North Carolina coach Roy Williams, second from right, is presented with a jersey in recognition of his 600th career coaching victory. North Carolina beat Nevada, 80-73, Sunday in Chapel Hill, N.C. Chancellor Holden Thorp, from left, Deon Thompson, Marcus Ginyard and Athletic Director Dick Baddour, right, look on. Williams was sporting a sling after recent shoulder surgery.

Chapel Hill, N.C. ? Roy Williams’ milestone victories are starting to blend together for No. 11 North Carolina.

The Tar Heels gave their Hall of Fame coach his 600th career win Sunday night, a triumph over pesky Nevada behind a career-high 23 points from Deon Thompson.

“We went in the locker room, and I was thinking, ‘I was just here,’ and it was for his 500th win,” Thompson said. “Now I’m here for his 600th. It feels like I’ve been here forever, but it’s definitely cool to be part of coach Williams’ history and Carolina history.”

Things were sticky for a while before Williams became the 33rd coach in Div. I history to reach 600 wins. He’s the third-fastest in NCAA history to get there. Williams, who spent 15 years at Kansas before taking over his alma mater in 2003, improved to 600-139 in his 22nd season.

“I don’t think you’ll ever hear Roy Williams say, ‘I won 500 or I won 600,”‘ the coach said. “I’d say, ‘We won this, and we won that,’ and that’s really what I believe. I’m not being corny. … I’ve been at two great institutions, I’ve been in places that really are passionate about basketball.”