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

How Roy Williams bet on himself and impressed Dean Smith
Roy Williams ended his hall-of-fame career on April 1, 2021. Williams' story from intramural official in basketball and horseshoes (yes, horseshoes) to the Naismith Hall...
Thu Oct 21, 2021

UNC Embraces Shift to Modern Era of Basketball
The Hubert Davis era of UNC basketball will tip off in less than three weeks. With that coaching transition comes a different philosophy for the...
Thu Oct 21, 2021

Returnees, transfers lead No. 19 UNC Basketball in Hubert Davis’ debut
Hubert Davis played under Dean Smith before a 12-year NBA career. He coached under another Hall of Famer in Roy Williams. UNC ties even reach...
Wed Oct 20, 2021

Two-hour Roy Williams interview part of new podcast ‘Roy: That Dadgum Legend’
A new podcast called "Roy: That Dadgum Legend" follows Roy Williams' path from intramural referee while a student at UNC to Hall of Fame coach...
Wed Oct 20, 2021

Simeon Wilcher discusses UNC commitment
Simeon Wilcher on if he thought he might commit going into his official UNC visit: "Actually, no. I was feeling them a lot, though. They...
Sat Oct 16, 2021

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