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Countdown to Tipoff: North Carolina Tar Heels

Roy Williams, North Carolina Head Coach

Named the 18th head basketball coach at the University of North Carolina on April 14, 2003, Roy Williams begins his 10th season at North Carolina and 25th overall as a head coach ... Williams guided the Tar Heels to a 32-6 overall record, the ACC regular season title and a spot in the NCAA Tournament's Elite Eight in 2012... with a 675-169 (.800) career mark, Williams is one of only two coaches in NCAA history to win 30 or more games at least 10 times ... Williams led Kansas and North Carolina to 20 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances (1990-to-2009) and is the only coach to win an NCAA Tournament game in 20 consecutive seasons ... he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on September 7, 2007 ... in 2008-09, the Tar Heels captured their second NCAA title in five years and fifth overall, defeating Michigan State 89-72 at Detroit's Ford Field ... in 2004-05, he led the Tar Heels to their first NCAA title since 1992-93, defeating Illinois 75-70 ... Williams earned National Coach of the Year honors by the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) and AP and ACC Coach of the Year by ACSMA in 2005-06 ... in 15 seasons at the University of Kansas, Williams compiled a 418-101 (.805) record and directed the Jayhawks to 14 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances -- the fourth-longest streak by a coach in NCAA Tournament history ... at Kansas, Williams earned National Coach of the Year honors in 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1997 and was named the Big Eight/Big 12 Coach of the Year in nearly half (7 of 15) of his seasons in the conference ... he was an assistant coach under Dean Smith at North Carolina for 10 seasons (1979-88) ... he enters the 2012-13 season 25 wins shy of 700.

Returning players

Dexter Strickland, Sr., Guard
Started 19 games a year ago before suffering a season-ending injury on Jan. 19 ... averaged 7.5 points and 2.1 assists in 24.3 minutes per game ... shot .570 from the floor ... had six games with 10-or-more points and had two or more steals 10 times ... leads all current Tar Heels in career points scored (617), assists (192), steals (104), games played (92) and starts (59).

Reggie Bullock, Jr., Guard
Started 18 games as a sophomore in 2011-12, averaging 8.8 points and 5.1 rebounds per game ... moved into the starting lineup after the season-ending injury to Dexter Strickland ... UNC was 16-3 with Bullock in the starting lineup ... averaged 8.4 points coming off the bench in the first 19 games and 9.3 points as a starter ... scored 10-or-more points 19 times last year ... led UNC in three-pointers made (71).

James Michael McAdoo, So., Forward
Averaged 6.1 points and 3.9 rebounds in 38 games (3 starts) as a freshman in 2011-12 ... scored in double figures six times with a season-high 17 against Vermont in the second round of the NCAA Tournament ... averaged 10.0 points and 4.8 rebounds over the last eight games of the season ... averaged 11.8 points and 4.0 rebounds in UNC's four NCAA Tournament games.

P.J. Hairston, So., Guard
North Carolina's seventh-leading scorer as a freshman a year ago at 5.7 points per game ... scored 13 points against Florida State in the ACC Tournament championship game, his top output in ACC play ... had seven games with 10-or-more points, including a career-high 19 points versus South Carolina (N25).

Leslie McDonald, Jr., Guard
Missed the entire 2011-12 season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee on July 14, 2011 ... was UNC's fifth-leading scorer (7.0) in 2010-11 with 10 double-figure scoring games, including five in ACC play.