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Apr 13, 2021 CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — More than 100 former North Carolina men’s basketball and women’s soccer players are joining a group-licensing program allowing them to profit from their playing days with the Tar Heels. The school announced an agreement Tuesday with marketing and licensing agency The Brandr Group (TBG), allowing for merchandising licensed products such as school-branded apparel featuring those athletes’ names and jersey numbers after they have left school. Athletes in the group would share in profits from merchandising pursued by TBG. Men’s basketball players to...

NCAA Coach Trolled After Saying He's 'Proud' His Wife Is White KEY POINTS Former NBA player Hubert Davis becomes the first Black head coach of the University of North Carolina Tar Heels  Davis shared his thoughts on the matter The 50-year-old's comments drew confusion among college basketball followers The new North Carolina Tar Heels head coach has become a hot subject on the internet. On Monday, the University of North Carolina men’s basketball officially announced that Hubert Davis will be the team’s new head coach, replacing the now-retired Roy Williams. This makes him the first B...

North Carolina hires Hubert Davis as Roy Williams' successor By 28 Comments North Carolina hired Hubert Davis as its new men’s basketball coach, the school announced Monday. "Hubert Davis is the best leader we can possibly have for our men's basketball program," UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham said. "He teaches student-athletes on and off the court." Davis, 50, has served on the Tar Heels’ coaching staff as an assistant since 2012 and will be replacing the legendary Roy Williams, who announced his retirement from coaching last week. This will be the first head-coaching gig for D...

North Carolina Assistant Head Coach Hubert Davis with Roy Williams (Nell Redmond/USA TODAY Sports) The North Carolina Tar Heels have decided to promote Assistant Head Coach Hubert Davis to succeed Roy Williams at the head coaching position. Davis was picked over some other North Carolina family members like Wes Miller, Jerry Stackhouse, King Rice, and Steve Robinson. There was a report that the final decision came down to Hubert Davis or UNC Greensboro Head Coach Wes Miller. The era beyond Roy Williams has officially begun with Davis and his first goal will be to decide on his coaching staff ...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina didn't have to look far to find the successor to Hall of Fame coach Roy Williams or someone with a strong connection to the storied men's basketball program. The school turned to former Tar Heels player and assistant coach Hubert Davis as head coach Monday, the promotion coming four days after Williams' emotional retirement news conference. The 50-year-old Davis played under Dean Smith before a long NBA career, and he also spent the past nine seasons working under Williams. The school announced the hiring after an emergency meeting Monday by its board...