The North Carolina Tar Heels have locked in one of the legendary coaches that is still finding a way to go in college basketball. The Tar Heels gave head coach Roy Williams an eight-year contract extension on Wednesday, locking him in through the 2027-2028 season. If he stays through the entire duration of this contract, he would be 77 years old in the final year. This comes to the surprise of nobody, as Williams has led North Carolina to three National Titles, five Final Fours, and eight ACC Championships.
Williams released a statement after the news, saying "I'm grateful and humbled in the University's continued faith in my leadership of the basketball program." The head coach, who formerly coached the Kansas Jayhawks, has been with the Tar Heels since the 2003 season, which is his second stint with the program. He worked as an assistant coach with the Heels from 1978-1988.
He has taken home the AP Coach of the Year award home once, which came in 2006, while taking home the ACC Coach of the Year home twice. Of his 848 career wins, 560 of them have come with the blue and white. With this new contract, his annual salary will increase from $2.1 million per year to $3 million by the final season. If you add the contract from his deal with Nike, Williams could be making up to $4 million by the 2027-2028 campaign.
Williams released a statement after the news, saying "I'm grateful and humbled in the University's continued faith in my leadership of the basketball program." The head coach, who formerly coached the Kansas Jayhawks, has been with the Tar Heels since the 2003 season, which is his second stint with the program. He worked as an assistant coach with the Heels from 1978-1988.
He has taken home the AP Coach of the Year award home once, which came in 2006, while taking home the ACC Coach of the Year home twice. Of his 848 career wins, 560 of them have come with the blue and white. With this new contract, his annual salary will increase from $2.1 million per year to $3 million by the final season. If you add the contract from his deal with Nike, Williams could be making up to $4 million by the 2027-2028 campaign.
