Roy Williams Named Semifinalist For Naismith National Coach Of The Year Posted Mar 11, 2019 On Monday, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced the semifinalists for the 2019 Naismith Coach of the Year Award. North Carolina's Roy Williams is a leading candidate for the honor. Should Roy Williams win, he would join North Carolina winners Dean Smith (1993) and Bill Guthridge (1998) and win his second trophy since 1997 when he won at Kansas. (GoHeels.com)