Kenny Smith reacts to UNC coaching rumors
The UNC great addresses the Tar Heels next coaching move.
Kenny Smith reacts to UNC coaching rumors originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Kenny Smith was thrown out as a possibility to be the next head basketball coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels.
While there has been speculation about who will be next up in Chapel Hill, the ESPN host and former NBA champion has no interest. Hubert Davis was fired after No. 6 seed North Carolina blew a 19-point lead in an 82-78 loss to No.
11 seed VCU in the opening round of this year’s NCAA Tournament. The successor of Roy Williams posted a 125-54 record over the past five seasons. How Smith's name came up was during Wednesday’s episode of ESPN's First Take.
Stephen A. Smith suggested that North Carolina should hire “The Jet,” despite having no coaching experience under his belt. "I believe that Kenny ‘The Jet’ Smith is that dude,” Smith said .