NEW ORLEANS —North Carolina coach Hubert Davis' vision was there even when it seemed perhaps absurd to believe the Tar Heels would reach the Final Four. The first-year coach took a well-used motivational tactic a step further before the season began.
Davis had a print of the Superdome, site of the 2022 Final Four, posted in every players' locker. That's not original — former UNC coach Dean Smith once did the same thing, printing the Final Four venue for his teams to visualize. Davis, however, took it one step further. He told parents to start booking flights.
This was well before their Elite Eight win over Saint Peter's officially secured their place in New Orleans. Davis was saying this before he ever coached a game.
