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Roy Williams<\/a><\/dfn>, who led the University of North Carolina to three NCAA championships, is retiring after 33 seasons and 903 wins as a college basketball head coach.<\/p>\n

The 2007 Naismith Hall of Fame inductee will address the media at a press conference on\u00a0Roy Williams<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0Court at the Dean E. Smith Center today (Thursday, April 1) at 4 p.m.<\/p>\n

The press conference is closed to the public. Fans may watch at\u00a0GoHeels.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Williams, a 1972 UNC graduate, just concluded his 18th\u00a0season as the head coach at his alma mater. In addition to NCAA titles in 2005, 2009 and 2017, he led the Tar Heels to a 485-163 record, two other Final Fours, nine ACC regular-season championships and three ACC Tournament crowns.<\/p>\n

ROY WILLIAMS’ CAREER HIGHLIGHTS<\/strong>
\n\u2022 48 seasons as a basketball coach, including 33 seasons as a college head coach (18 at UNC, 15 at Kansas), 10 as assistant coach at UNC and five as head coach at Owen High School in Black Mountain, N.C.
\n\u2022 2007 inductee to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
\n\u2022 Third all-time in wins by a Division I head coach with 903
\n\u2022 Reached 900 wins in fewer games (1,161) and seasons (33) than any coach in NCAA history
\n\u2022 903 wins in 33 seasons is 100 more than any other coach in NCAA history (803 by Mike Krzyzewski, 802 by Dean Smith)
\n\u2022 Second-winningest coach in UNC history and third in Kansas history
\n\u2022 Only coach in history with 400 wins at two schools
\n\u2022 Sixth-highest winning percentage (.774) in NCAA history
\n\u2022 Led UNC to three NCAA championships (2005, 2009, 2017)
\n\u2022 Third to take teams to the NCAA Tournament at least 30 times
\n\u2022 Consensus National Coach of the Decade (2000-09)
\n\u2022 Led UNC and Kansas to nine Final Fours, fourth most all-time
\n\u2022 Second in NCAA Tournament wins (79), second in No. 1 seeds (13), second in games (105),\u00a0third in NCAA Tournament winning percentage (.745)\u00a0and tied for fourth in NCAA championships
\n\u2022 NCAA-record eight wins over Associated Press No. 1-ranked teams
\n\u2022 Second in NCAA history in 30-win seasons (12) and tied for fourth in 20-win seasons (29)
\n\u2022 Tied for fifth all-time with 18 regular-season conference championships
\n\u2022 Third all-time in ACC regular-season wins (212)
\n\u2022 Third-most ACC road wins (93) and fourth-highest ACC road winning percentage all-time (.604)
\n\u2022 Second-most wins (208) in first 300 ACC regular-season games
\n\u2022 32 NBA first-round draft picks (22 at UNC, 10 at Kansas)
\n\u2022 52 former players in the NBA
\n\u2022 Four National Players of the Year, six ACC Scholar-Athletes of the Year, 10 consensus first-team All-Americas, 17 first-team All-Americas and three Bob Cousy Award winners
\n\u2022 Only coach to coach two Academic All-Americas of the Year (Jacque Vaughn at Kansas, Tyler Zeller at UNC)<\/p>\n

THE WILLIAMS RECORD<\/strong>
\nOverall:<\/strong>\u00a0903-264, 33 seasons (.774)
\nRecord at UNC:\u00a0<\/strong>485-163, 18 seasons (.748)
\nNCAA Championships (3):<\/strong>\u00a02005, 2009, 2017 at UNC
\nFinal Fours (9):\u00a0<\/strong>1991, 1993, 2002, 2003 at Kansas; 2005, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017 at UNC
\nNCAA Tournament:<\/strong>\u00a079-27 (.745)
\nNCAA Tournament at UNC:<\/strong>\u00a045-13 (.776)
\nNCAA Finals:\u00a0<\/strong>3-3
\nNCAA Finals at UNC:\u00a0<\/strong>3-1
\nNational Championship Games (6):<\/strong>\u00a01991, 2003 at Kansas; 2005, 2009, 2016, 2017 at UNC
\nNational Semifinals:<\/strong>\u00a06-3
\nNational Semifinals at UNC:<\/strong>\u00a04-1
\nNCAA Elite 8s (13):<\/strong>\u00a01991, 1993, 1996, 2002, 2003 at Kansas; 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017 at UNC
\nNCAA Elite 8:<\/strong>\u00a09-4 (5-3 at UNC)
\nNCAA Sweet 16s (19):<\/strong>\u00a01991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002 and 2003 at Kansas; 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2019 at UNC
\nNCAA Sweet 16:<\/strong>\u00a013-6 (8-2 at UNC)
\nNCAA 2nd Round:<\/strong>\u00a019-10 (10-5 at UNC)
\nNCAA 1st Round:<\/strong>\u00a029-1 (15-1 at UNC)<\/p>\n

Conference Regular-Season Titles (18):<\/strong>\u00a01991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003 at Kansas; 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2019 at UNC
\nACC Regular-Season:<\/strong>\u00a0212-94 (.693)
\nACC Home:<\/strong>\u00a0119-33 (.783)
\nACC Road:\u00a0<\/strong>93-61 (.604)
\nACC Tournament:<\/strong>\u00a029-15 (.659)
\nACC Tournament Titles (3):<\/strong>\u00a02007, 2008, 2016
\nConference Tournaments Titles (7):\u00a0<\/strong>1992, 1997, 1998, 1999 at Kansas; 2007, 2008, 2016 at UNC
\nConference Tournaments (ACC and Big 8\/12):\u00a0<\/strong>52-25<\/p>\n

Home:\u00a0<\/strong>444-57 (.886)
\nHome UNC Record:\u00a0<\/strong>243-41 (.856)
\nSmith Center UNC Record:<\/strong>\u00a0241-40 (.858)
\nAway UNC Record:\u00a0<\/strong>123-77 (.615)<\/p>\n

Against Ranked Teams (AP poll):\u00a0<\/strong>164-134 (most recent vs. Florida State, 3\/12\/21)
\nAgainst No. 1-Ranked Teams:\u00a0<\/strong>8-8<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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