And Donovan will return to college basketball eventually, right?Īnd then four great coaches who might interest North Carolina: Chris Beard, Kevin Willard, Chris Holtmann, and Scott Drew. He has not, however, turned down a job like North Carolina. A South Carolina native who win big at Winthrop and has built Wichita State into a mid-major power, Marshall has an annual base salary only $400,000 less than Williams and has turned down great jobs before. Gregg Marshall and Billy Donovan top the list of non-affiliated coaches below the Wright, Stevens, Few, and Bennett tier. Another former player, Jerry Stackhouse, could be on a short list and we’ve seen good programs turn to unproven alums in the past, but would Cunningham really hand the keys to a first-time head coach who’s proven nothing? His age and lack of high-major experience will - and should - prompt legitimate questions, but he’s transformed UNCG from an irrelevant, moribund program into one of the most consistent mid-majors in college basketball. Wes Miller is a 36-year-old former North Carolina player with nine years of Division-I head-coaching experience in the state. A former Tar Heel, Davis has been on Williams’ staff since 2012 and been the primary recruiter for most of North Carolina’s top players over the last eight years. Still, program ties and geography are hardly real factors for one of the best jobs in American sports.Īs noted by several insiders over the years, Hubert Davis might be the coach-in-waiting. None have notable ties to the program, nor have any coached in or near Chapel Hill. Like Kansas, North Carolina should call Jay Wright, Brad Stevens, Mark Few, and Tony Bennett, the four best (potentially attainable) coaches who may listen. What if Bubba Cunningham took Williams’ suggestion and fired him? Who might North Carolina target? Now, in his 17th season at his alma mater, Williams is leading arguably the worst North Carolina team since the 8-20 team of 2001-02. Owen High School in Black Mountain, N.C., was followed by 10 years on Dean Smith’s staff and 15 years at Kansas.
Williams has never been fired: Five years as head coach of Charles D. “Gotta tell Bubba he should probably fire me, it probably wouldn’t be a bad idea. “Told them if I die tomorrow or 20 years from now, that’ll be the biggest regret I had in 32 years as a coach. “We’ve had some great moments as a coach, and right now I’d say this is my lowest one because losing this game was my fault,” Williams said after the overtime loss. "So I'm just happy Hubert's there.Roy Williams should be fired, says Roy Williams, who hit rock bottom after North Carolina’s first-ever home loss to Clemson on Saturday dropped them to 8-8 on the season and in need of a miracle run to make the 2020 NCAA Tournament. "I have to listen to it more than I care to," Monty Williams said. Having Davis as head coach makes the Tar Heel family chatter far less annoying. Monty Williams said most of his family is from North Carolina with several of them being fans of the Tar Heels. Understands the game and high, high character, integrity." That guy could shoot the lights out the ball. They stay in-house and I'm just happy for him. "If he wasn't, they wouldn't have him there.
"He's the guy for the job," Monty Williams said about Davis. Monty Williams played high school ball at Potomac in Oxon Hill, Md., which less than 20 miles from Burke. Monty Williams' ties to Davis go beyond being coaches, teammates and having played for Roy Williams.ĭavis is from Burke, Va., which is less than an hour from where Monty Williams was born in Fredericksburg, Va. I'm happy to see a guy like that get an opportunity." "I'm always watching Carolina games because of Hubert," said Monty Williams, who played for Roy Williams on the USA Basketball under-22 World Championship Qualifying Team in 1993 while at Notre Dame. "I'm just happy for Hubert. Has a ton of experience."ĭavis is the first African-American men's head basketball coach at North Carolina. "Not only has he paid his dues as an assistant coach, he went there. "It's huge for Hubert," said Suns coach Monty Williams, who was a teammate of Davis' for two seasons with the New York Knicks (1995-97).
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