IRVINE, CA --- With former assistant coach Chris Victor moving on to take the head coaching position at Citrus College, former NCAA Div. I basketball standout Justin Williams-Bell has been named Ken Ammann's top assistant, it was announced Tuesday.

Williams-Bell enters a program that has advanced to the Buffalo Funds-NAIA National Championships in each of the past four seasons, but he has the right credentials to thrive in his new role.

As a player, Williams-Bell started for two years at UC Riverside, where he set the school's Div. I single-game record, doling out 12 assists against University of San Diego in 2007.

He currently holds the single-season record with 1,023 minutes played as a 2007 senior, as he averaged 4.3 assists and 10.2 points per game in his final collegiate campaign.

Following his playing days, which included a two-year stint at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, Williams-Bell moved to the San Francisco Bay Area.

There, he gained experience as an assistant coach at national prep power De La Salle while serving as a youth basketball assistant for the Golden State Warriors, where he directed 20 youth basketball camps and 15 basketball clinics throughout the Bay Area.

Since 2009, Williams-Bell has worked for Synergy Sports Technology, where he analyzes collegiate and professional game film.

Williams-Bell served as head coach for the Lakeshow AAU Program 16-17 year-olds in the Bay Area during the 2010 season.

He holds a bachelor's degree in education from UC Riverside, where he also served as a board member for the Student-Athletic Commission.

The 2010-11 Eagles tip off their season Nov. 5 at NCAA Div. I UC Irvine, and play their first home game of the year Nov. 20 against Claremont-McKenna.