North Carolina To Hire Former NBA Championship Coach Michael Malone

DENVER, COLORADO - JUNE 12: Head coach Michael Malone of the Denver Nuggets speaks with media after a 94-89 victory against the Miami Heat in Game Five of the 2023 NBA Finals to win the NBA Championship at Ball Arena on June 12, 2023 in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) Getty Images North Carolina wanted a “superstar” as its next coach.

And they appear to have found one in former NBA championship coach Michael Malone. Malone replaces Hubert Davis, who was fired last month after a second straight NCAA Tournament first-round exit. “Mike will bring all the necessary skills that he has developed over the years to put UNC at track to compete for a national championship,” said legendary former Seton Hal Prep coach Bob Farrell, who coached Malone in high school.

“People don’t realize that Michael saw [Nikola] Jokic's potential years before anyone else. ” The news was first reported by ESPN. Malone, 54, is a Queens, N.

Y. native and the son of late former NBA coach Brendan Malone. He has a career record of 904-510 as an NBA head coach with the Denver Nuggets and Sacramento Kings.