Hubert Davis to expand UNC basketball staff, embrace new era of college basketball

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The general landscape of college basketball has been an ever-rotating machine over the last five years. The introduction of the NIL and the abolishing of any former transfer penalties has led to a mass free agency in college athletics.

For North Carolina, the current system that they have been using, passed down from Dean Smith and Roy Williams to the now 54-year-old Hubert Davis, is a system that is proving futile in the new dominion of college basketball. The transfer portal did not bring any proven talent to help the Tar Heels last season, and the recruiting classes have been on par, if not sub-par, at best.

As a result, North Carolina is 13-10 overall this season, 6-5 in the ACC (barely hanging on to a .500 record), and was run over by their arch-rivals Duke in their latest game. All going to prove one fact is true: something has to change.

Many fans across the nation that dawn the Carolina blue think that this should be coach Davis’ last season. However, I would argue that the head coach is not the only problem that has led to the decline of the Tar Heels brand this season, it’s the lack of expanded staffing.

Interesting comments from Hubert Davis with @JonesAngell tonight on Hubert Davis Live:

“The old model of @UNC_Basketball (in terms of staff construction) doesn’t work.” Says the staff size will be increased.

“We are going to hire a GM.”

Full show in @carolina_pod feed later.

— Adam Lucas (@jadamlucas) February 4, 2025

That changes now. Hubert Davis announced today on Hubert Davis Live that “The old model of UNC basketball (in terms of staff construction) doesn’t work.” He went on to describe that North Carolina will hire a general manager for basketball, says Adam Lucas.

That position might sound familiar since the hiring of football coach Bill Belichick brought the first college general manager to Chapel Hill when Belichick hired Mike Lombardi to be his general manager. However, it is not just a football necessity nowadays. In June of 2022, the Blue Devils…

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Author : Tar Heels Wire

Publish date : 2025-02-04 01:03:00

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