Hubert Davis contract extension: North Carolina, second-year coach comply with six-year deal

A primary impression is all Hubert Davis wanted at his alma mater, North Carolina. Seven months after main the Tar Heels to the Closing 4 in his debut season, Davis agreed a brand new six-year cope with the varsity price $16.7 million, in keeping with an updated contract launched by North Carolina. 

Davis’ new deal, which he signed in August, is slated to run via the 2027-28 season and pays him near $2.8 million yearly, beginning at $2.3 million for the 2022-23 season and rising to $3.1 million by the ultimate 12 months. Davis may additionally earn roughly $1.1 million per season in efficiency bonuses. 

It is a marked enchancment over Davis’ earlier deal, a five-year, $10 million contract he signed in April 2021 to function the alternative for Roy Williams, a two-time AP Coach of the 12 months. Davis — who performed for Dean Smith’s Tar Heels from 1988-92 — was an assistant beneath Williams from 2012 till his retirement. 

Beneath Davis, the 2021-22 Tar Heels completed 29-10 and made a formidable NCAA Tournament run. UNC knocked off Marquette, Baylor, UCLA, Saint Peter’s and Duke — in coach Mike Krzyzewski’s closing sport for the Blue Devils — earlier than falling to Kansas within the championship sport. 

Expectations are excessive in Chapel Hill for 12 months 2 of the Davis period. The Tar Heels are ranked No. 1 within the preseason AP High 25 and return 4 starters, together with two-time All-ACC choice Armando Bacot.