Holding Court With David Glenn: Roy Williams Goes To College, Part 3

Posted Jan 28, 2022
What do you think is more important in a recruit, work ethic or talent? Roy Williams: "Oh, it’s a little of both. To me, Tyler Hansbrough’s work ethic was, by far, the number one thing for him. For Ty Lawson, it was talent. For Sean May, it was the work ethic to try to lose the weight, to change his body, to his junior year, when we win the national championship." (Chapelboro.com)

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