The Legendary Legacy of Coach Roy Williams

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Williams returns home to coach alma mater

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Associated Press


CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- In the end, Roy Williams knew it was time to return to his roots, to the storied program in powder blue where he learned his craft as an assistant at his beloved alma mater.

Roy Williams was introduced as the new coach of the UNC tarheels today before a standing room only crowd on the campus of the Univeristy of North Carolina.

Williams has been asked to lead a team of Legends to another crack at an NCAA title.

Williams fought back tears as Coach Dean Smith handed over the keys to a long storied and respected program. " I'am extremly excited at the prospect of being trusted with such an elite program, at the best university in the country" "We Will Win a Title I gauruntee it."

Williams has a huge task at hand. Although his roster is packed with stars, this team will take on other legendary players week after week in their quest for greatness.

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UNC Roster *Probable Starter
PG
#31 6'3 Kenny Smith *
#22 6'1 Ed Cota
#24 6'6 Rashard McCants

SG
#23 6'6 Michael Jordan *
#40 6'4 Joseph Forte
#42 6'6 Jerry Stackouse

SF
#15 6'7 Vince Carter*
#12 6'7 Rick Fox
#34 6'8 George Lynch

PF
#30 6'11 Rasheed Wallace*
#13 6'9 J.R. Reid
#52 6'9 James Worthy
#33 6'7 Antwan Jamison*

C
#43 7'0 Brad Daughtery
#0 7'0 Eric Montross
#41 6'10 Sam Perkins

Non Conference Schedule (all teams have their schools legends on their roster)
@UCONN
Jacksonville
Syracuse#11
Black Jack Shootout
@Ohio St.#8
Kentucky#14
Central Michigan
@St. Johns
Indiana State
Kansas #1
Georgetown #4
Miami Ohio
Kent St
Alabama

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The UNC Tarheels open their Legendary season tonight in Storrs Connecticut. The Tar Heels come into tonights contest ranked #2 in the country. UNC is led by their 6'6 freshman sensation Michael Jordan. #23 does it all defend score pass whatever is asked of him.
UCONN comes into the matchup (2-0) boasting an all star lineup of its own, legends such as Ray Allen , Cliff Robinson, Ben Gordon, Khalid El Emin, Richard Hamilton, Omeka Okafor, Scott Burrell, Donyell Marshall, and Josh Boone.

Sarting Lineups

UCONN

PG #42 Khalid El Amin 5'10
SG #34 Ray Allen 6'5
SF #32 Richard Hamilton 6'6
PF #0 Clifford Robinson 6'11
C #50 Omeka Okafor 6'9

UNC
#31 PG Kenny Smith 6'3
#23 SG Micahael Jordan 6'6
#15 SF Vince Carter 6'7
#33 PF Antwan Jamison 6'7
#30 PF Rasheed Wallace 6'11

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STORRS, Conn. (AP)—Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun got a response from his team that he had hoped to avoid seeing.

The Huskies (2-1) got an eyeful of North Carolina's Michael Jordan on Monday. Jordan opened his freshman campaign with 37 points against a relentless UCONN lineup.

UConn lost 95-90 at home, stumbling along the way with 7 turnovers. The Huskies coaching staff was furrious as Connecticut failed to find an answer for Jordan and Rasheed Wallace. Calhoun said he would “show his team just how bad they were during practice next week.”

Coach Roy Williams looked very relaxed in his coaching debut. Coach Williams recounted his teams demeanor before tip off. " I thought the guys had an excellent week of practice, we studied film on Ray Allen, If we could hold him below his average we felt like we would be victorious."
Allen was held to a season low 11 points. UCONN's Cliff Robinson led his team with 26 points and 7 rebounds.

UNC takes on (1-0) Jacksonville on Sunday. Jacksonville is a formidable opponent even though they play in a mid major conference their team has some major players. They are led by 7'3 center Artis Gilmore and their flashy high rising PG Dee Brown.

Scoring 1st 2nd total
UNC 46 49 95
UCONN 47 43 90

UCONN
K. El Amin 14pts 14ast
R. Allen 11pts 5reb 3ast
R. Hamilton 19pts
C. Robinson 26pts 7reb 3ast
E. Okafor 8pts 1 reb

UNC
Kenny Smith 13pts 2reb 4ast
Michael Jordan 37pts 4ast
Vince Carter 6pts
Antwan Jamison 0 pts 4reb 2ast 2blks
Rasheed Wallace 20pts 7reb 3ast 2stl
James Worthy 15pts 4rebs off the bench

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UNC (1-0) JU(1-0)Starting Lineups
UNC
#31 PG Kenny Smith 6'3
#23 SG Micahael Jordan 6'6
#15 SF Vince Carter 6'7
#33 PF Antwan Jamison 6'7
#30 PF Rasheed Wallace 6'11

JU
#4 PG Dee Brown 6'1
#14 SG Leon Benbow 6'4
#32 SF Otis Smith 6'6
#50 PF Pembrook Burroughs 7'0
#53 C Artis Gilmore 7'2

Key player
UNC Michael Jordan 6'6 195 lbs Wilmington N.C. 37.0ppg 4.0rpg

Jordan is a nightmare to guard one on one. His ability to slash to the hole and his knack for moving without the ball gives him a variety of ways for him to create his own shot.

JU Artis Gilmore 7'2 Center Chipley Florida 9.0ppg 23.0rpg 3.0stpg 3.0bpg

Gilmore is an intimidating giant in the low post. His ability to vaccum rebounds off the rim and his stellar shot blocking makes him one of the best Centers in the country, Artis can change the flow of the game by himself.

Historical player spotlight from Wikipedia.

