UPDATED August 23, 2025
Gerald Williams-Taylor joined the Wayne State University Department of Athletics as an Assistant Athletic Director for Facilities and Operations in August of 2021. He took on a new role in March of 2023 as Assistant Athletic Director for Alumni Relations and Corporate Sponsorships.
Prior to assuming his current position, Williams-Taylor was responsible for the operations at the Matthaei.
Williams-Taylor was a four-year member of the Warrior men's basketball squad (2010-14), who concluded his career fourth in career field goal percentage (at least 200 made) at 56.0% (238-425) and sixth in career free throw percentage (at least 150 made) at 80.4% (181-225). He ranked 21st in career games played with 99 and scored in double figures 30 times, including four 20-plus point games. Williams-Taylor also recorded four double-doubles.
A 2013-14 GLIAC All-Defensive Team selection, Williams-Taylor later served as a graduate assistant coach for the WSU men's basketball program for two seasons (2014-15 and 2015-16).
The Flint native earned a bachelor's degree in Sociology from WSU in December of 2014, and a master's degree in Sports Administration in May of 2016.Â
Prior to returning to WSU, Williams-Taylor spent four years as Managing Director with Courageous, Inc., which is a public program aimed at building communities through strengthening families in Detroit.
He and his wife, Te'Lor, have one daughter, Melanie, and one son, Carter.
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