Roy Williams Basketball News & Bio

Name: Roy Williams Hometown: Marion, NC High School: T. C. Roberson Born: August 1, 1950 (75) Notes: 3x NCAA Championship coach at UNC (2005, 2009, 2017), Basketball Hall of Fame

The story of how Michael Jordan made his way into a recruiting video for Kansas basketball
The Kansas men’s basketball program officially hired Roy Williams to replace Larry Brown as head coach on July 8, 1988, and less than two months...
Sun May 10, 2020

One-on-one with Roy Williams
Around this time last year, UNC basketball coach Roy Williams was visiting recruits in the Class of 2020, and playing golf on his days off...
Sat May 9, 2020

Roy Williams tells incredible recruiting story about Michael Jordan
If you’ve watched the first six episodes of ESPN’s 10-part documentary “The Last Dance” then you’ve seen some good interviews. Among them was North Carolina...
Sat May 9, 2020

Chansky’s Notebook: New Shooting Star
Where has Roy Williams been? How about recruiting. When Brandon Huffman and Jeremiah Francis announced they were transferring, the Tar Heels’ coach found himself with...
Fri May 8, 2020

Michael Jordan's father built UNC's Roy Williams a wood-burning stove during recruitment
"The Last Dance" director Jason Hehir told a story of the best interview that had to be left out of the 10-part series. Hehir said...
Thu May 7, 2020

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