Bruce Pearl names one ideal coaching candidate for North Carolina
The former coach wants an NBA coach in Chapel Hill.
Bruce Pearl names one ideal coaching candidate for North Carolina originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . With the NCAA Tournament in the midst of the Elite Eight games, one former powerhouse hit a different phase with the offseason already upon them.
As North Carolina's coaching search heats up, Bruce Pearl gave his thoughts on who the Tar Heels next coach should be. The former Auburn coach called on one NBA coach to return to college. “Can we get Billy Donovan to come back to college?
” Pearl asked. “That would be spectacular. ” Donovan, the current Chicago Bulls coach, previously coached 19 seasons at Florida, where he led the Gators to a 467-186 record with back-to-back National Championship wins in 2006 and 2007.
He jumped to the NBA with the Oklahoma City Thunder and hasn't turned back. In this edition of BBall Big Board, our crew was asked, 'Who should be the next head coach at North Carolina? ' "Can we get Billy Donovan to come back to college?