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UNC Basketball: Current, former Heels show appreciation for Roy Williams

Oct 13, 2017; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Roy Williams with players and former player and host Kenny Smith during Late Night with Roy at Dean Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports

Current and former Tar Heels show appreciation for longtime UNC basketball head coach Roy Williams

On Thursday morning, Roy Williams announced his retirement from the game of basketball after 48 years in the sport, 33 of which were spent as a head coach. Of those 33 years as a head coach, 18 were spent at the University of North Carolina where he won 485 games, took his teams to five Final Fours and captured three NCAA Tournament titles.