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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 I'm eager to walk their path in my shoes and with my personality. I also would not be here without Chancellor [ Kevin] Guskiewicz and Bubba Cunningham. I appreciate their faith in me and I loo...

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 Carolina's 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 has been an assistant coach under Williams for the past nine seasons in Chapel Hill and was one...

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 player above to watch the latest headlines from WXII 12 News.“I believe we’ve got the best job in ...

There Appears To Be 1 Leading Candidate At North Carolina CLEVELAND, OHIO - DECEMBER 19: R.J. Davis #4 Day'Ron 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 search for Williams’ replacement is now underway. “I no longer feel that I’m the right man fo...