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Roy Williams Announces His Retirement After 33 Years of Coaching

North Carolina coach Roy Williams addresses the fans after the Tar Heels’ 91-73 victory over Duke on Saturday, March 6, 2021 at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C.

The Hall of Fame coach Roy Williams, who has led North Carolina to three NCAA titles in his 33 seasons as a college basketball head coach, is retiring.

Williams has spent 18 seasons at UNC, going 485-163 while leading the Tar Heels to national titles in 2005, 2009 and 2017. He also coached the Kansas Jayhawks for 15 seasons, taking them to four Final Four appearances, prior to leaving for his alma mater.

He ranks fourth all time among Division I coaches in wins with a 903-264 record (.774 winning percentage), and he was inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007. He is the only coach in NCAA history to post 400 wins at two different schools.

Brandon Triche is the Founder + CEO of Triche Athletic Academy and Kingkickzatl. He's also 1/3 of "These Urban Times presents 'Sideline Stories'”. He is a sports historian, journalist and has worked as a locker room attendant for the Atlanta Hawks. A graduate of Miles College. He lives in Marietta, Ga.

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