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With Hubert Davis Out, North Carolina Must Finally Move Beyond the Dean Smith Tree

After 65 years of continuity and five Dean Disciples, the Tar Heels will start a new era with a host of A-list outside candidates from which to choose.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 25

Ego-Driven Timing of Tony Bennett’s Retirement Puts Virginia—and His Players—in a Bind

By waiting until now to step down, Bennett is holding his players hostage and forcing the school to hand the reins to his hand-picked successor.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 18, 2024

25 years since Dean Smith’s retirement: The 24 hours that changed Carolina basketball

North Carolina’s legendary men’s basketball coach Dean Smith tasked his longtime administrative assistant Linda Woods to gather the coaching staff into his office.

Tribune News Service · Oct 10, 2022

Hubert Davis Cries After Beating Saint Peter’s to Reach Final Four in First Year as HC

Davis is the first men’s basketball coach since UNC’s Bill Guthridge in 1998 to lead a team to the Final Four in his first year at the helm.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 27, 2022

Inside Tommy Lloyd’s Instant, International Transformation of Arizona

He had never been a head coach at any level before last year. But it seems his unique path through Spokane and around the world prepared him just fine.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 24, 2022