Top 5 Hubert Davis replacements as next North Carolina basketball coach

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On Tuesday evening, North Carolina basketball made the expected decision to fire head coach Hubert Davis. The move came on the heels of a 19-point blown lead against No. 11 seed VCU in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, and now the Tar Heels will head into the most talked-about coaching search in the country over the next few weeks.

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When Davis made the national title game in his first year as head coach, it looked like he would be in Chapel Hill for a long time. However, two-straight first-round exits have led to his departure.

Now, it sounds as if North Carolina is going after an established coach with a track record of winning to replace Davis and bring the program back to the consistent, elite level that it is used to competing at.

Here are the five best options that North Carolina should be going after now that the Davis fire is official.

Billy Donovan, Chicago Bulls HC

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Billy Donovan has been an NBA head coach since 2015, but it sounds like he and the Chicago Bulls may be heading for a divorce at the end of the season. While this is a new era of college basketball, Donovan is a proven winner at the college level, winning back-to-back national titles at Florida in 2006 and 2007.

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Donovan would likely command a massive amount of money to come back to the college level, but getting one of the best coaches available would be a home run hire for the Tar Heels.

Tommy Lloyd, Arizona HC

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Tommy Lloyd has built Arizona into a premier contender in the  Big 12, so it will take a lot to pry him away from Tucson. However, North Carolina would likely be a step up in resources from Arizona and would give Lloyd an easier conference to coach in. The former Gonzaga assistant is a West Coast guy, but maybe the North Carolina gig would be enough to pull…

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Publish date : 2026-03-25 05:16:00

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