Roy Williams

Highlights

He is one of the greatest college basketball coaches of all-time; His 2004-2005 North Carolina team won the NCAA Basketball Championship

Fee Range: $30,000 - $40,000

Secure Roy Williams for Your Event

Williams lettered in basketball and baseball at T. C. Roberson High School outside of Asheville, North Carolina and went on to play basketball at UNC under legendary coach Dean Smith. After graduating with a bachelor's degree in education in 1972 and an M.A.T in 1973, Williams went on to coach high school basketball and golf at Charles D. Owen High School in Swannanoa, North Carolina. In 1978, Williams came back to UNC and served as an assistant to Coach Smith. During his tenure as assistant coach, UNC went 275-61 and Williams played a role in Michael Jordan's recruitment. In 1988, Williams left UNC and replaced former UNC assistant Larry Brown as the head coach of the University of Kansas Jayhawks.

After averaging about an 80% win percentage in 15 seasons at the University of Kansas, he became the eighteenth head coach at North Carolina when he replaced Matt Doherty in 2003. He is second all-time for most wins at Kansas, and third all-time in the NCAA for winning percentage. He received his 400th win in January 2003, when Kansas beat the University of Wyoming. On April 4, 2005, Williams shed his title as "the best coach to never have won a NCAA ring" as his Tar Heels defeated the University of Illinois Fighting Illini in the 2005 NCAA championship game.

Williams has won the AP Coach of the Year award twice. Once in 1992 with the Kansas Jayhawks and again in 2006 with the North Carolina Tar Heels. He is only the seventh coach in history to win the award twice and the second to do it at two different schools.

Direct Sportslink secures sports talent for motivational speaking engagements, personal appearances, and celebrity endorsements on behalf of corporations, associations, and other organizations. Our database includes many of the world's greatest athletes and coaches from sports including basketball, football, baseball, tennis, golf, and hockey. We have made this easy for you so that you can find sports stars such as famous Olympic speakers with personal experiences on topics such as Christian faith, overcoming adversity, healthcare, leadership, business, adapting to change, and medical awareness topics such as cancer and asthma.