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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Tar Heels saying all the right things leading into March MadnessWednesday in Raleigh's PNC Arena was very much a media day situation. UNC head coach Roy Williams, guard Marcus Paige, and forward Brice Johnson took...
Wed Mar 16, 2016
Lucas: Defense Keys March PushLike this year’s squad, the 2009 team occasionally looked disinterested defensively during the regular season. Come postseason, however, they completely committed to defense, and the...
Wed Mar 16, 2016
Five Weird Teams To Watch In The NCAA Tournament
North Carolina’s small ball: Roy Williams loves his bigs. Throughout his career, the North Carolina coach has almost always played two traditional forwards at the...
Wed Mar 16, 2016
SI study: Which coaches are the best at building elite offenses?
This NCAA tournament’s best example of the Power of Staying could be North Carolina, whose coach, Roy Williams, has the highest talent-retention rating this season,...
Wed Mar 16, 2016
The coaching bump in the NCAA tournament
North Carolina’s Roy Williams has given his team the biggest coaching bump for the NCAA Tournament. Since 2002, his UNC teams have performed 3.84 points...
Wed Mar 16, 2016