'Dad would be really happy,' Dean Smith's son tells Roy Williams after win No. 879

Posted Dec 30, 2019
The win gave North Carolina's Roy Williams 879 for his career, putting him in a tie for fourth place on the NCAA Division I all-time list with his former boss and mentor, Dean Smith. “Scott Smith came out and said one thing, and I think he’s right. He said, ‘Dad would be really happy,’” Williams said as he choked up for a few seconds. “And I think he would be.” (Greensboro News & Record)

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