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
dominated guards
Their guards dominated the game. We couldn't get enough stops.
game grow hope stopping trying
As we grow together, man, we just hope there's no stopping us. There's a lot of mismatches. ... That's what this game is all about, trying to find those mismatches.
catch coming defensive forcing intensity key loss night playing tough
It was a tough night for Asheville to catch us, coming off that loss and playing the way we did. I really thought the whole key was our defensive intensity and forcing turnovers.
changed pleased
I was really pleased that they changed it ? because it's really player-friendly and team-friendly.
bound last outside percent shot sooner three
They shot something like 60 percent from outside their last three games. That was bound to even out sooner or later.
figured
I told him that I figured out how to get to him. I'll just make him mad.
guys none stop teams walk
If I ever have one of my teams quit, I will walk out of here and stop coaching. None of our guys are ever going to quit.
build came defense great helps offense playing
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.
basketball best focused talked
It was our best basketball of the year. We talked about being focused for 40 minutes.
asked freshmen hit somebody tough walls
Somebody asked me if I thought our freshmen had hit the wall. At every tough practice, or tough loss, I think they think it's the wall. It's just that there's a lot of walls out there for you.
none
None of us really thought that we'd be at this level.
asked blue great knee operate socks startled
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.
kids understand
It was important for me to get the kids to understand that hey, we're all right.
kids testament
It's a testament to a lot of kids that are making me look good. I told them to keep it up.