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
builds great stepping
a big stepping stone... builds our confidence. It was a great win, and something we can build on.
attitude battles extremely freshman freshmen great hard works
(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.
attitude continue early greatest played tough year
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.
event greatest
That?s what makes this tournament, in my opinion, the greatest sporting event there is.
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.
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.
anybody deal expect great habits harder stayed tail work
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.
great job keeping
I think he's had a sensational year. Off the court, sensational; practice, sensational; he's just done a great job keeping everyone focused.
great group kids took
They're an unbelievable group of kids that took me for a great ride.
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.
attention basketball gets great nobody people
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.
beat carolina college event greatest michigan nobody north opinion state tournament
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.
freshmen gained health michael nearly rest tyler
It was really frustrating because I think the freshmen particularly could have gained so, so much. For example, I think Tyler and Michael did. But the rest of them didn't gain nearly as much as they could have because of the health situation.
survive trying
Survive and advance. That's what we're trying to do.