Roy Williams timeline

July 8, 1988: Kansas University names Roy Williams its seventh head coach, replacing Larry Brown.

Nov. 25, 1988: Williams wins first game as head coach with 94-81 victory against Alaska-Anchorage.

Feb. 22, 1989: Iowa State defeats KU 97-89 at Ames, extending KU’s losing streak to eight games. The Jayhawks lose nine of their final 12 games.

Nov. 11, 1989: Kansas defeats top-ranked UNLV, 91-77, in Preseason NIT semifinals.

Feb. 26, 1991: Kansas defeats Iowa State, 88-57, and clinches share of Williams’ first Big Eight title.

March 23, 1991: Williams earns first Final Four berth with 93-81 victory against Arkansas 81.

March 30, 1991: Williams defeats North Carolina and mentor Dean Smith, 79-73, in national semifinal in Indianapolis. Duke defeats KU in the title game 72-65, two days later.

March 13, 1992: Williams earns 100th win in KU’s 84-66 win against Colorado in first round of Big Eight Tournament.

March 27, 1993: KU topples No. 1-ranked Indiana, 83-77, to earn trip to Final Four.

April 3, 1993: KU losses to North Carolina 78-68 in the national semifinal.

Jan. 28, 1996: KU’s 88-73 victory against Nebraska is Williams’ 200th victory.

Feb. 24, 1996: KU’s 77-66 victory against Kansas State clinches the final Big Eight Conference crown.

Feb. 1, 1997: KU starts season 22-0 with 82-77 win against Nebraska.

Feb. 22, 1997: KU clinches first Big 12 conference title with 78-58 win against Kansas State.

March 21, 1997: Eventual national champion Arizona stuns top-ranked KU 85-82 in the Sweet 16 at Birmingham, Ala. Williams’ best KU team finishes 34-2.

Nov. 19, 1997: KU’s 75-62 win against Western Kentucky in second round of the Preseason NIT is Williams’ 250th victory.

Jan. 10, 1998: Williams sets NCAA record for wins in first 10 seasons with 102-72 victory against Texas.

Jan. 24, 1998: Jayhawks set school record with 56 straight home wins after 88-49 romp against Texas Tech 49.

Feb. 20, 1999: KU’s 60-50 win at Oklahoma is Williams’ 300th.

July 7, 2000: Williams turns down head coaching position at North Carolina, following Bill Guthridge’s retirement. More than 16,000 fans celebrate the news at Memorial Stadium.

Feb. 21, 2001: Kansas beats Colorado, 91-79, and Williams passes Ted Owens for second place on Jayhawks’ all-time coaching list with 349 victories.

March 24, 2002: KU defeats Oregon, 104-86, and advances to Final Four for first time since 1993.

January 15, 2003: Williams achieves 400th win as KU defeats Wyoming 98-70.

March 9, 2003: KU defeats Missouri 79-74 to win ninth conference title.

April 7, 2003: KU loses to Syracuse 81-78 in the national title game in New Orleans.

April 14, 2003: Williams leaves Kansas to become the head coach at North Carolina.