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Roy Williams
Roy Williams at a North Carolina press conference. Photo credit: Zeke Smith.
Roy Williams at a North Carolina press conference. Photo credit: Zeke Smith.
Title Head coach
College North Carolina
Sport Basketball
Team record 142-33 (. This is a list of American institutions of Higher education in the United States and abroad sorted by region Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m 811)
Born August 1, 1950 (1950-08-01) (age 57)
Place of birth Flag of the United States Spruce Pine, North Carolina
Career highlights
Overall 560-134 (. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Spruce Pine is a town in Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States. 807)
Championships
NCAA Division I Tournament Championship (2005)
ACC Tournament Championship (2007, 2008)
ACC Regular Season Championship (2005, 2007, 2008)
Big 12 Tournament Championship (1997, 1998, 1999)
Big 12 Regular Season Championship (1997, 1998, 2002, 2003)
Big Eight Tournament Championship (1992)
Big Eight Regular Season Championship (1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996)
Awards
AP Coach of the Year (1992, 2006)
Naismith College Coach of the Year (1997)
Henry Iba Award (2006)
Playing career
1968–1969 North Carolina (J.V.)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1973–1978
1978–1988
1988–2003
2003–present		 Charles D. Owen HS
North Carolina (asst. The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of twelve schools located mostly in the central United States. The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of twelve schools located mostly in the central United States. The Big Eight Conference, a former NCAA -affiliated Division I-A college athletic association that sponsored American football, was formed in January 1907 as the The Big Eight Conference, a former NCAA -affiliated Division I-A college athletic association that sponsored American football, was formed in January 1907 as the The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio Naismith College Coach of the Year Award is an Award given to one men's and one women's NCAA Division I collegiate coach each season since 1987. The Henry Iba Award was established in 1959 to recognize the best College basketball coach of the year by the United States Basketball Writers Association. In sports usually at the high school and College levels in the United States and Canada, members of a team who are not the main players in a competition For the coaching strategy game see NFL Head Coach. A head coach is a professional who is responsible for the overall actions of Charles D Owen High School is a public high school within the Buncombe County Schools System, located at 99 Lake Eden Road in Black Mountain North Carolina. )
Kansas
North Carolina
Basketball Hall of Fame, 2007

Roy Allen Williams (born August 1, 1950 in Spruce Pine, North Carolina) is head coach of the men's basketball team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball program is the The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in downtown Springfield Massachusetts, honors players who have shown exceptional skill at Basketball News by date January 1 - College Football - In a game Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Spruce Pine is a town in Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ( UNC, North Carolina, or simply Carolina) is a public, Coeducational Research [1] After averaging about an 80% win percentage in 15 seasons at the University of Kansas, he became the eighteenth head coach at North Carolina when he replaced Matt Doherty in 2003. The University of Kansas (often referred to as KU or just Kansas) is a public research university with campuses located in Lawrence, Kansas City For the former Northern Irish footballer see Matt Doherty (footballer. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. He is second all-time for most wins at Kansas behind Phog Allen, and third all-time in the NCAA for winning percentage. Forrest Clare "Phog" Allen, DO ( November 18, 1885 – September 16, 1974) was an American collegiate basketball The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations [2] He earned his 400th win in January 2003, when Kansas beat the University of Wyoming. The University of Wyoming is a Land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyoming's high Laramie Plains, at an elevation Coach Williams won his 500th career game against High Point University on December 9th, 2006 in Chapel Hill. High Point University is a private, selective Liberal arts University in High Point North Carolina, USA, affiliated with the Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. On April 4, 2005, Williams shed his title as "the most successful coach to never have won an NCAA ring"[3] as his Tar Heels defeated the University of Illinois in the 2005 NCAA Championship game. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the flagship campus For other uses and locations of University of Illinois, see University of Illinois (disambiguation The University of The 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I College basketball Williams was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in downtown Springfield Massachusetts, honors players who have shown exceptional skill at Basketball [4].

