WASHINGTON – Georgetown University's Head Men's Basketball Coach Ed Cooley has rounded out his staff for the upcoming 2025-26 season with the additions of Assistant Coach Jason Williford earlier this summer and General Manager Greg Colluccii at the beginning of August.
 
ON THE RECORD
"I am really excited to add Jason Williford - an established vet in our business. He is a DMV legend and he brings experience understanding championship culture. He adds so much to our staff - his ability to communicate, his ability to develop talent - I'm overwhelmingly excited about the things he is bringing to Georgetown." - Cooley on Williford
 
"Greg Collucci is a great fit as a GM - he is someone who has NBA experience, having been in the NBA Academy, being part of that executive leadership team, his international travel, his relationships he's built with agents and lawyers in so many different countries - he's a natural fit. He's another person with local ties - he knows the basketball and college landscape and he can help us navigate the waters as we go through this transition in college athletics." - Cooley on Collucci
 
ASSISTANT COACH JASON WILLIFORD

• Jason Williford is in his first season with the Georgetown men's basketball team and his 26th season as a collegiate basketball coach after serving the previous 16 seasons at his alma mater, the University of Virginia.
• In his 16 seasons in Charlottesville, Williford helped the Cavaliers capture one NCAA championship, six ACC regular season championships, two ACC Tournament titles, 10 NCAA Tournament appearances and two NIT berths. UVA won 30 or more games four times and in 2018, reached No. 1 in the AP rankings for the first time since 1982 during this tenure.
• A former Virginia player, Williford was an assistant coach at American University for four years before heading back to his alma mater and prior to that was an assistant coach at Boston University for five years.
• American won the Patriot League Championship and participated in the NCAA Tournament in each of his last two seasons with the program.
• During Williford's final four years at Boston University, the Terriers earned an NCAA Tournament berth in 2002 and then participated in the National Invitation Tournament for three-consecutive years.
• A native of Richmond, Virginia, Williford is a 1995 graduate of Virginia. During his four years as a member of the UVA men's basketball team, the Cavaliers won the NIT in 1992 and participated in the NCAA Tournament three times. Virginia reached the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 in 1993, the second round in 1994 and the Elite Eight in 1995 when he was a team captain.
• After graduation, Williford played four years in the Icelandic Professional League and the Korean Basketball League. In 1995-96, he was named the Foreign MVP for the Haukar Club Team in the Icelandic Professional League. He also began his coaching career that season by heading up the Under-20 Haukar Club Team. From 1996-99, Williford played for two teams in the Korean Basketball League and earned All-Star honors.
• Williford was an assistant coach with the boys varsity basketball team at his alma mater, John Marshall High School, in 1999-2000. He was inducted into the A Step Up Assistant Coaches Hall of Fame in May of 2024.
• Williford and his wife, Kwamina, have two sons, Austin and Cameron.

 
GENERAL MANAGER GREG COLLUCCI

• Greg Collucci enters his first season in the role of General Manager on Head Coach Ed Cooley's staff. Collucci has spent a career in basketball following a four-year playing career at George Washington University.
• Collucci arrives on the Hilltop following a nine-year stint with the NBA, most recently as the NBA's elite basketball and player development pathways lead. His work was focused on the NBA Academy, a year-round elite basketball development initiative that provides top high school-age prospects from outside the United States with a holistic approach to player development and a predictable pathway to maximize their potential. The NBA Academy program has had locations across Australia, China, India, Mexico and Senegal for top prospects from their respective countries and continents.
• Collucci's work supporting the NBA's global development started in 2016 and developed into what is now known as the NBA Academy and its own flagship NCAA recruiting event called the NBA Academy Games. In addition, he helped the academy student-athletes gain additional exposure at events such as the National Prep School Invitational and the Tarkanian Classic. He was involved in the first days of the NBA Academy and saw it expand across the globe.
• Collucci landed in his role with the NBA following a career on the sidelines, most recently spending two seasons (2014-16) at Central Connecticut State as an assistant coach.
• Prior to his time in New Britain, he spent a year on the staff at American University. AU won the Patriot League Tournament Championship in 2014 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. They finished the season with a 20-13 overall record including a win over Boston University in the tournament championship. 
• Prior to his stint at American, Collucci spent five seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater, George Washington. He spent 11 total seasons at George Washington, including four as a player and two additional years on staff prior to becoming an assistant coach. At GW, Collucci was promoted to assistant coach prior to the 2006-07 season and helped George Washington to its second Atlantic 10 tournament title in three years. This marked GW's third-straight appearance in the NCAA tournament. GW made the NCAA Tournament in 2005, 2006 and 2007 while Collucci was on staff, achieving its highest national ranking in more than 50 years during the 2006 season. In addition, GW captured back-to-back Atlantic 10 conference titles during Collucci's first two seasons on staff.
• Collucci is a 2004 graduate of GW with a bachelor's degree in business administration with a concentration in marketing. He is a native of West Palm Beach, Florida.  He averaged 5.5 points (623 career points) including 160 career three-pointers as a player at GW.
• Collucci and his wife, Amy, have two children.