-First-ever UAH men’s basketball coach from 1973-1984 with a career record of 205-136
-Won 20 or more games in six of his 11 seasons, including a program-record 30 wins in the 1980-81 campaign
-Guided UAH to the NAIA tournament in four seasons, reaching the championship game in the 1981 season
-Won the Southern States Conference tournament five times and won or shared the SSC regular season title five times
-His teams still hold single season UAH records for games (37, 1980-81), wins (30, 1980-81), home wins (15, 1980-81), points (3168, 1980-81), points per game (85.6, 1980-81), fewest points allowed (1619, 1981-82), most field goal attempts (2254, 1980-81), field goals made (1273, 1980-81), highest field goal percentage (.576, 1975-76), most free throw attempts (857, 1980-81), most free throws made (622, 1980-81), rebounds (1497, 1975-76), assists (688, 1980-81), blocks (267, 1980-81) and steals (385, 1976-77)
-Coached four of UAH’s 1000-point scorers and six of the program’s top 10 career points per game played at least one season under Willis
