Williams out at Stoney Creek.

Written Tuesday February 24th at 8:06 AM

Updated Wednesday February 25th at 1:20 PM

Friday to Monday have seen a lot of emotions surrounding the Stoney Creek Girls Basketball program. 

The Cougars dismissed girls basketball coach Columbus Williams and most of his staff on Monday. MIPrepZone's Bryan Emerson and several sources confirmed the move.

Stoney Creek Athletic Director and former North Farmington Boys Basketball Coach Todd Negoshian will be the interim coach for the Cougars final two games and postseason run which will start next Wednesday against Romeo at Utica Eisenhower in the district semifinals.

Cougars freshman coach Joey Tocco and Stoney Creek assistant Zoran Ivezaj were retained according to a different source. 

The Cougars were whistled for seven technical fouls in total (three bench technical fouls, three player technical fouls, and an intentional foul), plus a parent was ejected in their 48-29 loss to Rochester on Friday night.

Stoney Creek players were notified and were able to ask questions about the decision and the future of the program. The school sent out a statement according to Emerson was "At Stoney Creek educational athletics are an integral extension of the classroom, our mission is to maintain a student centered community with high expectations for conduct and sportsmanship. Following the incident at this past Friday's game, we have determined that a change in leadership is necessary to uphold these standards" the statement said.

The Cougars still have their goals in front of them when it comes to districts. They are 17-4 with Macomb Dakota on the road to close the season. Stoney Creek clinched a share of the Red title (Clarkston) with a 37-35 win at West Bloomfield on Tuesday night. The Cougars are the two seed in their district. They will play Romeo in the district semifinals with the possibly seeing Utica Eisenhower in the district finals if they can win over the Bulldogs.

Williams was an assistant at Utica Ford II before coming to Stoney Creek went 52-18 in his three years with the program. He went 20-6 with a State Quarterfinal appearance in his first season in 2024.

Stay tuned to OAA Now for the latest on this developing story. 

 

Here is the article from Emerson from the Oakland Press. 

https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2026/02/24/columbus-williams-out-as-stoney-creek-girls-hoops-head-coach/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_content=tw-MIPrepZone&utm_source=twitter.com