Artis Gilmore (born September 21, 1949, in Chipley, Florida) is a former professional basketball player in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "The A-Train" for his unprententious but dominating style of play, the durable 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) Gilmore once played in 670 consecutive games.

He played college basketball at Gardner-Webb Junior College and Jacksonville University, leading the Dolphins to the NCAA title game in 1970. During the two years Gilmore played NCAA basketball at Jacksonville, he became one of the few college players ever to average at least 20 points and 20 rebounds over a career. He led the NCAA in rebounding both years, and his career average of 22.7 rebounds per game is still the highest in NCAA Division I history.

He began his professional career with the Kentucky Colonels of the American Basketball Association and played there for the Louisville team until the league folded in 1976. As a rookie in 1972, Gilmore had the rare distinction of being selected both the league Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year. Gilmore led the ABA four times in rebounding average, twice in both field goal percentage and blocks per game, and once in personal fouls. He was named to the All-ABA First team five straight seasons, and was named to the ABA's All-Defense team four times. He played in the ABA All-Star Game all five years he played in the ABA, and was named the game's MVP in 1974. In 1975, he led Kentucky to the ABA championship and was named the Playoffs MVP. During his ABA career, Gilmore established ABA records for career field goal percentage (0.557), career blocked shots (750), blocked shots in a season (287 in the 1973-74 season), and rebounds in a game (40).

Gilmore was chosen with the 1st overall pick in the 1976 ABA dispersal draft by the Chicago Bulls. He played for Chicago through the 1982 season (rejoined the team for part of the 1988 season, after which he was traded to the San Antonio Spurs, where he played through the 1987 season. He ended his NBA career with the Boston Celtics in 1988. Gilmore played in a total of six NBA All-Star Games. He led the NBA in field goal percentage in four consecutive seasons, including a career best .670 during the 1980-81 season — the third highest percentage in NBA history. Gilmore remains the NBA's career leader in field goal percentage (minimum 2000 shots made) with a 59.9 percentage. Gilmore also led the NBA in turnovers once (during the 1977-78 season).

He then played the 1988-1989 season with Arimo Bologna of the Italian league, where he averaged 12.3 points and 11.0 rebounds and made the European All-Star Team.

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) -- Michael Jordan turned in another stellar performance last night agianst the Jacksonville University Dolphins. Jordan repeatedly sliced and diced defenders all night. The Tar Heels did more than enough to justify being ranked 2nd in the Nation behind the Kansas Jayhawks.

Jordan had 34 points to continue his early-season scoring binge. Rasheed Wallace added 15 points for the Tar Heels (2-0, 0-0 ACC),
When asked about his tremendous scoring ability, Jordan replied "I think that is the result of hardwork and some tough games with my brothers back in Wilmington," Brothers or no brothers Jordan can definately score.

[B]Scoring 1st 2nd total

UNC 29 47 76

JU 28 32 60


UNC
Kenny Smith 6pts 1reb 2ast 3stls
Michael Jordan 34pts 4reb 5ast
Vince Carter 14pts 2reb 2stls
Antwan Jamison 4pts 9rebs
Rasheed Wallace 15pts 5reb

JU
Dee Brown 7pts 6ast
Leon Benbow 21pts 1reb 2ast 2stl
Otis Smith 11pts 1reb
Pembrook Burroughs 8pts 6reb 1ast
Artis Gilmore 6pts 15rebs 1ast 1stl 2blk

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Coleman Hailed as Campus Hero!



In a closely contested game between #2 North Carolina (2-1) and #9 Syracuse University (5-1), the visiting Orangemen won 97-96. Sophmore Power Forward Derick Coleman hit a shot at the buzzer giving Syracuse a 1 point win. UNC had been riding the hot hand of freshman Michael Jordan whose 18 ft jumper with six seconds remaining appeared to give the Tarheels their third straight victory.

Syracuse coach Jim Boehiem called an immediate timeout to call one last play. Guarrd Dave Bing recieved the inbound pass, Bing fired a long baseball pass to an open Coleman. Coleman after catching the pass pivoted and fired the ball with 1 tick left on the clock, swish.... and with that the Syracuse Orangemen were victorious.

Scoring 1st 2nd total
UNC 36 60 96
Syracuse 39 58 97

Syracuse
Dave Bing 34pts 8ast 2stl
Lawrence Moten 7pts 1reb 8ast
Carmelo Anthony 8pts 2reb 2ast 1stl
Derrick Coleman 19pts 1reb 1ast
Rony Seiklay 12pts 9reb 3ast 1stl

UNC
Kenny Smith 21pts 5ast
Michael Jordan 27pts 1reb 9ast 1stl
Vince Carter 33pts 1reb 1ast 2stl
Antwan Jamison 6pts 9reb 4ast 3stl
Rasheed Wallace 7pts 4reb 3ast 1stl


Historic Player Spotlight WikipediDavid Bing (born November 24, 1943, in Washington, D.C.) is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA, primarily for the Detroit Pistons from 1966 to 1975. An All-Star, he went on to spend two years with the Washington Bullets and one with the Boston Celtics before retiring at the conclusion of the 1977-78 season.
The career of Dave Bing began in 1959 where he played at the S*****rn, Washington D.C. high school, where he was a three-year letter winner, he was an all-Inter High, an All-Metro, an All-East member and in 1962 was in Parade magazine and was a male member of the All-American Team. After that he attended Syracuse University,where he led the Syracuse in scoring as a sophomore (22.2) in 1964, (23.2) as a junior in 1965, and a senior (28.4) in 1966, that year he was 5th in the nation in scoring, he was Syracuse's first consensus All-American in 39 years, named to The Sporting News All-America First Team, and was named Syracuse Athlete Of The Year. His number 22 has been retired at Syracuse University.