma mater	Penn State University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1957–1963	Trinity (CT) (assistant)
Basketball
1945–1946	VMI
1947–1957	Alfred
1957–1964	Trinity (CT)
Head coaching record
Overall	145–166 (basketball)

Coaching career

McWilliams began coaching in 1945 at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia. At VMI, he led the Keydets basketball team to a 1–10 season, his only one with the school. This ranks him 27th (last) at VMI in total wins and 26th in terms of winning percentage.[2]

After returning to school in Springfield, Massachusetts for a year, McWilliams picked up coaching again at Alfred University, in Allegany County, New York. He spent ten seasons at the school, and compiled a 78–96 record with the Saxons. Following his time at Alfred, McWilliams joined Trinity College in Connecticut, where he was head basketball coach from 1957 to 1965, as well as an assistant football.[3] McWilliams' 66–60 record at Trinity make him third all-time in school history in wins as well as winning percentage.[4]

After his twenty-year career in collegiate athletics, McWilliams became the director of physical education for Hudson City Public Schools in Hudson, Ohio.[5] He became the city's first director of recreation.[5] McWilliams was also tennis coach at Ashland University after retirement.

Personal life

McWilliams attended Penn State University where he earned his Bachelor of Science in 1937.[6] At Penn State McWilliams starred on the basketball team. He later earned a master's degree in process engineering from Springfield College in 1947. McWilliams briefly served in World War II as an athletic and recreation officer.[3]

McWilliams died on October 17, 2010 in his hometown of Willoughby, Ohio.[5] He preceded in death his wife, Natalie, and his three children, Kathryn, Peter, and Barbara.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
VMI Keydets (Southern Conference) (1945–1946)
1945–46	VMI	1–10	1–6	14th
VMI:		1–10	1–6
Alfred Saxons (Independent) (1947–1957)
1947–48	Alfred	11–9
1948–49	Alfred	7–9
1949–50	Alfred	8–9
1950–51	Alfred	7–7
1951–52	Alfred	13–7
1952–53	Alfred	12–9
1953–54	Alfred	3–13
1954–55	Alfred	5–10
1955–56	Alfred	7–12
1956–57	Alfred	5–11
Alfred:		78–96
Trinity Bantams (Independent) (1957–1964)
1957–58	Trinity	4–12
1958–59	Trinity	9–9
1959–60	Trinity	14–4
1960–61	Trinity	4–13
1961–62	Trinity	12–7
1962–63	Trinity	9–10
1963–64	Trinity	14–5
Trinity:		66–60
Total:		145–166
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

References

1. "Charles J Mcwilliams". Fold3. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
2. 2013–14 VMI Basketball Fact Book
3. June 14, 2011. "C. Jay McWilliams – In Memoriam." Retrieved July 14, 2014.
4. Trinity Basketball Media Guide Archived 2014-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
5. Springfield College – In Memoriam. Archived 2014-07-15 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved July 14, 2014.
6. "1964 Trinity Ivy." p. 168. Retrieved July 14, 2014.