Roy Williams’s Wife Stopped Him From Working With Bob Knight

Posted Mar 2, 2022
Before Roy Williams became North Carolina’s second-winningest coach in program history, he was an assistant on Tar Heels legend Dean Smith's coaching staff for 10 years. Before Williams’s first North Carolina tenure ended, he was courted for a job opportunity by Indiana Hoosiers coach Bob Knight. Smith offered to loan Williams to Knight for a year. (Sports Illustrated)

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