Contents

Early years and personal info

Williams was born and spent his early years in the small western North Carolina towns of Marion and Spruce Pine. Marion is a city in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States. Spruce Pine is a town in Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States. As a child his family relocated to Asheville, N.C., where he grew up. Asheville is a City in and the County seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United Williams lettered in basketball and baseball at T. C. Roberson High School near Asheville all four years. TC Roberson is a high school in the Buncombe County Schools System in Asheville North Carolina. [5] In basketball, playing for Coach Buddy Baldwin, he was named all-county and all-conference for two years (1967 and 1968), all-western North Carolina in 1968 and served as captain in the North Carolina Blue-White All-Star Game. [5] Williams has stated that Coach Baldwin was one of the biggest influences in his life. [6]

Williams went on to play junior varsity basketball at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and study the game under legendary coach Dean Smith. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ( UNC, North Carolina, or simply Carolina) is a public, Coeducational Research Dean Edwards Smith (born February 28 1931 is a retired head coach of men’s college Basketball. Williams graduated in 1972 with a bachelor's degree in education and later received an M. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A. T. in 1973 from North Carolina. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Williams and his wife Wanda, also a 1972 Carolina graduate, have a son, Scott, and a daughter, Kimberly, both of whom are North Carolina alumni. The Williams family has contributed $200,000 to the Carolina Covenant, an initiative at North Carolina that allows low-income students to attend the University debt-free. Roy and Wanda serve as honorary co-chairs of a $10 million campaign to endow the program.

Early coaching years

Williams' first coaching job was in 1973 as a high school basketball and golf coach at Charles D. Owen High School in Swannanoa, N.C. [5] He coached basketball and boys' golf for five years, ninth-grade football for four years, and served as athletic director for two years. Swannanoa is a Census-designated place (CDP in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States.

In 1978, Williams came back to North Carolina and served as an assistant to Coach Dean Smith. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Dean Edwards Smith (born February 28 1931 is a retired head coach of men’s college Basketball. During his tenure as assistant coach, North Carolina went 275-61 and Williams played a role in recruiting Michael Jordan. Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17 1963 is a retired American professional Basketball player and active businessman

Years as head coach at Kansas

In 1988, Williams left North Carolina and became the head coach of the University of Kansas Jayhawks, replacing former North Carolina assistant and UCLA head coach Larry Brown, who had taken the position as head coach of the NBA's San Antonio Spurs. The University of Kansas (often referred to as KU or just Kansas) is a public research university with campuses located in Lawrence, Kansas City Lawrence Harvey Brown (born September 14 1940 in Brooklyn, New York, United States) is the head coach of the National Basketball Association The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional Basketball team based in San Antonio Texas. He was hired just months after the Danny Manning-led Jayhawks unexpectedly won the 1988 NCAA championship. Daniel Ricardo Manning (born May 17 1966 in Hattiesburg Mississippi) is a retired American professional Basketball player in Weeks after taking the position, KU was placed on probation for violations that took place prior to his arrival. [5]

Williams coached 15 seasons at Kansas (from 1988-2003). During that time he had a record of 418-101, a . 805 winning percentage. Williams's Kansas teams averaged 27. 8 wins per season. Except for his first season at Kansas (when the team was on probation), all of Williams' teams made the NCAA tournament.

Kansas won nine regular-season conference championships over his last 13 years. In seven years of Big 12 Conference play, his teams went 94-18, capturing the regular-season title in 1997, 1998, 2002 and 2003 and the postseason tournament crown in 1997, 1998 and 1999. The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of twelve schools located mostly in the central United States. In 2001-02, KU became the first, and so far only, team to go undefeated (16-0) in Big 12 play. From 1995-98, Kansas was a combined 123-17 - an average of 30. 8 wins per season. Williams' teams went 201-17 (. 922) in Allen Fieldhouse, and won 62 consecutive games in Allen from February 1994 to December 1998. Kansas was a regular in the Associated Press Top 25 from 1991 to 1999, placing in the poll for 145 consecutive weeks. Williams' teams were ranked in the Top 10 in 194 AP polls from 1990. [5]

Kansas led the nation in field goal percentage and scoring in 2002 and in scoring margin in 2003; they held opponents to the lowest field goal percentage in the country in 2001 (37. 8 percent); led the nation in winning percentage in 1997 and 2002; shot better than 50 percent from the floor for the season seven times; and led the country in field goal percentage in 1990 at 53. 3 percent, and in 2002 at 50. 6 percent; shot a combined 49. 4 percent from the floor in 15 seasons; led the nation in assists in 2001 and 2002 and was seventh in the nation in 2003; scored 100 or more points 71 times (once every 13 games); averaged 82. 7 points per game in 15 years; averaged 90 or more points in two seasons (92. 1 in 1990 and 90. 9 in 2002). [5] Kansas was also the winningest team of the 1990s, despite failing to win any NCAA championships during the decade.

