Derryk Williams joined the Syracuse Volleyball coaching staff in the summer of 2018. Prior to arriving at Syracuse, Williams had stints at Hamilton College, Colgate and Ithaca College.  In his first season on the coaching staff, Williams helped lead Syracuse to one of the most successful seasons in program history culminated with the programs first NCAA Tournament appearance in 2018. Syracuse ranked second nationally with 3.08 blocks per set while Syracuse was one of only two schools nationally to have a pair of players in the top-30 nationally in blocks per set. The Orange concluded their season in the second round of the NCAA Tournament after defeating Yale, 3-0, in the opening round of the tournament. Syracuse finished with a 19-9 record that included a 14-4 mark in ACC play. The Orange's fourth-place finish in conference play tied for the best in program history and included a victory over #22-ranked Louisville.  The Orange posted a 12-13 record in 2019, with Williams overseeing the performance of Polina Shemanova, who led the conference in kills (485).  As an assistant coach at Hamilton during the 2017 season, Williams helped the program post its most conference wins (seven) in history on the way to earning the No. 4 seed in the NESCAC conference tournament, the best in program history. While working primarily with the team's middle blockers, Williams coached the fourth-best blocker in Division III, Margaret O'Brien, who recorded 1.24 blocks per set.   Williams spent the 2017 season as a volunteer assistant coach at Colgate following an assistant coach position in 2016. In his two seasons, the Raiders finished 36-22 overall with a 2016 runner-up finish in the Patriot League. The 2017 Raiders posted an 18-11 record before concluding their season in the National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC).    He began his coaching career at Ithaca College in 2015. The Bombers won the 2015 Empire 8 Tournament title for the first time since 2010 and advanced to the NCAA Regional Tournament semifinals. Ithaca posted a 31-5 overall record, featuring a 7-1 conference mark.