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{{short description|Head coach of Bucknell Bison men's basketball team}}
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| college            = [[William & Mary Tribe men's basketball|William & Mary]] (1959–1962)
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| cyears1            = 1962–1964 | cteam1 = [[William & Mary Tribe men's basketball|William & Mary]] (assistant)
| cyears2            = 1964–1971 | cteam2 = [[Newport News High School|Newport News HS]]
| cyears3            = 1971–1972 | cteam3 = [[Homer L. Ferguson High School|Ferguson HS]]
| cyears4            = 1972–1975 | cteam4 = [[Old Dominion Monarchs basketball|Old Dominion]] (assistant)
| cyears5            = 1975–1994 | cteam5 = [[Bucknell Bison men's basketball|Bucknell]]
| cyears6            = 1994–2000 | cteam6 = [[William & Mary Tribe men's basketball|William & Mary]]
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* 3× [[East Coast Conference (Division I)|ECC]] Coach of the Year (1984, 1985, 1987)
* [[Patriot League]] Coach of the Year (1993)
* [[Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Coach of the Year|CAA Coach of the Year]] (1998)
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'''Charles R. Woollum''' (born 1940) is the former head coach for the [[Bucknell Bison men's basketball|Bucknell Bison men's basketball team]], which he coached from 1975 to 1994.<ref name=BHOF>[http://www.bucknell.edu/x2830.xml Bucknell University Athletics Hall of Fame: Charles R. Woollum] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090919171825/http://www.bucknell.edu/x2830.xml |date=September 19, 2009 }}. Accessed April 19, 2008.</ref> During his 19 years at the program's helm, Woollum compiled a 318–221 record. This victory total is higher than that of any other coach in any one sport in Bucknell's intercollegiate athletic history.<ref name=BHOF/> The Bison reached the [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA Tournament]] in 1987 and 1989 by winning the [[East Coast Conference (Division I)|East Coast Conference]] Tournament.<ref name=BHOF/> Woollum also won six regular season conference titles (1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1993), three ECC and one [[Patriot League]] Coach of the Year awards, coached 27 all-conference players, three league players of the year, six Academic All-Americans and all seven of the top scorers in school history.<ref name=BHOF/> He was inducted into the Bucknell Hall of Fame in 1995.<ref name=BHOF/>

Following his career at Bucknell, Woollum moved on to coach his alma mater, [[William & Mary Tribe men's basketball|William & Mary]], from 1994 to 2000.<ref name=MDG>[http://www.tribeathletics.com/story.php/6213/ William & Mary men's basketball history - Media Guide 2007-08] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511145330/http://www.tribeathletics.com/story.php/6213/ |date=May 11, 2008 }}. Accessed March 24, 2008.</ref> During his six-year tenure, Woollum compiled an overall record of 69–94 (39–52 in conference play).<ref name=MDG/> He guided the Tribe to the program's first [[Colonial Athletic Association]] regular season championship in 1998 after finishing 13–3 in the conference.<ref name=MDG/>

He is currently the radio color [[Sportscaster|commentator]] for the William & Mary men's basketball team.

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