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UNC
Fires
Hubert
Davis
After
Shocking
First-Round
NCAA
Exit
CHAPEL
HILL, NC
- North
Carolina
has
fired
men's
basketball
coach
Hubert
Davis
following
a
stunning
first-round
loss in
the 2026
March
Madness
tournament.
The No.
6-seeded
Tar
Heels
blew a
19-point
second-half
lead to
No. 11
VCU,
falling
82-78 in
overtime
on March
19.
Game
Collapse
Details
VCU
mounted
the
largest
comeback
in the
NCAA
tournament
since
2018,
erasing
UNC's
lead
with a
12-0 run
late in
regulation.
Terrence
Hill Jr.
sealed
the win
with a
stepback
3-pointer
in
overtime.
This
marked
UNC's
second
straight
Round of
64 exit,
following
a loss
to Ole
Miss
last
year.
Tenure
Overview
Davis, a
UNC alum
and
successor
to
legend
Roy
Williams,
coached
five
seasons
with a
125-54
overall
record.
Highlights
included
a 2022
national
championship
game run
and a
2024 ACC
title,
but
recent
failures
like a
2023
tournament
miss
fueled
pressure.
The
university
will pay
out over
$5
million
remaining
on his
contract.
Reaction
and Next
Steps
Athletic
director
Bubba
Cunningham
called
it a
tough
decision
to
pursue
elite
consistency.
Davis
expressed
gratitude
on
Instagram
but aims
to coach
again
soon.
Potential
replacements
include
Billy
Donovan,
Nate
Oats,
and
Dusty
May.
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