Williams had Kansas in the AP Top 25 in 242 of 268 weekly polls. Kansas reached the No. 1 ranking in the country in six different seasons and was ranked at least No. 2 in the nation in 11 of the 15 seasons.

Leaving Kansas for North Carolina

Williams was faced with the opportunity to return to North Carolina in 2000, when Bill Guthridge left the head coaching position vacant. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Bill Guthridge (born July 27, 1937 in Parsons Kansas) is a retired American Basketball coach [7] After national media sources such as ESPN prematurely announced Williams would take the position, they quickly backed off as it became clear that Williams' mind was not made up. ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to North Carolina media continued to report that he had accepted the position. After a week of this back-and-forth, Williams held a press conference at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kan. University of Kansas Memorial Stadium is a football Stadium located in Lawrence Kansas, on the campus of the University of Kansas. , where he announced that he was staying at Kansas. [8] [9]

Williams took the 2003 Kansas team to the NCAA championship game against Syracuse. Syracuse University (SU is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse defeated Kansas, 81-78, to win the NCAA championship. The end of the season brought a cloud of uncertainty over KU, as Williams' future was up in the air. Chancellor Robert Hemenway fired KU Athletic Director Al Bohl, and while he cited Bohl's involvement in an academic scandal at Fresno State, many perceived the move as a desperate move to keep Williams at KU, as the relationship between Bohl and Williams was very poor. Robert Emery Hemenway is the 16th and current chancellor of the University of Kansas (KU California State University Fresno, commonly referred to as Fresno State and even plainly State, is one of the campuses of California State University Bohl reacted angrily, accusing Williams of engineering the firing.

"This is a sad day for college athletics when a basketball coach has the power to hire and fire a university's athletic director. . . He had the choice to either crush me with his power of influence or let me fly with my visions for a better total program. He chose to crush me. " [2]

Williams ended up accepting the North Carolina head coaching position following the controversial three-year run of Matt Doherty. For the former Northern Irish footballer see Matt Doherty (footballer. [10]

Some of the Kansas players who Williams recruited were quite upset at his departure for North Carolina. Wayne Simien, a native Kansan and lifelong Kansas fan before becoming a standout for the Jayhawks from 2001-2005, was perhaps the angriest. Wayne Anthony Simien Jr (born March 9, 1983, in Leavenworth Kansas) is an American professional Basketball player currently with "I gave my right arm for that man," Simien said in the days after Williams' announcement, referring to a shoulder injury Simien had sustained during Williams' final season at KU.

Kansas NCAA Violation

In July, 2005, KU released a report stating that they had violated an NCAA extra benefit rule during Williams' tenure. [11]

The violations involved Williams' approval of alumni graduation gifts being given to Kansas basketball players after their eligibility was exhausted. [12] In at least one case [13] the gift was cash included with a congratulatory greeting card.

Williams responded to the charges by issuing a statement admitting he made a mistake in telling a donor he could mail small graduation gifts to players leaving the program. "I personally felt this was not a problem and evidently a communication problem led me to believe this was okay with our compliance department. Therefore, I told the alum a small gift would be okay. I also stated the gift shouldn't be extravagant and there should be no campaign for this--just a personal graduation gift. . . I did not know the rule that, 'Once you are a student-athlete, you are a student-athlete until death,'" Williams said. [14] Williams said he never approved gifts provided by boosters and instead directed them to the compliance department for clarification of rules. Williams also said that the gifts in the three specific instances were for purchasing lifetime memberships to the university alumni association and the purchase in one instance of a suit of clothes for an individual. [15]

When asked whether there was any thought to imposing penalties on Williams for approving these small gifts, Gene Marsh, chair of the NCAA infractions committee, said that there was not. Marsh said, "There is testimony from the coach who said, 'I believe I checked with compliance (to see if graduating gifts were allowed). It's my understanding this is okay. ' There are people in compliance who can't recall the call and so I would say that is more or less where we left it (with) some confusion. Clearly the former coaches weren't the only ones who had some confusion whether those kind of gifts were permissible. It seems to be a belief that existed in the department among several people who knew that those gifts were being made. . . " [16]

