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By Ryan Shepard Apr 6, 2021 Hubert Davis has been hired as the next head basketball coach at the University of North Carolina. Davis is the first Black man to hold this role at the university. "I am honored and humbled to be given the opportunity to lead this program," he said. "I would not be here without Coach Dean Smith, Coach Bill Guthridge and Coach Roy Williams; they taught me so much -- and Im eager to walk their path in my shoes and with my personality. I also would not be here with...

North Carolina Tar Heels hire Hubert Davis as new basketball coach, replacing retired Roy Williams play What was Roy Williams role in Hubert Davis hiring? (1:53) UNC beat writer C.L. Brown joins Chiney & Golic Jr. to talk about North Carolinas new head coach Hubert Davis and how much of an impact Roy Williams had on the hiring. (1:53) North Carolina has promoted longtime assistant Hubert Davis to replace Roy Williams as the Tar Heels new head basketball coach, the school announced Monday. Davis...

The University Board of Trustees is meeting this afternoon to consider a contract.

Updated: 1:53 PM EDT Apr 4, 2021 Associated Press North Carolina now faces the challenge of finding Roy Williams’ successor.The Hall of Fame coach is retiring from the Tar Heels’ storied men’s basketball program, opening the job for the first time in nearly two decades. That leaves athletics director Bubba Cunningham directing the highest-profile coaching search of his nearly decade-long tenure at UNC, with Williams set to have at least some input.Click the video pl...

There Appears To Be 1 Leading Candidate At North Carolina CLEVELAND, OHIO - DECEMBER 19: R.J. Davis #4 DayRon Sharpe #11 and Armando Bacot #5 of the North Carolina Tar Heels celebrate during the final minutes of the second half against the Kentucky Wildcats at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on December 19, 2020 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Tar Heels defeated the Wildcats 75-63. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) Legendary Tar Heels head coach Roy Williams announced his retirement earlier this week. A ...

By AARON BEARDApril 2, 2021 GMT North Carolina Head Basketball Coach Roy Williams speaks with members of the media during a news conference, Thursday, April 1, 2021, in Chapel Hill, N.C. Williams is retiring after 33 seasons and 903 wins as a college basketball head coach. The Hall of Fame coach led the University of North Carolina to three NCAA championships in 18 seasons as head coach of the Tar Heels. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) North Carolina Head Basketball Coach Roy Williams speaks with membe...

Leading options to replace Roy Williams at North Carolina include Hubert Davis, Steve Robinson and Wes Miller.

Mar 2, 2021 The following is excerpted from Rebound: From Pain to Passion—Leadership Lessons Learned by Matt Doherty. Copyright © 2021 by Matt Doherty. Used by permission of Sports Publishing Group, an imprint of Clovercroft Publishing. I thought I would be in South Bend forever. We had a great season. Recruiting was going well. We received a big-time commitment from high school point guard Chris Thomas from Indiana. Notre Dame hadn’t gotten the best players in the state with Bobby Knight ...

SUNDAY 7:30 p.m. A joint statement from the president of Duke University Hospital and senior vice president of Duke University Health System said it is preparing to expand its vaccination clinics to receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccine -- at this time they are unaware wen they will receive its allocation. 7 p.m. UNC Health expects to receive 4,100 Johnson & Johnson doses this week, 3,600 of which will go to UNCs largest vaccination clinic, the Friday Center. Since the clinic opened on Jan. 11,...

Some COVID-19 restrictions in North Carolina were lifted Friday evening.