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North Carolina has its next basketball coach, as it intends to hire former Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone for its vacancy, three people close to the situation confirmed to USA TODAY Sports on Monday, April 6.
Malone was fired by the Nuggets before the playoffs in 2025, two years after winning the NBA Finals with the organization. The 54-year-old coach last coached in college in 2001 as an assistant at Manhattan, after stints at Oakland (1994-95) and Providence (1995-98).
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Malone’s daughter, Bridget Malone, plays volleyball at North Carolina.
In 10 seasons with the Nuggets, Malone went 471-327 (.590), reached the playoffs six times and won the 2023 NBA championship.
This story will be updated. John Brice contributed to this report.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: UNC basketball hires Michael Malone as next head coach
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