According to a local newspaper dated July 16, 2005, "No sanctions were imposed against men’s basketball. "[17]

Years as head coach at North Carolina

Roy Williams has been the head coach of North Carolina since 2003. When Williams came to North Carolina, the Tar Heels were coming off of a moderate season and two years before had one of their worst seasons in thirty years. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States Nevertheless, the team still had top talent, including McDonald's All Americans Sean May, Rashad McCants, and Raymond Felton. Sean Gregory May (born April 4 1984) is an American professional Basketball player Rashad Dion McCants (born September 25, 1984 in Asheville North Carolina, U Raymond Bernard Felton Jr (born June 26, 1984 in Marion South Carolina) is an American professional Basketball player who currently In his first season, North Carolina finished 19-11 and the team was knocked out in the second round of the NCAA tournament by Texas.

Williams was able to turn the team around in his second season. With the arrival of freshman phenom Marvin Williams and a more focused Tar Heel squad, Williams was able to coach North Carolina to a National Championship in 2005. Marvin Gaye Williams Jr (born June 19 1986 in Bremerton, Washington) is an American professional Basketball player The 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I College basketball [18] After winning the championship, Williams had to deal with the departure of the team's top seven scorers. Most thought that 2005-06 would be a down season for Williams, but the Tar Heels proved to be surprisingly successful in part due to the help of the freshman Tyler Hansbrough. Andrew Tyler Hansbrough (born November 3 1985 in Columbia Missouri) is an American collegiate Basketball player for the North Williams was named Coach of the Year for his ability to turn around such a new team to such a high level of success.

Williams quickly reloaded the team with top talent, bringing in recruits like Brandan Wright, Ty Lawson, and Wayne Ellington. Brandan Wright (born October 5 1987, in Nashville Tennessee) is an American professional Basketball player for the NBA Ty Ronell Lawson (born November 3, 1987 in Clinton Maryland) is an American basketball player Wayne Ellington (born November 29, 1987 in Wynnewood Pennsylvania) is an American basketball player who began playing for the North Carolina The 2006-07 team tied as ACC regular season champions, earning the tiebreak over the Virginia Cavaliers. Origins and history The school colors adopted in 1888 are orange and navy blue With the #1 seed, the Tar Heels won the ACC Tournament. After earning a #1 seed in the East Region in the 2007 NCAA Tournament, Williams' team won its first round game against Eastern Kentucky Colonels 86-65 and its second against Michigan State Spartans 81-67. The Michigan State Spartans are the athletic teams that represent Michigan State University. North Carolina then defeated the USC Trojans 74-64 to advance to the Elite Eight. The phrase "USC Trojans" also refers to the University of Southern California student body in general On March 24, 2007, North Carolina fell to the Georgetown Hoyas in overtime in the East Regional, ending its post-season run. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Cultural traditions "What is a Hoya?" The University admits that the precise origin of the term "Hoya" is unknown

The 2007-08 season has been just as successful, culminating in another ACC regular season and tournament championship. Williams led the Tar Heels to the #1 overall ranking in the final AP Poll, a #1 seed in the East Region of the tournament, the tournament's overall #1 seed, an appearance in the Elite Eight for the second consecutive season and, after defeating Louisville 83-73, the 2008 Final Four. The University of Louisville (also known as U of L) is a public University in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. The Tar Heels run ended with an 84-66 loss in the Final Four to the Kansas Jayhawks. He wore a Kansas Jayhawk sticker to the Kansas/Memphis NCAA National Championship game on April 7, 2008 a mere two days after the Jayhawks beat his team in the national semifinals. [19]

Awards

Roy Williams was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame on April 1, 2007. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in downtown Springfield Massachusetts, honors players who have shown exceptional skill at Basketball [20] Williams has won the Associated Press Coach of the Year award twice. The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio He was first honored in 1992 with the Kansas Jayhawks. He was recognized at North Carolina in 2006, as he had a surprisingly successful season after losing 96% of the 2005 championship squad's scoring productivity. He is only the seventh coach in history to win the award twice and the second to do it at two different schools. [21]

Williams received the John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching Award from the Los Angeles Athletic Club in April 2003. John Robert Wooden (born October 14 1910) is a retired American Basketball coach Los Angeles Athletic Club (LAAC is an Athletic club in Los Angeles California, USA.

