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Roy Williams Inducted into Hall of Fame

Discussion in 'Charlotte Hornets' started by tonync55, Apr 3, 2007.

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  1. Apr 3, 2007 at 5:34 AM #1
    tonync55

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    Jackson, Williams Named to Hall of Fame
    Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007 at 2:10am
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    Another coach who has achieved success with two teams, Roy Williams, joined Jackson in heading a class of seven named Monday to enter the Hall of Fame in September.

    "I've been blessed to have coached in various leagues and cities over 25 years, but the opportunity to coach two talented NBA franchises, the Chicago Bulls and the Los Angeles Lakers, through championships says it all," Jackson said.

    "I'm accepting this honor with full recognition of those players, coaching staffs and personnel that brought excellence to those teams."

    Williams is the third coach in history to lead two schools to the NCAA championship game. He won the championship with North Carolina in 2005 and also reached the final with Kansas.

    Also selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame were the 1966 NCAA champion Texas Western team, four-time WNBA championship coach Van Chancellor, former NBA referee Mendy Rudolph and international coaches Pedro Ferrandiz of Spain and Mirko Novosel of Yugoslavia.

    Jackson and Texas Western were elected in their first year of consideration. Novosel, Rudolph and Williams were first-time finalists. Chancellor and Ferrandiz had been named finalists in previous years.

    Among the notable finalists who did not receive the required 18 votes from 24 members of the Hall of Fame honors committee were ESPN broadcaster Dick Vitale and longtime college coach Eddie Sutton.

    Williams is a North Carolina native who was an assistant for Dean Smith before taking the top job at Kansas in 1988. After 15 years with the Jayhawks, he moved back to his alma mater.

    Asked what team he would represent if forced to claim only one in the Hall of Fame, Williams said "It would be a TarHawk. ... There would be two different shades of blue."

    Williams achieved success despite a rocky start at Kansas.

    Months after taking the job, Williams learned the school had been placed on NCAA probation.

    "I wasn't positive that we would be able to get it done," he said.

    Instead, Williams' teams have made 18 straight NCAA tournament appearances, winning at least one game each year. He is the fastest coach to reach 500 wins and has coached in five Final Fours and three national title games _ 1991, 2003 and 2005.

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  2. Apr 3, 2007 at 1:42 PM #2
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    Isn't Vic Bubas one of the new inductees to? I love Bubas. He owned Deano :guitarist:
     
  3. Apr 3, 2007 at 1:43 PM #3
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    You can't make this shit up.

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  4. Apr 3, 2007 at 2:07 PM #4
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    what a joke.
     
  5. Apr 3, 2007 at 2:27 PM #5
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    yeah, he's a real joke. They usually let anyone into the Hall.:nopity:
     
  6. Apr 3, 2007 at 2:28 PM #6
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    They do. I've been there. Only about $8 for a ticket.
     
  7. Apr 3, 2007 at 2:42 PM #7
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    You damn right...You cant make this stuff up, cause its a FACT!

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    TAR!! HEELS!! TAR!! HEELS!!
     
  8. Apr 3, 2007 at 2:45 PM #8
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  9. Apr 3, 2007 at 2:46 PM #9
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  10. Apr 3, 2007 at 2:51 PM #10
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    We're HEELS, not hawks. Where do you get this shit at? There's nothing about a hawk in our name
     
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