Coaches this year are dressing casually, a concession to the fact that there are no fans in the stands during the pandemic. As part of that, UNC coach Roy Williams has been wearing a different pair of Air Jordans each game.
“Last summer the ACC head coaches had a (weekly) call,” Williams recalled. “We talked all summer, and one thing we talked about was what we were going to wear during our games. The NBA in their bubble just wore polo-type shirts, and everybody wanted to do that. I said, ‘Guys, I’ve got to think this through. Coach (Dean) Smith always said, ‘If you want to be respected like a businessman or a professional, you should dress like one.’ Before he passed away, I never asked him if I could change. Every game that’s counted on the record—not exhibitions but every game that counted except Maui or Nassau, I wore