Hubert Davis Catch-all

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Saw this on the interwebs and thought it apropos:

"There will be a lot written about UNC basketball in the coming weeks. The question is Davis the right man for the job? By year five, you usually know what a coach is, not what they might become. Especially at a place like UNC where the infrastructure, recruiting pull, and expectations accelerate everything.

With Davis, I think we know who he is. I am not sure he does. I am not sure he realizes his weaknesses. When the talent level rises, the flaws don’t disappear—they just get masked until you hit elite competition. Then the same issues resurface, and it stops feeling like coincidence. Following Dean Smith and Roy Williams isn’t just about banners—it’s about in-game command. Those teams had a feel for when to grab control of a game before it slipped. That’s the piece people are comparing, whether it’s fair or not. Davis does not have that in his repertoire, and it appears he may never.

I honestly believe his identity is locked in by year five. The conversation, shifts from “will he evolve?” The fact is currently his teams cannot win at this level consistently and it becomes dangerous and not dependable in March. That is what the power people in the program need to figure out. I just hope with his ties to the program they make the change sooner than later."
 
2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, and so far in 2025-26 seasons wins by the following coaches:

Kelvin Sampson—123, Dan Hurley—121, Matt Painter—119, Tommy Lloyd—117, Mark Few—112, Nate Oats—109, Jon Scheyer—109, Rick Barnes—107, Bill Self—106, Chris Beard—103, Rodney Terry—103, Mick Cronin—101, Shaka Smart—100, Greg McDermott—99, Randy Bennett—99, Brian Dutcher—98, Dusty May—98, Bruce Pearl—96, Brad Underwood—95, Tom Izzo—94, T. J. Otzelberger—94, Scott Drew—93, Penny Hardaway—90, Eric Musselman—89, John Calipari—89, Greg Gard—88, Darian DeVries—87, Ryan Odom—86, Fred Hoiberg—63

AI generated so individual totals might be off a bit, you never know until you double-check.
 
donbosco said:
2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, and so far in 2025-26 seasons wins by the following coaches:

Kelvin Sampson—123, Dan Hurley—121, Matt Painter—119, Tommy Lloyd—117, Mark Few—112, Nate Oats—109, Jon Scheyer—109, Rick Barnes—107, Bill Self—106, Chris Beard—103, Rodney Terry—103, Mick Cronin—101, Shaka Smart—100, Greg McDermott—99, Randy Bennett—99, Brian Dutcher—98, Dusty May—98, Bruce Pearl—96, Brad Underwood—95, Tom Izzo—94, T. J. Otzelberger—94, Scott Drew—93, Penny Hardaway—90, Eric Musselman—89, John Calipari—89, Greg Gard—88, Darian DeVries—87, Ryan Odom—86, Fred Hoiberg—63

AI generated so individual totals might be off a bit, you never know until you double-check.
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I think CHD has 125 wins so far by my count and not AI generated
 
He's Not Here said:
those were totals over the last 4 years. Hubert's at 96 over that same period.
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I think if you reread his post it includes this season so far.
He's Not Here said:
those were totals over the last 4 years. Hubert's at 96 over that same period.
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Ok, I included CHD's 1st year in my count and those totals skipped the 2022 season so my bad
 
MOUNTAINH33L said:
I still don't think that they'll fire Hubert. If I'm wrong I will admit to it. It has happened before (the me being wrong part).
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From the vibes I’m getting from all the posts, it seems like they’re giving him the option to resign. I think that’s what will end up happening. They don’t want to have to fire him, but either way, it’s highly doubtful that he will be back.
 
RaiGuy said:
From the vibes I’m getting from all the posts, it seems like they’re giving him the option to resign. I think that’s what will end up happening. They don’t want to have to fire him, but either way, it’s highly doubtful that he will be back.
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My question is how a firing vs a resignation impacts his buyout. If there is no buyout advantage to be fired, I would think he would resign.
 
Byington at Vandy could be another possible choice. I think he and Otzleberger would be two that would actually consider leaving where they are now for UNC.
 
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