North Carolina HC Hubert Davis will not return next season, per report
The North Carolina Tar Heels are expected to part ways with head coach Hubert Davis after another disappointing season in Chapel Hill.
A changing of the guard is going to take place in Chapel Hill. According to ESPN's Pete Thamel, the North Carolina Tar Heels are set to part ways with head coach Hubert Davis after this season, where the Tar Heels failed to make it past the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Davis coached for five seasons at North Carolina, going 125-54 in that time.
The final nail in the coffin for Davis was in the first round of March Madness, where North Carolina blew a 19-point lead to the VCU Rams, the biggest blown lead that the tournament has seen since 2018. This loss to VCU meant North Carolina failed to reach the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament in three of the last four seasons. Per ESPN's Rece Davis, Hubert was fired by North Carolina, which makes it so he is owed $5.
3 million, per his contract. A source close to Hubert Davis tells ESPN's Rece Davis that Hubert Davis was fired by North Carolina. The school did not specify that in the release, which UNC called a "leadership change.
" The former UNC coach is set to be owed nearly $5. 3 million, per his contract. https://t.