After historic NCAA tournament meltdown, does UNC need to cut bait with Hubert Davis?
Have the standards at North Carolina been lowered to such an extent that Hubert Davis can come back for a sixth season without repercussions?
UNC coach Hubert Davis and the Tar Heels are out of the NCAA tournament after an overtime loss to VCU. (Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) Jared C.
Tilton via Getty Images North Carolina can either keep Hubert Davis another year as head coach or it can get serious about its basketball program, but it cannot do both. If the Tar Heels’ 82-78 loss Thursday to VCU in the NCAA tournament is the catalyst for a coaching change that is so obviously necessary, it will be a small price to pay. But if North Carolina’s administration continues to make excuses for Davis because of a fluke national championship game appearance four years ago, it’s fair to ask whether one of the biggest brands in college sports cares more about winning or protecting a subpar coach because he was Roy Williams’ handpicked successor.
Have the standards at North Carolina been lowered to such an extent that Davis can come back for a sixth season without repercussions? Do the boosters and administrators in Chapel Hill really believe, after watching Davis put a mediocre product on the floor for three straight years, that he’s the guy who can get their program back into the national title mix the way it should be every year? They can justify it all if they choose.
They can focus on Caleb Wilson’s broken thumb, which undeniably ruined North Carolina’s chances of a deep tournament run. They can cling to the 2022 tournament when Davis’ team got hot at the right time, made the Final Four as a No. 8 seed and delivered the ultimate bragging-rights victory by beating Duke in Mike Krzyzewski’s final game.
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