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Roy Williams’ allegiances are not as divided as one might think for Monday’s national championship game. Williams coached both Kansas and North Carolina during his Hall of Fame career, but he does not have to think hard about who he would …
Roy Williams is one of the best college basketball coaches ever. But before he became a head coach, he was an assistant at North Carolina under Dean Smith. He even had an opportunity to coach under Bob Knight for a year, but his wife put the kibosh …
Roy Williams shared a wonderful message on Tuesday as Hubert Davis was introduced as the new head coach at North Carolina. Davis, a former Tar Heels player, served on Williams’ staff as an assistant coach since 2012. Williams is delighted to …
Roy Williams surprisingly announced on Thursday that he was retiring at the age of 70. There were no real hints that he would be calling it quits, so this was a surprise. So why did Williams retire? Why now, especially when he won a national …
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski faced off against Roy Williams many times in one of college basketball’s most heated rivalries. On the day of Williams’ retirement, however, Coach K demonstrated just how much he respects his North Carolina …
One of the greatest coaches in college basketball history is calling it a career, as Roy Williams has announced his retirement. Some fans wondered if Williams’ retirement could be an April Fools’ Joke, but the University of North Carolina …
Roy Williams is one of the most accomplished coaches in NCAA Tournament history, but he saw one of his most incredible streaks end Sunday. Williams’ North Carolina Tar Heels were blown out 85-62 in the first round of the tournament on Friday. …
Roy Williams had a funny response to North Carolina’s loss to Marquette on Wednesday night. North Carolina and Marquette only scheduled Wednesday’s game four days ago. The Tar Heels have had numerous cancellations over the last month-plus …
North Carolina blew a big lead late and lost to Clemson at home on Saturday for the first time in program history. Nobody took the loss harder than Roy Williams. Williams blamed himself for the loss and was incredibly hard on himself after the game. …
Roy Williams is not buying into the new theories on load management that have permeated the NBA. Williams’ North Carolina Tar Heels beat Notre Dame 76-65 in their season opener on Wednesday night. Junior forward Garrison Brooks played 39 …
There is no such thing as a sure thing in March Madness. If you ever thought there was, UMBC offered you a blunt reminder of the reality of the situation last year. Even the best coaches can be slipped up against the odds — it wasn’t that …
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 …
The Virginia Cavaliers proved Friday that nothing can ever be taken for granted in the NCAA Tournament. That is, unless you’re Roy Williams coaching in the first round. The North Carolina coach admitted that watching the Cavaliers fall in the …
North Carolina did it. They finally had a good game defending the three. North Carolina beat Lipscomb 84-66 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday. Best of all for coach Roy Williams is that the Tar Heels held the Bisons to 25 percent …
Roy Williams is focused on trying to lead North Carolina to its fourth NCAA championship since he took over at the school in 2003, but the Hall of Famer can still find time in his busy schedule to monitor the progress of Tiger Woods. At his Thursday …
Whom can you trust when you’re filling out your brackets? Even the best teams can fall victim to big upsets. Duke, for instance, has been defeated by the likes of Lehigh and Mercer in the first round under Mike Krzyzewski. Sometimes, you just …
