What UNC basketball needs from the coach who replaces Hubert Davis

For the first time in seven decades, UNC basketball is primed to break away from the family tree and plant the seed for a new era in Chapel Hill. Following the firing of Hubert Davis after five seasons with the Tar Heels , a national search is underway for the next leader of the program. With 125 wins under Davis, UNC was top-15 nationally, but not where the Tar Heels want to be as one of the sport’s blue-bloods.

Carolina had a 19-24 record against top-25 teams and a 28-47 mark against Quadrant 1 opponents, an important metric as it relates to seeding in the NCAA Tournament. UNC was a No. 1 seed once in five seasons under Davis, with an average seed of 6.

5 in four March Madness appearances. The run ended with consecutive round-of-64 exits for the first time since tournament expansion in 1985. Moving forward, Arizona’s Tommy Lloyd, Michigan’s Dusty May, Iowa State’s T.

J. Otzelberger and Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan appear to be at the top of the wish list. As UNC closes in on hiring its next coach, here are five traits that coach must possess to get the Tar Heels back to the top.