How many national championships did UNC win under Roy Williams?

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AFTER 33 seasons as a college basketball head coach, Roy Williams will officially step away from the NCAA.

On Thursday, April 1, the official UNC basketball team Twitter page revealed the news thanking the coach for his service.

How many national championships did UNC win under Roy Williams?

After departing the University of North Carolina in 1988 for a head coaching position with the Kansas Jayhawks, Williams returned to UNC in 2003.

It took him just two years to win his first national championship, and UNC's fourth, after defeating the University of Illinois in the 2005 championship game.

Four years later Williams again lead the Tar Heels to a second national title in April 2009, with their victory over Michigan State.

In 2017, Williams won his third national championship when he led the Tar Heels to victory against the Gonzaga Bulldogs.

Williams is one of six NCAA Men's Division I college basketball coaches to have won at least three national championships.

He has coaches in six NCAA championship games, and has amassed 903 career wins - which is third all-time by a Division I men's head coach.

What did he achieve with the Kansas Jayhawks?

Despite never winning a national title with Kansas, Williams was extremely successful as the head coach of the Jayhawks.

He is third all-time for most wins at Kansas behind Phog Allen and Bill Self.

Williams took over for Kansas in 1988 and coached the Jayhawks through 2003.

Here are some of Roy’s accomplishments during his 15 seasons at Kansas:

  • 418–101 record
  • Two-time national runner-up
  • Four Final Fours
  • Nine Conference titles
  • Seven-time Conference coach of the year
  • 1990 Henry Iba Coach of the Year
  • 1992 AP Coach of the Year
  • 1997 Naismith Coach of the Year

A total of 16 players who played under Williams went on to play in the NBA, and an even greater number had successful careers in overseas leagues.

When is he expected to announce his retirement?

Williams formally announced his retirement on Thursday, April 1 during a press conference.

During his final year as head coach, Williams' team ended with an 18-11 record before losing to the Wisconsin Badgers in the first round of the 2021 NCAA Tournament.

After the game, he said: "I started the season when I was 70 years old and I feel like I am 103.

"It has been a trying year… 2020 and the first part of 2021, I haven't enjoyed that much. It's been a lot of stresses… but each year you get to be a better coach."

He went on to insist that he was "so proud of my kids for going through" the coronavirus pandemic, adding "it was not nearly as much fun as it has been in the past."

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"I think I am so proud of them as young people. This was a hard year, come on. A lot of the stuff you remember from your freshman year in college - none of my freshmen have any memories of anything from that," he reflected.

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"So they haven't had the college experience that a normal student can have. They haven't had the college experience of home football weekends and how the pageantry of college football is so much fun.

"They haven't had the experience of running out of that tunnel with 21,750 people going crazy."

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