North Carolina's Roy Williams Gets Extension, But Is Still Not Among the Top 25 Highest-Paid Coaches

Posted Dec 19, 2018
North Carolina head basketball coach Roy Williams received an eight-year contract extension on Wednesday through the 2027-28 season, but the 68-year-old coaching legend still seems vastly underpaid. Let's point out here that Williams has three NCAA championships -- three -- which is as many as Calipari (1), Self (1), Izzo (1), Holtmann (0) and Miller (0) combined. (Forbes)

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