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The Associated Press
Remembering Roy's arrival
Editor's note: The following story was released by The Associated Press on July 9, 1988, when the University of Kansas announced the hiring of Roy Williams as coach of the Kansas men's basketball team.
Roy Williams became the seventh head basketball coach at the University of Kansas in 1988. Williams came to Kansas from North Carolina where he had been an assistant to Coach Dean Smith since 1978. He replaced Larry Brown who left to coach in the NBA after leading Kansas to the 1988 NCAA Championship. Williams accepted the head coaching position at North Carolina yesterday.
The Associated Press
Two transplanted Jayhawks—North Carolina coach Dean Smith and former Kansas coach Dick Harp—helped lead Kansas to Roy Williams as the successor of Larry Brown.
Athletic Director Bob Frederick relied on their recommendations in making the decision to hire Williams, an assistant at North Carolina for the last 10 years.
"Dick Harp and I both love KU, and we both know Roy better than anyone," Smith, who played for Kansas' 1952 NCAA champions, said.
"On one hand I hate to lose Roy. But if I have to, I'm glad it's to KU. I'm delighted for both Roy and KU. There's no doubt in my mind that Roy will do an outstanding job."
Harp, now an administrative assistant at North Carolina, began the campaign for Williams before the position ever opened. Smith continued the push a day after Brown resigned to join the San Antonio Spurs.
Frederick had both played for and served as a graduate assistant on Harp-coached Kansas teams in the early 1960s.
Frederick was in Springfield Mass., in May for the induction of former Jayhawks Clyde Lovellette and Ralph Miller into the Basketball Hall of Fame. He sat beside Harp at the banquet.
"Dick said to me. 'If you ever get into a situation where you need a coach, we have a tremendous young man on our campus,'" Frederick recalled. "Then he started talking about Roy Williams."
After Brown left Kansas for the NBA on June 15. Fredrick called Smith to offer him the job.
"He told me it would be hard to leave a school where the building is named after you," Fredrick said.
Frederick asked Smith whether there were any candidates he could recommend."He told me Roy Williams was soon going to be one of the best coaches in America," Frederick said.
Williams said he thought his chances were slim.
"Kansas is a great opportunity, and I knew a lot of people might have to turn this job down before it ever got to Roy Williams," he said.
One by one, the premier candidates dropped out.
Bobby Cremins of Georgia Tech. Eddie Fogler of Wichita
State, Gene Keady of Perdue and Mike Krzyzewski of Duke said they weren't interested.
Gary Williams of Ohio State and Charlie Spoonhour of Southwest Missouri State withdrew their names from consideration after discussing the position with Frederick.
Williams, 37, postponed a fourday vacation in Bermuda to fly to Kansas City and was offered the job late that night.
He becomes the seventh coach in the 90-year history of Kansas basketball, signing a four-year contract worth $78,000 annually.
"It if doesn't bother Bob Frederick," Williams said of his lack of head coaching experience, "it doesn't bother me."
Frederick said Williams' past recruiting success weighed in the decision to hire him.
Williams said he thought
Kansas was behind in its recruiting efforts this summer and that he planned to begin a recruiting evaluation trip.
Frederick also praised Williams for his reputation for integrity and organization and noted the parallels between the playing styles of North Carolina and Kansas.
Williams was a head coach of Charles D. Owen High School in Sawainnanoa, N.C., for five years (1974-78) and of the North Carolina junior varsity for eight years (1979-86).
He was elevated to chief recruiter on Smith's staff in 1986 when Fogler left to become the head coach at Wichita State.
"Last night they told me Kansas wins national championships every 37 years," Williams said. "I don't know if I can last that long, but I'm sure going to try."
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