According to a report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel, UNC intends to hire former NBA head coach Michael Malone to the same position in Chapel Hill. Malone last coached in 2025 with the Denver Nuggets.
Sources: North Carolina intends to hire longtime NBA coach Michael Malone as the school’s next basketball coach. He’s an NBA Championship coach with the Denver Nuggets from the 2022-23 season and has won 510 games as an NBA head coach. pic.twitter.com/JwJmUNRLQT
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) April 6, 2026
Malone has spent most of his coaching career in the NBA, though he did hold assistant coaching positions with Oakland University, Providence ant Manhattan. After moving to the NBA, he served on the coaching staffs of the New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers, New Orleans Hornets (later Pelicans) and Golden State Warriors.
In 2013, Malone was named head coach of the Sacramento Kings, but he lasted less than two seasons with the team. The Kings with 28-54 in the 2013-14 season and started 11-13 in 2014-15 before Malone was fired. The Denver Nuggets hired Malone prior to the 2015-16 season, and he helped build the team into a contender. Working with superstar Nikola Jokic, Malone led the Nuggets to the playoffs in 2018-19 after missing the field in the previous three seasons. The Nuggets went 53-29 and won their first ever NBA title in 2022-23. They would win 57 games the next year and were 47-32 in 2024-25 when Malone was fired. It was the latest firing of a head coach in NBA history.
Since leaving Denver, Malone has worked as a studio analyst for ESPN. His daughter, Bridget, plays for the UNC volleyball team, leading Malone to spend time in Chapel Hill over the past year. The Carolina Insider Podcast made Malone its featured interview in October 2025.
Featured image via Associated Press/David Zalubowski
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