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North Carolina Coach Roy Williams has surgery to remove tumor

By Chris Dufresne
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North Carolina basketball Coach Roy Williams underwent 3 1/2 hours of surgery Wednesday to remove a tumor on his right kidney.

Doctors said they did not know whether the tumor was cancerous but were confident Williams could soon resume his coaching duties.

“The surgery went well and according to plan,” Dr. Eric Wallen, professor of urology at the University of North Carolina, said in a statement. “Coach Williams did great. I fully expect him to coach this season and for years to come. He could miss some practice time if we perform another procedure sometime in October, but he would be able to resume his coaching duties prior to the start of the regular season.”

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Williams, 62, is set to begin his 10th season at North Carolina. His teams won NCAA championships in 2005 and 2009.

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Chris Dufresne

Chris Dufresne was the Los Angeles Times’ national college football/basketball columnist from 1995 to 2015. He also covered skiing at the Winter Olympics and wrote extensively on most sports. He is a multiple national award winner and was named 2011 California Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Assn. A Los Angeles native, he started at The Times in 1976 as a truck loader and literally worked his way up (two floors to be exact).

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