He played for Smith, and he's served as an assistant for Williams since 2012. North Carolina's past three coaches - Williams, Matt Doherty and Bill Guthridge - either played or served as an assistant coach for Dean Smith. Davis checks both boxes. MORE: Ranking the Final Four teams' chances to win it all North Carolina head coaching candidates Hubert Davis, UNC assistant coach Who are those potential replacements at North Carolina? Sporting News takes a closer look. That said, this is arguably the best job in college basketball and should attract an array of names from the college and NBA ranks. Williams' successor will face huge expectations at North Carolina. Thank you for all you have done and meant to everyone who plays and loves our game.
This is not an April Fools' Day joke.Īfter 33 years as a Hall of Fame head coach, our beloved Tar Heel Roy Williams is announcing his retirement. He's one of the most decorated coaches of all time. He finished with 903 wins, nine Final Four appearances and three national championships. Williams, 70, spent 15 seasons at Kansas before an 18-year stint with North Carolina. Then, Davis and his staff will have a better idea of what kinds of players they need to go after in the transfer portal, as UNC looks to rebound after two of the more mundane seasons in recent program history.Roy Williams retired Thursday after 33 years as a head coach. Garrison Brooks and Armando Bacot have yet to announce their future intentions, but with Day'Ron Sharpe and Walker Kessler already announcing their departures, retaining Brooks and/or Bacot is even more important. But then, immediately, it'll shift to re-recruiting the current players on the roster and then diving into the transfer portal.
Marks: Like I mentioned, filling out his bench will be Davis' first priority.
and in theory, at least, of the same style of basketball. But in many ways, hiring Davis represents a continuation of the "Carolina family". Current assistants Steve Robinson and Brad Frederick obviously know Davis and have worked well with him previously, but it would behoove the new head coach to surround himself with some more head-coaching experience. With that in mind, it'll be interesting to see what he does with his staff.
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Marks: One of the few questions surrounding Davis' hire is his relative lack of experience he's never been a head coach before at either the college or professional level. What to expect from Davis in first head-coaching gig Diversity, and better representation of UNC's players, absolutely mattered. Davis becoming the first Black head coach in program history isn't something to be dismissed here, either. Athletic director Bubba Cunningham had other "in the family" options to consider, like UNC Greensboro coach Wes Miller, but ultimately went with Davis. Davis has never been a head coach at any level, but as a former player under Dean Smith and more recently an assistant under Williams for nine seasons, he is the walking definition of an "in the family" hire. I am proud to lead this team, and I can't wait for all that comes next."ĭavis also spent 12 years in the NBA and seven years after that as a media personality for ESPN before Williams recruited him back to Chapel Hill.īrendan Marks, North Carolina beat writer: Davis had Williams' backing, and at North Carolina, that's worth more than gold. "I played here, I earned my degree here, I fell in love with my wife here, I got married here, I moved here after I retired from the NBA and I have raised my family here. This will be the first head-coaching gig for Davis, who played at North Carolina from 1988-1992, helping the Tar Heels earn two ACC tournament titles and advancing to the 1991 Final Four. "He teaches student-athletes on and off the court."ĭavis, 50, has served on the Tar Heels’ coaching staff as an assistant since 2012 and will be replacing the legendary Roy Williams, who announced his retirement from coaching last week.
"Hubert Davis is the best leader we can possibly have for our men's basketball program," UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham said. North Carolina hired Hubert Davis as its new men’s basketball coach, the school announced Monday.
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