Hubert Davis out as head coach at North Carolina

The search is on for a new men's head basketball coach at the University of North Carolina. After days of speculation following North Carolina's loss to VCU in the NCAA Tournament, head coach Hubert Davis is officially out. The move comes after Davis' fifth season in charge, taking over for Roy Williams, and a 2025-26 season in which UNC went 24-9 overall with a fourth-place finish in the ACC.

However, UNC lost three straight games to end the season and was eliminated in the first round of the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year. Going into the NCAA Tournament, there was a feeling around the program that Davis could be on the hot seat with an early exit. UNC jumped out to a big lead over VCU but blew a 19-point lead and watched the Rams advance on while their season ended.

Following that came days of speculation and a few meetings with big decision makers, including Davis. In the end, he steps down and the program now has its first true coaching search. Davis took over for Roy Williams in 2021.

He took North Carolina to the national championship game in his first season, including beating Duke in the Final Four. But since then, UNC has missed the tournament once and has been eliminated in the first round twice. He finishes his stint as UNC head coach with a 125-54 overall record and a 68-30 record in the ACC.