North Carolina's Roy Williams 'OK' after collapsing during timeout
North Carolina head coach Roy Williams collapsed during a timeout in the second half of Tuesday's game against Boston College.
Williams was immediately taken to the locker room and assistant coach Steve Robinson assumed the head duties for the rest of the game.
A team spokesperson told Andrew Carter of the Charlotte Observer shortly afterwards that Williams is "doing OK."
Steve Kirschner tells us that Roy's collapse was "vertigo related." Says Williams moved his head abruptly and that caused the issue.
— Andrew Carter (@_andrewcarter) February 10, 2016
Williams addressed the media after the game and offered an update on his status.
"What I want to do is tell you I'm alive, I'm well. I'm kicking. I'm not well, mentally."
The 65-year-old added that he decided to stay in the locker room as the game approached its final minutes to avoid being a distraction.
Roy walking us through his vertigo diagnosis. Says he's been diagnosed with vertigo several times. "Benign positional vertigo," he says.
— Andrew Carter (@_andrewcarter) February 10, 2016
The Tar Heels pulled out a narrow 68-65 victory over the Golden Eagles.
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