Question: Who is the basketball coach at the state university for the state that John Kerry's running mate was a senator?

Days before Kerry announced Edwards as his running mate, Kerry gave a short list of three candidates: Sen John Edwards, Rep Dick Gephardt, and Gov Tom Vilsack. Heading into the convention, the Kerry/Edwards ticket unveiled their new slogan—a promise to make America "stronger at home and more respected in the world." Kerry made his Vietnam War experience the prominent theme of the convention. On July 6, John Kerry selected John Edwards as his running mate, shortly before the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston, held later that month. In accepting the nomination, he began his speech with, "I'm John Kerry and I'm reporting for duty." He later delivered what may have been the speech's most memorable line when he said, "the future doesn't belong to fear, it belongs to freedom", a quote that later appeared in a Kerry/Edwards television advertisement. <SEP> ), former Vermont Governor Howard Dean and retired Army General Wesley Clark. His victory in the Iowa caucuses is widely believed to be the tipping point where Kerry revived his sagging campaign in New Hampshire and the February 3, 2004, primary states like Arizona, South Carolina and New Mexico. Kerry then went on to win landslide victories in Nevada and Wisconsin. Kerry thus won the Democratic nomination to run for President of the United States against incumbent George W. Bush. On July 6, 2004, he announced his selection of John Edwards as his running mate. Democratic strategist Bob Shrum, who was Kerry's 2004 campaign adviser, wrote an article in Time magazine claiming that after the election, Kerry had said that he wished he'd never picked Edwards, and that the two have since stopped speaking to each other. In a subsequent appearance on ABC's This Week, Kerry refused to respond to Shrum's allegation, calling it a "ridiculous waste of time." In the 2004 Democratic presidential primaries, John Kerry defeated several Democratic rivals, including Sen. John Edwards (D-North Carolina. <SEP> thomas joseph thibodeau jr. (/ ˈθɪbədoʊ / thib - ə - doh; born january 17, 1958) is an american basketball coach who is head coach and president of basketball operations of the minnesota timberwolves of the national basketball association (nba). since june 2013, he has served as an assistant coach for the usa basketball men's national team. <SEP> delmer william harris (june 18, 1937) is an american basketball coach who is currently the vice president of the texas legends, the nba d-league affiliate of the dallas mavericks. he served as a head coach for the nba's houston rockets, milwaukee bucks, and los angeles lakers, as well as the legends. he was also an assistant coach for the national basketball association's new jersey nets, chicago bulls, dallas mavericks, milwaukee bucks, and the houston rockets. <SEP> Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1973 -- 1978 Charles D. Owen HS 1978 -- 1988 North Carolina (assistant) 1988 -- 2003 Kansas 2003 -- present North Carolina Head coaching record Overall 842 -- 227 Accomplishments and honors Championships 3 × NCAA Division I Tournament (2005, 2009, 2017) 9 × NCAA Division I Regional -- Final Four (1991, 1993, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017) 3 × ACC Tournament (2007, 2008, 2016) 8 × ACC regular season (2005, 2007 -- 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017) 3 × Big 12 Tournament (1997 -- 1999) 4 × Big 12 regular season (1997, 1998, 2002, 2003) Big Eight Tournament (1992) 5 × Big Eight regular season (1991 -- 1993, 1995, 1996) Awards 2 × AP Coach of the Year (1992, 2006) Naismith College Coach of the Year (1997) 2 × Henry Iba Award (1990, 2006) 2 × ACC Coach of the Year (2006, 2011) 3 × Big 12 Coach of the Year (1997, 2002, 2003) 4 × Big Eight Coach of the Year (1990, 1992, 1995, 1996) John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching Award (2003) Adolph Rupp Cup (2006) Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2007 College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 Roy Williams Williams at a North Carolina press conference Sport (s) Basketball Current position Title Head coach Team North Carolina Conference ACC Record 424 -- 126 Biographical details (1950 - 08 - 01) August 1, 1950 (age 67) Marion, North Carolina Playing career 1968 -- 1969 North Carolina (J.V.)