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Updated at 3:12 p.m., Saturday, June 2, 2007

N.C.'s Roy Williams to speak at Hall of Honor banquet

Advertiser Staff

North Carolina basketball coach Roy Williams, one of the game's winningest coaches, will be the featured speaker at tomorrow's Honolulu Advertiser Hawaii High School Athletic Association Hall of Honor banquet.

The event — scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Waikiki — will honor 12 inductees into the Hall of Honor, which was established with its first class in 1983.

Williams coached the Tar Heels to the NCAA title in the 2004-05 season. He also coached at Kansas, where his teams averaged more than 27 wins a season. His career winning percentage as a coach is higher than .800.

The 12 inductees into the 25th Hall of Honor class are Reece Alnas (Kamehameha-Hawai'i), Jazzmin Awa-Williams (Konawaena), Brandon Hardin (Kamehameha), Keisha Kanekoa (Honoka'a), June Ann Lusk (Baldwin), Ashley Medcalf (Christian Academy), Spencer McLachlin (Punahou), Hoku Nohara (Kamehameha), Miah Ostrowski (Punahou), Keone Reyes (Kaimuki), Scott Smith (Saint Louis) and Richard Torres (Kahuku).