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Tyrone Black
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The North Carolina Tar Heels blew a 19-point lead in their opening game of the NCAA Tournament, which went down in history as the biggest comeback of the First Round.
The Tar Heels have now lost back-to-back first-round games for the first time in their illustrious history. That doesn’t bode well for current head coach, Hubert Davis.
There is talk of UNC moving on from Davis. While nothing is official, the oddsmakers at BetOnline.ag have opened odds for UNC’s next hoops coach if Davis leaves the program.
Return of Hubert Davis Unlikely
From The News and Observer:
While no decision has been made at this point, deliberations among UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham, incoming AD Steve Newmark and Chancellor Lee Roberts — as well as other stakeholders and donors — are under way.
“Every year at the end of the season, it’s important to evaluate all facets of the program and look for ways to improve,” Cunningham said in a texted statement to the N&O. “The Chancellor, Steve and I are doing that together now and will continue to have discussions over the coming days.”
USA Today's Matt Hayes writes of the Golden option:
North Carolina can’t keep throwing bad money after good and expect different results. The football program is on the verge of that very scenario with Belichick, who produced all of four wins with his bag of cash — and it doesn’t look much better after he signed the 50th-ranked transfer portal class according to the 247Sports composite.
This is no time for the timid. Be bold and brave ― and eliminate any possibility of Kentucky swooping in and signing Golden first.
UNC Next Head Coach Odds
All odds courtesy of BetOnline
| North Carolina Next Head Coach | |||
| Todd Golden | 3/1 | ||
| Mark Byington | 4/1 | ||
| TJ Otzelberger | 5/1 | ||
| Nate Oats | 6/1 | ||
| Dusty May | 7/1 | ||
| Billy Donovan | 8/1 | ||
| Sean May | 10/1 | ||
| Grant McCasland | 11/1 | ||
| Tommy Lloyd | 12/1 | ||
| Scott Drew | 14/1 | ||
| Rick Pitino | 15/1 | ||
| Jerry Stackhouse | 16/1 | ||
| Jay Wright | 18/1 | ||
| Jeff Lebo | 20/1 | ||
| King Rice | 20/1 | ||
| Marcus Paige | 22/1 | ||
| Will Wade | 22/1 | ||
| Brad Frederick | 25/1 | ||
| Brad Stevens | 25/1 | ||
| Danny Hurley | 25/1 | ||
| Dennis Gates | 25/1 | ||
| Wes Miller | 25/1 | ||
- Tyrone Black
