Hubert Davis released a statement on Tuesday night, shortly after North Carolina released the news of his firing as head coach of the Tar Heels after five seasons.
“Tonight, I was let go by the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. My desire was to continue to coach here. This opportunity has truly been such a blessing,” Davis said. “I thank Jesus literally every day for giving me the opportunity, relationships and experiences with the kids and my staff. I am very proud of what we were able to accomplish together. My goal is to coach again in the very near future.”
Davis, who played for UNC under Dean Smith in the late 1980s and early 1990s, helped the Tar Heels to a Final Four in 1991. After an NBA career that spanned 12 seasons, he joined ESPN as a college basketball analyst before returning to Chapel Hill to join Roy Williams’s staff in 2012.
He took the program to the national championship game in 2022, his first season taking charge of the program after Williams’ retirement. After missing the NCAA Tournament in 2023, the Tar Heels made the Sweet 16 a year later.
But North Carolina’s lack of tournament success caught up with Davis. UNC was a First Four team in 2025 and lost in the first round. In 2026, after qualifying directly as an at-large team, it blew a 19-point second-half lead in a first-round loss to VCU.
That signaled the end for Davis. Now, the university will commence a search to fill what is one of the most high-profile jobs in all of college basketball.
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