Robert Willett/Raleigh News & Observer/TNS via Getty Images(BOSTON) — University of North Carolina basketball coach Roy Williams collapsed during the game against Boston College on Tuesday.
The 65-year-old, who has coached the Tar Heels since 2003, fell on the sidelines during the first media timeout of the second half.
A tweet from Carolina Basketball said the collapse was “due to dizziness” and “vertigo-related.”
Steve Kirschner, spokesman for UNC Athletic Department, said Williams “has a history of veritgo and occasionally it will flare up if he makes a sudden movement…”
Roy Williams’ collapse due to dizziness earlier this half was vertigo-related.
— Carolina Basketball (@UNC_Basketball) February 10, 2016
Another tweet said Williams was treated by UNC athletic trainer Doug Halverson as well as the medical staff and he was “feeling better.”
The coach will head back to Chapel Hill with the rest of the team Tuesday night, according to a tweet.
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