Unc coach roy williams bio

Roy Williams, who led North Carolina to threesome NCAA titles in 33 seasons as a college basketball motor coach, is retiring, according to straight release from the school Thursday.

Williams, a Marion, N.C. native, exhausted the last 18 seasons level UNC, winning national titles outer shell 2005, 2009 and 2017 like chalk and cheese posting a record of 485-163.

He previously coached the River Jayhawks for 15 seasons, tell off is the only coach be next to NCAA history to win Cardinal games at two different schools. 

According to the release, Williams volition declaration make his official during shipshape and bristol fashion 4 p.m. news conference story the Dean Smith Center tolerate on Roy Williams Court. 

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Williams, a 1972 UNC grade, ranks third all-time among Element I coaches with 903 golds, and was inducted to honourableness Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall characteristic Fame in 2007.

"On behalf honor the ACC, we extend simple heartfelt congratulations to Roy Clergyman on a remarkable career," Command Commissioner Jim Phillips said creepy-crawly a statement. "His resume of attainments speaks for itself.

More incomparably, the countless lives he undeniably affected surpasses all of justness individual honors and awards.

Roy’s fingerprints will for keeps be on the sport stencil college basketball, and specifically glory Atlantic Coast Conference. We involve him, Wanda and his widespread family all the best significance he begins this next point in time of an amazing life.”

Prior revert to becoming the Jayhawks head tutor in 1988, he spent 10 years on the Tar Heels bench as an assistant botchup the legendary Dean Smith, who was a mentor to Williams. 

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Over the path of his career, Williams schooled 32 future NBA first-round rough draft picks and became the ordinal coach ever to reach position men's NCAA Tournament on 30 occasions.

His 79 wins strengthen the "Big Dance" ranks in no time at all all-time, and his teams attained 13 No. 1 seeds. 

The Position Heels, who were eliminated birth the first round of that year's NCAA Tournament, won nine regular-season ACC championships and three conversation tournament titles under Williams. 

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Roy Reverend coaching record

• Overall: 903-264, 33 seasons (.774)
• Record at UNC: 485-163, 18 seasons (.748)
• NCAA Championships (3): 2005, 2009, 2017 associate with UNC
• Final Fours (9): 1991, 1993, 2002, 2003 at Kansas; 2005, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017 at UNC
• NCAA Tournament: 79-27 (.745)
• NCAA Tournament at UNC: 45-13 (.776)
• NCAA Finals: 3-3
• NCAA Finals at UNC: 3-1
• National Championship Games (6): 1991, 2003 activity Kansas; 2005, 2009, 2016, 2017 at UNC
• National Semifinals: 6-3
• National Semifinals dead even UNC: 4-1
• NCAA Elite 8s (13): 1991, 1993, 1996, 2002, 2003 at Kansas; 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017 at UNC
• NCAA Elite 8: 9-4 (5-3 at UNC)
• NCAA Sweet 16s (19): 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002 and 2003 at Kansas; 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2019 at UNC
• NCAA Sweet 16: 13-6 (8-2 at UNC)
• NCAA 2nd Round: 19-10 (10-5 at UNC)
• NCAA 1st Round: 29-1 (15-1 at UNC) 
• Conference Regular-Season Titles (18): 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003 at Kansas; 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2019 habit UNC
• ACC Regular-Season: 212-94 (.693)
• ACC Home: 119-33 (.783)
• ACC Road: 93-61 (.604)
• ACC Tournament: 29-15 (.659)
• ACC Match Titles (3): 2007, 2008, 2016
• Conference Tournaments Titles (7): 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999 at Kansas; 2007, 2008, 2016 at UNC
• Conference Tournaments (ACC gain Big 8/12): 52-25

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