North Carolina coach Roy Williams became the fifth active coach to reach 800 career wins on Monday after dominating Syracuse in the Dean Dome.
Williams became the second-fastest coach to reach the 800-win mark behind Adolph Rupp.
After the landmark win, the Hall of Fame coach was honored in a ceremony on the floor in front of the home fans. The university gave him a pretty nifty commemorative jersey.
.@UNC_Basketball HC Roy Williams presented with framed jersey honoring his 800th career win as college Head Coach....@WFMY@LizCrawfordWFMYpic.twitter.com/9p2tOlnyHy
— Brian Hall (@bhallwfmy) January 17, 2017
Perhaps the best gift came from UNC legend Michael Jordan, who gifted him a custom pair of Jordan sneakers signed by MJ himself. UNC players were absolutely stunned with the icy kicks.
And here's a closer look at those beauties:
😍😍😍#GetIntoItpic.twitter.com/7plmNBffgv
— Carolina Basketball (@UNC_Basketball) January 17, 2017
After the game Williams said the best news was not dying. Getting to 800 wins and stacking up some memorabilia from MJ probably ranks closely below that.