Trivia

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Kansas (Big Eight Conference) (1988 — 1996)
1988–1989 Kansas 19-12 6-8 6th Ineligible due to NCAA violations
1989–1990 Kansas 30-5 11-3 T-2nd NCAA 2nd Round
1990–1991 Kansas 27-8 10-4 T-1st NCAA Runner-Up
1991–1992 Kansas 27-5 11-3 1st NCAA 2nd Round
1992–1993 Kansas 29-7 11-3 1st NCAA Final Four
1993–1994 Kansas 27-8 9-5 3rd NCAA Sweet 16
1994–1995 Kansas 25-6 11-3 1st NCAA Sweet 16
1995–1996 Kansas 29-5 12-2 1st NCAA Elite Eight
Kansas (Big 12 Conference) (1996 — 2003)
1996–1997 Kansas 34-2 15-1 1st NCAA Sweet 16
1997–1998 Kansas 35-4 15-1 1st NCAA 2nd Round
1998–1999 Kansas 23-10 11-5 T-2nd NCAA 2nd Round
1999–2000 Kansas 24-10 11-5 5th NCAA 2nd Round
2000–2001 Kansas 26-7 12-4 T-2nd NCAA Sweet 16
2001–2002 Kansas 33-4 16-0 1st NCAA Final Four
2002–2003 Kansas 30-8 14-2 1st NCAA Runner-Up
Kansas: 418-101 (. The Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball program is the The Big Eight Conference, a former NCAA -affiliated Division I-A college athletic association that sponsored American football, was formed in January 1907 as the The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations The 1990 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 1992 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 1994 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 1995 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball program is the The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of twelve schools located mostly in the central United States. The 1997 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division 805) 175-49 (. 781)
North Carolina (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2003 — present)
2003–2004 North Carolina 19-11 8-8 6th NCAA 2nd Round
2004–2005 North Carolina 33-4 14-2 1st NCAA Champions
2005–2006 North Carolina 23-8 12-4 2nd NCAA 2nd Round
2006–2007 North Carolina 31-7 11-5 1st NCAA Elite Eight
2007-2008 North Carolina 36-3 14-2 1st NCAA Final Four
North Carolina: 142-33 (. The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. The 2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I College basketball The 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in a Single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 NCAA schools playing in a Single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in a Single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA 811) 59-21 (. 738)
Total: 560-134 (. 807)

      National Champion         Conference Champion         Conference Tournament Champion

[3] [4] [5][6] [7]

References

  1. ^ Citizen Times Article on Williams
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ USATODAY.com - UNC denies Illinois first title, saving it for Roy Williams
  4. ^ Roy Williams Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame. WRAL.com. April 3, 2007.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Official Bio
  6. ^ Story on induction into hall of fame
  7. ^ Sports Illustrated article, Should I stay or should I go?
  8. ^ LJWorld.com / Staying power: Coach's week in review
  9. ^ SI.com - College Basketball - Men - Williams leaves Kansas to take job at UNC - Monday April 14, 2003 11:50 PM
  10. ^ Interview with Roy Williams over his decision to go to North Carolina
  11. ^ http://www.kusports.com/news/mens_basketball/story/11481
  12. ^ Gifts were 'mistake,' Roy Williams says - College basketball - MSNBC.com
  13. ^ http://www.kusports.com/news/mens_basketball/story/114811
  14. ^ http://www.kusports.com/news/mens_basketball/story/114816
  15. ^ http://www.kusports.com/news/mens_basketball/story/114816
  16. ^ LJWorld.com / Lost scholarship surprises Self
  17. ^ LJWorld.com / KU reveals NCAA violations
  18. ^ SI.com - 2005 Sportsman of the Year - My Sportsman Choice: Roy Williams - Monday November 28, 2005 1:10PM
  19. ^ Sporting News - Your expert source for MLB Baseball, NFL Football, NBA Basketball, NHL Hockey, NCAA Football, NCAA Basketball and Fantasy Sports scores, blogs, and articles
  20. ^ Video of Williams and Dean Smith discussing induction into hall of fame
  21. ^ ESPN - Williams coach of year for molding young Tar Heels - Men's College Basketball
  22. ^ USA basketball bio
  23. ^ UNC's Williams Is Fastest to 500 Wins

See also

External links

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