UNC Men s Basketball Coach Roy Williams Retires After 33 Seasons By Mitchell Northam | NCPR-WUNC
Thursday, April 1, 2021
Roy Williams of the University of North Carolina is retiring after 33 seasons and 903 wins as a college basketball head coach. He led the Tar Heels to three NCAA championships.
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After 33 seasons as a head coach in men s college basketball, Roy Williams is hanging up his whistle and calling it quits. The head coach at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill announced his retirement Thursday morning.
The 2007 Naismith Hall of Fame inductee led the UNC Tar Heels to three national championships, winning titles in 2005, 2009 and 2017. Williams also guided UNC to two other Final Fours, nine ACC regular season titles and three ACC tournament championships.
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Roy Williams of the University of North Carolina is retiring after 33 seasons and 903 wins as a college basketball head coach. He led the Tar Heels to three NCAA championships. Gerry Broome/AP
After 33 seasons as a head coach in men s college basketball, Roy Williams is hanging up his whistle and calling it quits. The head coach at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill announced his retirement Thursday morning.
The 2007 Naismith Hall of Fame inductee led the UNC Tar Heels to three national championships, winning titles in 2005, 2009 and 2017. Williams also guided UNC to two other Final Fours, nine ACC regular season titles and three ACC tournament championships.