Hall of Fame coach Roy Williams retiring after 33-year run AARON BEARD, AP Basketball Writer April 1, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail North Carolina announced Thursday that Hall of Fame basketball coach Roy Williams is retiring after a 33-year career that includes three national championships. The decision comes two weeks after the 70-year-old Williams closed his 18th season with the Tar Heels after a highly successful run at Kansas. In all, Williams won 903 games in a career that included those three titles, all with the Tar Heels, in 2005, 2009 and 2017. North Carolina scheduled a campus news conference for Thursday afternoon on the Smith Center court bearing his name.