Tim Crothers

Tim Crothers is a former senior writer at Sports Illustrated and current journalism professor at UNC Chapel Hill. He has authored notable sports books including The Man Watching, a biography of UNC women's soccer coach Anson Dorrance, co-authored Hard Work, the autobiography of UNC basketball coach Roy Williams, and The Queen of Katwe, the story of Ugandan chess champion Phiona Mutesi which was adapted into a Disney film. He resides in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with his wife and two children.