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Roy Williams to remain at Kansas.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service

| July 06, 2000 | Williams, Van | COPYRIGHT 1999 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

LAWRENCE, Kan. _ With two words Thursday night, Roy Williams slam-dunked a week of speculation about him leaving Kansas for North Carolina's basketball coaching job.

"I'm staying," Williams said, smiling as cheering erupted from the thousands of fans gathered outside in Kansas' Memorial Stadium.

Williams' decision, anticipated since Bill Guthridge announced his retirement as North Carolina coach a week ago, was aired on a giant screen inside Memorial Stadium.

Williams discussed, debated and delayed his decision until just hours before today, his self-imposed deadline.

He said his past and current players were the primary reason he chose …

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