UNC’s Williams makes it clear: ‘I’m a college coach’

North Carolina coach Roy Williams, who was mentioned for the job opening of the Los Angeles Lakers, did his best to squash those rumors, reiterating his position that “I’m a college coach.”

Williams’ name came up after Mike D’Antoni resigned as the Lakers coach last week. The Lakers finished the 2013-14 season 27-55, the worst 82-game record in team history.

The 63-year-old Williams has spent his entire career in the collegiate ranks.

“I’ve always felt like that I’m a college coach and that’s where I belong,” Williams said on FOX Sports Radio on Wednesday. “(Lakers general manager) Mitch Kupchak is one of my best friends in the whole wide world, there’s no question there, but I’m a college guy and if somebody calls and offers me the greatest job in the world, it better be really good because I feel like I’ve got about the greatest job in the world.”

Williams declined to interview for the Lakers job in 2004. Kupchak is a North Carolina alumnus.