William James Conroy (born December 8, 1982) is an American professional basketball coach and former player, currently an assistant coach for the USC Trojans.
Amateur career Conroy attended and played 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.NBA Development League: Will Conroy.
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 after they had opened up a roster spot by waiving guard Eddie Jones.
After his contract ended, Conroy returned to the 66ers.All-Star Conroy Returns to 66ers. , February 9, 2007 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.Clippers Sign Will Conroy to 10-Day Contract., February 28, 2007
However, after averaging two assists in four games played, he was waived.Clippers sign Jason Hart, cut Will Conroy., March 5, 2007 On April 6, he was re-signed by the Clippers, who made room on their roster by waiving Željko Rebrača.Clippers waive Rebraca; sign Conroy., April 6, 2007 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). He was called up by the Houston Rockets from the Vipers on January 29, 2010, on a 10-day contract,Conroy promoted from D-League and returned to the Vipers when the contract expired on February 8. Conroy was again recalled by the Rockets on March 2, 2010,Houston Signs Conroy Again and sent back to the Vipers on March 11, 2010.Conroy Headed Back to Vipers
In January 2011 he signed with Oyak Renault in Bursa, Turkey.Oyak Renault, Conroy İle Anlaştı In January 2012, he rejoined the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.Vipers Re-Sign Conroy In September 2012, Conroy signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves.Wolves Announce 2012-13 Training Camp Roster He was waived on November 15, 2012, after appearing in four games.Timberwolves Waive Guard Will Conroy
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.Will Conroy not retiring, but will join Wolves scouting staff
In December 2013, he signed with Medi Bayreuth. 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.
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.
Career statistics
NBA
Source
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
External links
Euroleague.net profile NBA D-League profile