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
games team
We feel very fortunate, to say the least. First-round games are always difficult. If your team hasn't been through it, they have no idea how big it is.
coach concentration effort gone gotten season team wants
I think this team has done something that every coach wants to do, and that is gotten better as the season has gone along. They've put the effort and the concentration in to make that happen.
coach focused fourteen fun neat practice team win
Fourteen years ago I thought it was neat to win this award, and now I'm so much more appreciative of it. From the first day of practice this team was fun to coach yet they were focused on what they had to do.
believed best country hope played team unless win
I am confident, and I hope it isn't cockiness, but I told them that I thought we were the only team in the country that could come in here and win this game. I believed that we could if we played. We couldn't come in here and win unless we played our best game.
chance compatible direction point ready team trying
With young kids, they don't know anything about what's getting ready to happen. So you have a much better chance of trying to point them in the direction that you want them to go, and this team has been very compatible with what we've wanted them to do.
believe difficult league nine seven teams top
Top to bottom, this is the most difficult I've ever been in. I believe we've got some seven to nine teams in this league that are in the top 64 in this country.
country team win
I told (the players) I thought we were the only team in the country that could come in here and win this game.
again answered game impressed second team time
It was a big time game for us to say the least. In the second half, I was more impressed with my team than any time I have been this year. We answered them again and again and again.
bit deep game install near sure teams understand watch
They watch film, they see what other teams did to us, ... I'm sure they're going to install it in their game plan. But the Raiders, they go deep dang near every play, so they're probably chomping at the bit to play us. We understand that.
facility help house hurricane mayor nba ready team
When the hurricane occurred, our Mayor called the NBA and said we have a facility ready to house a professional team and he let them know that any way we can help out - we would,
bunch confident country edge felt hope team win
We were a pretty confident bunch beforehand. I think I'm confident. I hope it's not over the edge of cockiness, but I told them I felt like we were the only team in this country that could come in here and win this game.
coached difficult handle listening perhaps teammates
What I think now is that it allows them to get coached by listening to their teammates handle what perhaps could be difficult questions.
mistakes playing team
When you're playing a team of that caliber, you can't make the mistakes we made.
fire happen happy quit team walk
I was dumfounded. We didn't have the fire ... it was the most disappointing thing that we've had to happen all season. But other than that (stretch), I was happy with the effort. ... But if I ever have a team to quit, I'll walk out of here and quit coaching.