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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The attention that basketball gets here is incredible, and that's what you want. You want interest. You can have a great team, but if nobody cares, it doesn't do any good. I think there's positives, and some people will say there are negatives. But there also are a lot of positives.
great night
It was a great night to be a Tar Heel, and there's not too many things I can be disappointed about, to say the least.
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To see Jackie, Jawad, and Melvin...they were hugging and saying a prayer...and they allowed me to join them - that was the greatest moment you can possibly have.
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That?s what makes this tournament, in my opinion, the greatest sporting event there is.
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That's what makes this tournament in my opinion the greatest sporting event in the world. Nobody probably thought they could beat Michigan State and North Carolina back to back. But that's college basketball.
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a big stepping stone... builds our confidence. It was a great win, and something we can build on.
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You don't want to give him no space to move around. He's got quick feet and great vision. I respect him a lot, but I don't fear him.
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They played with great purpose and passion. I was scared to death of them, to be honest with you. In saying that, I still thought we were going to win the game.
great group kids took
They're an unbelievable group of kids that took me for a great ride.
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That's a big steppingstone for us. It helps our confidence. Our defense is playing real well, and our offense came through when it had to. It's a great win. It's something we can build on.
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I really do believe Monday night's game will be great for college basketball. Larry Brown 's Pistons last year made a statement in the NBA about playing the game a certain way -- sharing the ball, being a team. .... I'm hoping the way we play, the way Illinois plays, that people will decide that truly is what's most important, not just one guy shooting or one guy high-flying around.
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How are his spirits? Fine. He had blue socks on, and I kidded him about that. He laughed. I asked him which knee they were going to operate on, and it startled him for a second. But he's in great spirits.
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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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I think the greatest thing has been his attitude to continue working. He bounced back from some tough times early this year and has really played well, and he's played well down the stretch.