Roy Williams: "I'm a college coach, and that's where I belong"

Posted May 8, 2014
Amid reports that Los Angeles Lakers general manager and North Carolina alum Mitch Kupchak would gauge UNC coach Roy Williams' interest in coaching the Lakers, Williams reiterated his love for the college game during a radio appearance with "JT The Brick." "I've always felt like that I'm a college coach and that's where I belong," Williams said during an appearance to promote Coaches Vs. Cancer. (Fayetteville Observer)

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