Roy Williams collapsed on the sidelines before the end of the first half of North Carolina’s game on Saturday at Clemson and confirmed the episode was due to vertigo.
Here was the scene just before the end of the first half after Williams went to the ground:
Roy Williams collapses on the North Carolina sideline. Hope he’s okay. pic.twitter.com/68vjs1X4Ry
— CBB Talk (@CBBSuperFan) March 2, 2019
Scary moment in UNC's game as Roy Williams had to be helped off the court after dropping to one knee.
Williams has previously been diagnosed with vertigo. pic.twitter.com/xhukXcM8LK
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 3, 2019
North Carolina associate head coach Steve Robinson took over and coached the Tar Heels the rest of the way. UNC went on to win 81-79.
Williams confirmed his collapse was due to vertigo and that he considered returning to the game but didn’t want to jinx it.
Roy Williams here in the press conference. Said it was vertigo. Same thing that happened against Boston College in 2016. Said he felt better, but they were up six or seven and didn't want to jinx it.
— Jonathan M Alexander (@jonmalexander) March 3, 2019
The 68-year-old had a similar episode during a UNC game against Boston College in 2016.
