University of North Carolina Athletics
University of North Carolina Athletics • • sports
Key Points:
- The University of North Carolina will not retain Hubert Davis as head coach of the men's basketball team after five seasons, following a recommendation by athletic director Bubba Cunningham and executive associate athletic director Steve Newmark, accepted by Chancellor Lee H. Roberts.
- UNC praised Davis for his contributions as a player, assistant coach, head coach, and community leader, but emphasized the need to move forward to achieve more consistent elite-level competition.
- A national search for a new head coach is underway, with Cunningham and Newmark leading the process and assisted by executive search firm Turnkey ZRG, alongside an advisory group of former players, coaches, and supporters.
- Hubert Davis played for UNC from 1988-1992, spent 12 seasons in the NBA, served as an assistant coach under Roy Williams for nine years, and became head coach in April 2021 after Williams' retirement.
- UNC will honor the terms of Davis' contract as the transition takes place.
