Scott McClurg/Journal-World PhotoRoy Williams, his wife, Wanda, and assistants Joe Holladay and Steve Robinson, returned to Lawrence from Chapel Hill, N.C., today.
The four landed a few minutes before 3 p.m. at Lawrence Municipal Airport in the same Cessna plane that took them to UNC Monday for Williams’ news conference where he accepted the head coaching position. The group left the plane, got in Williams’ car and left the airport.
“I love this place,” Williams said. “I’ve loved it for 15 years, loved my players for 15 years, and loved the treatment and hopefully that time will help.”
Williams said he would attend Thursday’s end-of-year awards ceremony “to support those players.”
When asked if he would give his input in KU’s search for his replacement, Williams said, “If somebody wants my opinion, they’ll tell me and I’ll give that, but Kansas basketball was really good before Roy Williams got here and it’ll be really good after he leaves, too.”
Video: Interview with Williams.
Sunflower Broadband Channel 6 will carry the KU Men’s Basketball Awards Ceremony live in its entirety Thursday night. Coverage from the Lied Center begins at 7 p.m.
