Two major college basketball programs, UNC and Syracuse, are reportedly finalizing head coaching decisions on Sunday.
The Tar Heels lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night, falling to VCU in overtime. Meanwhile, Syracuse didn't even reach the Big Dance.
Both programs are reportedly finalizing decisions on head coaches on Sunday afternoon. Syracuse is expected to hire former Orange star Gerry McNamara, who nearly led Siena to an upset over No. 1 seed Duke on Thursday.
"Syracuse athletic director Bryan Blair spoke to McNamara multiple times over the last week, including both virtually and in person, according to sources," ESPN reported.
"Syracuse officials stressed during the process a commitment to NIL that projects in the top third of the ACC, sources said."
Meanwhile, according to reports from college basketball insider Jeff Goodman and ESPN insider Pete Thamel, Davis is unlikely to return at UNC.
"One of the things that I don't think people realize is that Hubert [Davis] didn't really want this head coaching job," Goodman said. "This was something that was brought to him. Roy Williams picked him. And you can't say no. So, Hubert [Davis] took this job as a beloved former player, as a beloved ESPN employee, and as a beloved assistant coach at North Carolina. Nobody's ever uttered a bad word about him. Now he's getting crushed year after year after year. So, I wouldn't be surprised if he's all board with it as well; give him his buyout – I believes it's $5.5 million – and move on."
"So, here's the thing, it's former players, it's boosters, it's everybody understanding that Hubert Davis hasn't done the standard at [North] Carolina," Goodman continued. "The standard is to be competing for national titles. The standard is competing for Final Fours. The standard isn't just to limp into the NCAA tournament, which they have done multiple times when he's been there."
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"One of the things that I don't think people realize is that Hubert didn't really want this head coaching job"
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