Roy Williams Basketball News & Bio
| Name: | Roy Williams | | Hometown: | Marion, NC | | High School: | T. C. Roberson | | Born: | August 1, 1950 (76) | | Notes: | 3x NCAA Championship coach at UNC (2005, 2009, 2017), Basketball Hall of Fame |
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Lesson learnedIt was before the Georgia Tech game last year that Ty Lawson began to appreciate the value of practice. Roy Williams had to throw him...
Wed Jan 16, 2008
Roy & NC State? Hammer & NailThe debate about North Carolina and NC State being rivals is a tired, trivial matter. It’s amusing when the students chant “not our rival” at...
Tue Jan 15, 2008
Dexter Strickland turns Carolina blue
So there they were, Irv Gotti, the prominent hip hop producer, and Roy Williams, the coach of the nation's top-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels, getting...
Tue Jan 15, 2008
Carolina Uses Defense to Stifle NC State in Blowout
Normally, UNC's players and coaches place a post-game meal order before tipoff. But there was only one thing UNC coach Roy Williams wanted against N.C...
Sun Jan 13, 2008
Perfectionist Williams still has nits to pick
No matter what happens, some coaches can’t get satisfaction. North Carolina buried rival N.C. State 93-62 yesterday, allowing sated fans to venture into the sunny...
Sun Jan 13, 2008