Roy Williams
Roy Williams
Hall of Fame men's basketball coach who gathered an incredible 80% winning record at North Carolina and Kansas. He led North Carolina to NCAA Championships in 2005 and 2009.
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth1 August 1950
CityMarion, NC
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It goes without saying we're extremely happy. The first 12 minutes of the second half is about as good as we've played all year.
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I think we are very fortunate to continue playing. I thought Virginia was much more aggressive and much more intelligent, particularly early in the game.
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I think we are very fortunate to continue playing.
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I was just, ... looking into his eyes.
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He's got good technique and he works like crazy. I wrote on the board sometime maybe before Christmas two questions: 'Who do you guys think is the best shooter on the team?' and Who do you think works hardest at it?' It's a pretty easy deal.
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He's been magnificent; he's been sensational. He and Wes have been great at working together and pushing each other. There's not a bad bone in that boy's body. If there is, I haven't seen it yet.
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For us, he was by far he was the best prospect in the country because of what he could bring us, and that was the inside scoring. I've never been one to prejudge, but I've always had hopes. I had some pretty high hopes, or we were going to be in trouble. He's so mentally tough and physically tough, and I thought he would be able to help from the get-go.
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He's had better work habits in practice. I've stayed on his tail probably harder than anybody on my team. I do expect a great deal out of him.
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He works as hard as any youngster I've ever coached. He comes every day trying to do the best he can do. I've said that since Day One.
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He's a young man who will go out there and compete against a big guy or a little guy. It makes no difference.
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He has meant everything. As a senior, you feel responsibility even more.
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He just told me the same thing, to knock the ball down, ... Well, how can I knock the ball down? ... He just had a difference of opinion.
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Greensboro's a first-round site? I had no idea. I couldn't name you another first-round site, and I'm a lot brighter now than I was when I came in because now I know one.
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(Hansbrough) is very focused. He works extremely hard. He battles as hard as any freshman I have ever been around. Ever. ... You usually don't find freshmen with that kind of attitude and work ethic. That's a great quality.