NCAA Men's Tournament 2026

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Jiggafini19Deux said:
Davis signed an extension through 2029–30 and would be expensive to buy out. This is also the program that values Carolina ties and Tar Heel "family" culture, evidenced by their hiring of Matt Doherty, Roy Williams and....Hubert Davis. Roy was a former player and long time assistant but had Kansas on his resume where he'd already won. A lot.

I never understood it. Even as a former player and long time assistant to Roy, Davis had never been a head coach before and UNC Basketball is a huge job. Dean and Roy set an incredibly high bar here. Hiring former players should not be as important as it is to some people. I seriously don't get it. Feels like a very outdated mindset and hiring practice. Roy was a Tar Heel, but he also busted chops at Kansas before going to UNC and that wasn't the first time the job was offered to him.

I think Davis gets one more year, but if it falls apart and they pull the plug, they will be under serious pressure to get this right. Scheyer (ironically, a former player and assistant at Duke) isn't even 40 yet and he's already stacking his resume at Duke. You better believe UNC notices. It might be find the right guy time for UNC, and if that means someone with our UNC ties, go hire that guy if he's going to get you back.
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My bigger issue for UNC moving on from Davis after the absymal blown lead yesterday is the program isn't going anywhere. Roy won 3 titles there in 18 years and killed it in recruiting. Davis recruiting isn't great like Scheyer's. Biggest difference between the 2 and difference is massive. Scheyer usually gets minimum 3 5 stars a class where Davis is lucky to get 1. UNC was never a title threat this year even with a healthy Wilson. Davis has had enough time to prove himself. Blowing 19 pt leads in 2nd half tourney games, mismanaging the clock, and non elite consistent recruiting should be enough to call it done if there's another candidate UNC wants. Loyalty can only go so far.
 
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