Read more about the article Hiring Hubert Davis is the Carolina Way and fulfills the Smith legacy

Hiring Hubert Davis is the Carolina Way and fulfills the Smith legacy

PHOTO (UNC Athletics): Hubert Davis. By TOM SHANAHAN The North Carolina basketball head coach succession has been infrequent but consistent for 70 years. The Tar Heels have stayed in the family starting with Frank McGuire (1952-61) to promoting of top assistant Dean Smith (1961-97). Then came the elevation of Smith's top assistant, Bill Guthridge (1997-2000), to hiring former Smith player Matt Doherty (2000-03), although Dohery was as a second choice to former Smith assistant Roy Williams. Ol' Roy…

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Read more about the article UNC “outs” Roy Williams for his latest anonymous donation and Twitter world overreacts

UNC “outs” Roy Williams for his latest anonymous donation and Twitter world overreacts

Roy Williams and his wife Wanda. By TOM SHANAHAN The Twitter world can move on to another subject. Royal family speculation has longer legs than theories Williams concocted a scheme behind his latest donation to his alma mater. North Carolina coach Roy Williams didn’t donate $3 million on Monday as his retirement swan song entering the 2021 basketball post-season. Nor was it way to win favor with athletic director Bubba Cunningham to remain coaching the Tar Heels another…

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Read more about the article Duffy Daugherty and the case for the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Duffy Daugherty and the case for the Presidential Medal of Freedom

President Barack Obama three years ago you presented North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The White House ceremony was a moment for the basketball nation to applaud. The proclamation recognized Smith’s two national titles, multiple national coach-of-the year awards and life as a “dedicated civil rights advocate throughout his career.” Smith had integrated ACC basketball with Charlie Scott in the 1967-68 season. That resume and time frame is matched, if not surpassed,…

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