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Williams Named Hall Of Fame Finalist :: The 19th-year head coach hopes to be the eighth Tar Heel to be inducted.
CHAPEL HILL -- University of North Carolina men's basketball head coach Roy Williams is one of 15 finalists for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, the Hall of Fame announced today.

Williams is in his 19th year as a collegiate head coach and fourth at his alma mater. He is the winningest active coach by percentage among coaches with at least 10 years experience. His teams have a 515-128 record, a win percentage of .801.

Williams has led teams to 10 regular-season conference championships, four conference tournament titles, five Final Fours and the 2005 national championship.

He was named the 2006 National and ACC Coach of the Year. It was the sixth season he has earned National Coach of the Year honors. Earlier this season, he won his 500th game, reaching that milestone in fewer seasons (19) than any coach in NCAA Division I history.

Fri,16 Feb 2007 15:30:49 +0000

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[Lefty Noob]

My initial reaction was no, but... "Earlier this season, he won his 500th game, reaching that milestone in fewer seasons (19) than any coach in NCAA Division I history." That's a heck of a feat. So maybe Williams IS a Hall of Famer after all. What do you think?