My Sportsman Choice: Roy Williams

Posted Nov 29, 2005

Roy Williams is my Sportsman of the Year, first for successfully challenging novelist Thomas Wolfe's most famous dictum that "You can't go home again," and second, for getting North Carolina to play some defense. In achieving the latter he provided the wonderfully sentimental, all-too-appropriate exclamation point to the most pulsating college basketball season in recent memory. (Sports Illustrated)

Related: Basketball, Basketball Recruiting

Video: Hubert Davis Post-Elon Press Conference
North Carolina head men's basketball coach Hubert Davis speaks with the media following the No. 9 Tar Heels' 90-76 victory over the Elon Phoenix...
Mon Nov 4, 2024

Box Score: North Carolina 90, Elon 76
View the complete box score from the No. 9 North Carolina Tar Heels' 90-76 season-opening victory over the Elon Phoenix on Monday night at the...
Mon Nov 4, 2024

Video: Tar Heels Fend Off Elon, 90-76, In Season Opener - Highlights
R.J. Davis scored 24 points, Jae'Lyn Withers contributed a double-double, and Elliot Cadeau scored 17 as the No. 9 North Carolina Tar Heels fought through...
Mon Nov 4, 2024

Lucas: Rapid Reactions - UNC vs. Elon
Well, that season opener had a little of everything. But UNC had too much for Elon, holding on for a 90-76 win. Sometimes it's just...
Mon Nov 4, 2024