Roy Williams

Also, having watched Roy Williams coach for nearly 20 years, something always seems to happen to his teams in the biggest game of the year – especially when they’re favored. He tightens up, they tighten up; they start missing free throws, missing shots. Some of the losses that come to mind: 1997 Sweet Sixteen vs. Arizona, 1998 2nd round vs. Rhode Island, 2003 Championship game vs. Syracuse, 2008 Final Four vs. Kansas.

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in the cyclical relationship between UNC and KU by coaching two more elite coaches: Larry Brown and Roy Williams.

     Before proving himself the great NBA coach that he is, Larry Brown won a NCAA championship in 1988 with who?  You all know the answer: Kansas.  As he jumped to the NBA, this made room for little known UNC assistant

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