William A. Thomas

Last on staff as Head Coach, Texas Southern, through 2003.

Not on a staff this seasonHead coach highest tier reachedJohn Merritt mentor 5 protégés

Experience

3 stints

William A. Thomas

Drawing the tree…

Coached under 1 person at 1 program, most recently John Merritt

Coach	Where	Seasons
John Merritt	Tennessee State	1971–1983

Mentored 6 people at 2 programs, most recently Jake Cabell, Charlie Coiner and Terry Sims

Succeeded 2 people at 2 programs, most recently Wally Highsmith and John Merritt

Succeeded by 2 people at 2 programs, most recently Steve Wilson and Joe Gilliam Sr.

Wally Highsmith	Texas Southern	1994
John Merritt	Tennessee State	1984

Steve Wilson	Texas Southern	2004
Joe Gilliam Sr.	Tennessee State	1989