Hubert Davis OUT at UNC

[Mr. French]

Hubert Davis will not return as UNC's coach, sources say

North Carolina head men's basketball coach Hubert Davis will not return next year after an upset loss to VCU in the NCAA tournament.

www.espn.com

Not a total shock, great recruiting classes but even in their successful runs they were very up and down. Interested to see if someone big time takes it or if they go the up and comer route.

 

[sdglast]

 

[Rich]

RASHEED WALLACE.

Please, please please make it happen UNC donors.

 

[BGesus4]

Mingo back in play?

 

[sdglast]

I had just posted the same thread...wonder who the candidates will be.

 

[navery12]

Will be interesting to see if the Todd Golden rumors end up being true.

Figured this was coming when the administration went to Hubert Davis and said are you sure you want to be here

 

[Inyatkin]

Wonder if they’ll get their eighth choice like Kentucky did

 

[Mr. French]

It’s tough with the way sports are now, leaving a good SEC program to go to a storied ACC program isn’t the no brainer it used to be.

Oats and Golden being good examples: is it better at UNC or Alabama? He’s been in the sweet 16 every year and has overflowing resources.

 

[huskyjawz]

Hubert Davis will not return as UNC's coach, sources say

North Carolina head men's basketball coach Hubert Davis will not return next year after an upset loss to VCU in the NCAA tournament.

www.espn.com

Not a total shock, great recruiting classes but even in their successful runs they were very up and down. Interested to see if someone big time takes it or if they go the up and comer route.

Roy Williams isn't out there this time.

 

[Hromp]

My friends who are huge Carolina fans want Brad Stevens. Would he leave the Celtics for this?

 

[FightOnCT]

According to On3:

• Todd Golden
• Nate Oats
• Mark Byington
• Dusty May (lol)
• Grant McCasland
• TJ Otzelberger
• Billy Donovan

 

[uconnbill]

My friends who are huge Carolina fans want Brad Stevens. Would he leave the Celtics for this?

I don't think he would with NIL and everything he would have to deal with, as the NBA is more cut and dry, and he is very safe in Boston

 

[Mr. French]

According to On3:

• Todd Golden
• Nate Oats
• Mark Byington
• Dusty May (lol)
• Grant McCasland
• TJ Otzelberger
• Billy Donovan

TJO could be a guy to make that leap.

I’d target Oats and Golden first but I’m not sure either will go.

 

[HooperScooper]

My friends who are huge Carolina fans want Brad Stevens. Would he leave the Celtics for this?

From what I know about Stevens, and I know people who know him very well, I doubt it. He likes his lifestyle now and he's very well paid. But who knows, maybe he has the itch to coach again. But the college game he left is not the same as today's college game. I'll be curious if UNC at least makes a phone call to see what he says.

 

[superjohn]

Had this on in the background earlier today, seems fitting for this thread...

 

[rrskyjf]

My guess is you’ll see Oats at UK after next year. I could see UNC getting Golden.

And Kansas could be looking for a coach soon as well. All 3 programs possibly within a few seasons

 

[bendm]

Florida hoping to sign Golden to extension, stave off blue bloods

Florida is aiming to sign coach Todd Golden to a third contract extension in as many years, while heading off potential interest from schools with open head coaching jobs.

www.espn.com

 

[Mr. French]

Hoiberg to KU
Oats to UK
Hurley to UNC

JK JK

 

[FightOnCT]

I think Byington is by far most realistic, most of those others are basically fanfiction.

 

[CL82]

According to On3:

• Todd Golden
• Nate Oats
• Mark Byington
• Dusty May (lol)
• Grant McCasland
• TJ Otzelberger
• Billy Donovan

Man, so unlucky for them GMac just signed with Syracuse. He'd probably be the first choice.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Boeheim coming out of retirement might work to make year 1 smoother for McNamara, but folks in Chapel Hill are uneasy with Belichek & Boeheim sharing the spotlight.

Instead, Cooley might be tempted by a P4 upgrade, which would open up Georgetown for Kim English's dream job.

 

[UConNick]

According to On3:

• Todd Golden
• Nate Oats
• Mark Byington
• Dusty May (lol)
• Grant McCasland
• TJ Otzelberger
• Billy Donovan

And according to the Athletic, Golden and Oats aren’t interested.

After that though, their list of five is similar:

Byington
Donovan
May (agreed, lol)
Otzelberger
and Tommy Lloyd (also lol)

Byington or Oztelberger, if they could pry him from Ames, both seem like good hires. With Kansas also possibly opening up, it could be a wild carousel.

 

[Inyatkin]

Matt Doherty 2.0. Make it happen

 

[rrskyjf]

Going to be interesting.

I do think Oats will leave for a bigger blue blood type program.

Could be a matter of which job opens up first, UK, Kansas, if Self retires. And then there’s Mich State, how long will Izzo continue?

I think Oats would do well at any of those.

 

[gsmooth]

From what I know about Stevens, and I know people who know him very well, I doubt it. He likes his lifestyle now and he's very well paid. But who knows, maybe he has the itch to coach again. But the college game he left is not the same as today's college game. I'll be curious if UNC at least makes a phone call to see what he says.

According to Jeff Goodman, he talked to people close to Brad Stevens and they told Goodman that Brad will never coach again.

 

[TheHorde]

Hoiberg to KU
Oats to UK
Hurley to UNC

JK JK

Bobby Hurley?

 

[TheHorde]

According to Jeff Goodman, he talked to people close to Brad Stevens and they told Goodman that Brad will never coach again.

Ask Goodman how that early tournament exit for UConn went lol

 

[tzznandrew]

Wonder if they’ll get their eighth choice like Kentucky did

Unlike Cal at Kentucky, Hubert really achieved nothing. A title game run from the 8 spot with Roy's players, a S16, and a couple of disappointing years.

Seems like a nice guy, but UNC should be running that conference, at least right up there with Duke.

 

[superjohn]

Going to be interesting.

I do think Oats will leave for a bigger blue blood type program.

Could be a matter of which job opens up first, UK, Kansas, if Self retires. And then there’s Mich State, how long will Izzo continue?

I think Oats would do well at any of those.

I think Self is going to retire soon, wouldn't be at all shocked if it happens this offseason.

 

[Mr. French]

Bobby Hurley?

Imagine that