UNC Basketball: Head coaches that could replace Roy Williams at UNC

GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA - MARCH 11: Head coach Roy Williams of the North Carolina Tar Heels reacts during their game against the Syracuse Orange in the second round of the 2020 Men's ACC Basketball Tournament at Greensboro Coliseum on March 11, 2020 in Greensboro, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) /

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LOUISVILLE, KY – FEBRUARY 02: Head coach Roy Williams of the North Carolina Tar Heels sits with assistants Steve Robinson, Hubert Davis and Brad Frederick during the game against the Louisville Cardinals at KFC YUM! Center on February 2, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

Keeping It Heel takes a look at possible replacements for former UNC basketball head coach Roy Williams

With the announcement of Roy Williams’ retirement on Thursday morning, talk immediately began about who the next head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels would be. Names began getting thrown around within minutes of the news, and range anywhere from within the UNC basketball program, to former players and coaches, and even guys that are currently under contract in the NBA.

Will the Tar Heels look to stay within the Carolina family for their next head coach? Will they look around the college basketball coaching ranks for an established outsider, or maybe an up-and-coming youngster at a small school? Is there any possibility that they look to somebody in the NBA that might be on the way out of their current position, and has interest in re-joining the college ranks?

We take a look at some of the names being thrown around, and some of the more likely possibilities to take over the Tar Heels in the fall of 2021.

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