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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UNC basketball coaching search: Who should be next coach for Tar Heels?Frank McGuire, Dean Smith, Bill Guthridge, Matt Doherty, Roy Williams, Hubert Davis. That’s the list of North Carolina basketball coaches over the last 70-plus years...
Wed Apr 1, 2026
Billy Donovan would give UNC elite, Hall of Fame coach with proven recordUNC is swinging for the fences to secure a replacement for Hubert Davis, and one of those targets is Billy Donovan. Like legendary UNC coaches...
Thu Mar 26, 2026
How Time Will Rewrite the Narrative of Hubert Davis' Tenure at UNC
Time will remember Hubert Davis as a bridge coach for the program, who took the reins from three-time national champion Roy Williams and helped UNC...
Thu Mar 26, 2026
Will UNC basketball search break tradition? Inside the Tar Heels coaching legacy
For decades, the Tar Heels have promoted from within a coaching lineage that traces from Dean Smith to Bill Guthridge to Matt Doherty to Roy...
Thu Mar 26, 2026
Who's next at UNC? Potential candidates to replace Hubert Davis
When Roy Williams retired, UNC kept it in the family, promoting Hubert Davis to the top job after nine seasons on Williams' staff. It's unlikely...
Wed Mar 25, 2026