UNC basketball can stay with ‘Carolina Way’ while shifting family structure | Baxley
With Hubert Davis out, UNC basketball is making a new way within the 'Carolina Way,' which is needed in Chapel Hill.
“The Carolina Way” is a three-prong philosophy devised by legendary UNC basketball coach Dean Smith. Play hard. Play smart.
Play together. It's a phrase that can be found throughout the Tar Heels’ basketball facilities, including the arena named after the coach who helped create one of the greatest programs in the sport. Point to the passer.
Stand and clap when a teammate checks out of the game and returns to the bench. Stay committed to the process that ultimately paves the path toward the desired destination and result. For nearly seven decades, Smith’s commitment to “The Carolina Way” created and connected the “Carolina Family,” a seemingly-endless thread of players and coaches forever entwined in a lasting legacy.
Smith passed the torch to assistant coach Bill Guthridge. Matt Doherty, a 1982 national championship player for Smith, took over after Guthridge. Roy Williams, a longtime assistant under Smith, returned from Kansas to save the program and won three national championships.
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