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WILLIAMS' HEAD-COACHING RECORD AT KANSAS
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Year
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W
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L
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Pct.
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Postseason
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1988-89
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19
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12
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.613
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1989-90
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30
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5
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.857
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NCAA Tournament, Second Round
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1990-91
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27
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8
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.771
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NCAA Final Four, Second Place
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1991-92
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27
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5
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.844
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NCAA Tournament, Second Round
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1992-93
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29
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7
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.806
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NCAA Final Four
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1993-94
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27
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8
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.771
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NCAA Tournament, Sweet 16
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1994-95
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25
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6
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.806
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NCAA Tournament, Sweet 16
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1995-96
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29
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5
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.853
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NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
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1996-97
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34
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2
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.944
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NCAA Tournament, Sweet 16
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1997-98
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35
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4
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.897
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NCAA Tournament, Second Round
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1998-99
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23
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10
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.697
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NCAA Tournament, Second Round
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1999-00
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24
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10
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.706
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NCAA Tournament, Second Round
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2000-01
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26
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7
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.788
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NCAA Tournament, Sweet 16
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2001-02
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33
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4
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..892
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Final Four (lost in semifinals)
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2002-03
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30
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8
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.789
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Final Four (lost in finals)
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Totals
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418
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101
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.805
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NCAA Tournament: 34-14
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Williams timeline
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Aug. 1, 1950
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Born in Spruce Pine, N.C. Grew up in Biltmore, N.C.
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1964-68
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Four year letter-winner in basketball and baseball at T.C. Robertson High School in Asheville, N.C. Named all-county and all-state in basketball (1967, 1968).
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1968-69
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Played freshman year at University of North Carolina as a non-scholarship player.
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Spring, 1972
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Graduated UNC with a bachelor's degree in education.
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Spring, 1973
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Earned master's degree in teaching (M.A.T.) from UNC.
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1973-1978
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Began coaching career at Swannonoa (N.C.) Owen High School. Also coached golf and football. Served as athletic director for two years.
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1978-88
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Served as an assistant coach at UNC under Dean Smith. While at UNC, Williams was part of Carolina's NCAA title-winning team in 1981-82.
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July 8, 1988
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Hired as head coach at Kansas.
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Nov. 25, 1988
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First game and first win on the Jayhawks bench (94-81 vs. Alaska Anchorage in the Great Alaska Shootout).
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Nov. 11. 1989
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Williams' first win over a No. 1 team came with a 91-77 victory over UNLV in Preseason NIT semifinals.
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Feb. 26, 1991
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Clinched a share of first Big Eight title with an 88-57 victory over Iowa State.
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March 23, 1991
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Earned first Final Four berth.
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March 13, 1992
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Earned 100th win (84-66 vs. Colorado in Big Eight Tournament).
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Jan. 28, 1996
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Reached 200 wins faster than any coach in Big Eight history with an 88-73 win over Nebraska.
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Feb. 1, 1997
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Williams' Kansas team sets a school record with its 22-0 mark after an 82-77 win over Nebraska in OT.
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Feb. 22, 1997
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Clinched first Big 12 title with a 78-58 win over Kansas State.
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Jan. 24, 1998
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Set school record with 56 consecutive home wins following an 88-49 win over Texas Tech.
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Feb. 20, 1999
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Reached 300 wins faster than any coach in NCAA history with a 60-50 victory over Oklahoma.
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July 6, 2000
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Announces that he will stay at Kansas rather than take the head-coaching position at North Carolina. |
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Feb. 21, 2001
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Beat Colorado, moving him to second on the all-time Kansas wins list for coaches with 349.
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March 24, 2002
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Beats Oregon to reach Final Four for first time since 1993. Kansas loses to Maryland in semifinals.
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April 7, 2003
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Loses to Syracuse in NCAA title game. In postgame interview with CBS, Williams is terse and curses when asked at North Carolina job.
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April 14, 2003
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Williams leaves afternoon meeting with Kansas players in tears, is introduced as North Carolina coach seven hours later in Chapel Hill.
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