With the announcement from Tommy Lloyd on Friday afternoon that he was going to be staying at Arizona, the Tar Heels have been forced to shift their focus in the search for their next head coach. As the Tar Heels reset their board, I have done the same with my wishlist today. Here is a look at the five coaches that I believe the search committee should be turning their attention to as soon as possible. Dusty May (Current Michigan Head Coach) Michael Reaves- Getty Images Caree

Arizona Sports Before his team competes in tomorrow night’s Final Four, Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd agreed to a five-year contract extension that’ll keep Lloyd in Tucson, after a week’s worth of speculation that he might leave for the vacant UNC job. After UNC fired Hubert Davis after losing in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, and hired a search firm to help conduct the search, they identified Lloyd, as their top candidate, after setting a record for most wins by a

247Sports After Hubert Davis was fired on Tuesday night, staff changes are expected, as Carolina’s head coaching search is on the way. But before Carolina could make their hire, they had already lost a valuable assistant, as Marcus Paise is leaving UNC to join Wes Miller’s new staff at Charlotte, according to Inside Carolina. Paige is a former standout UNC player, playing at Carolina from 2013-16, guiding the Tar Heels to the 2016 Final Four, before losing the national champi

Arizona Desert Storm Hubert Davis was fired on Tuesday night, after 5 seasons on the UNC bench, where he compiled a 125-54 record, with an appearance in the 2022 Final Four, along with winning the 2024 ACC regular season title, and earning a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. But after a historic collapse in the NCAA Tournament against Duke, there was nothing the former standout player under Dean Smith, and longtime assistant under Roy Williams before becoming head coach, could

Iowa State Athletics The Carolina Basketball job hasn’t been open 48 hours yet, and there’s already been two big names to remove themself from consideration from arguably the best job in college basketball. Yesterday, Brad Stevens of the Boston Celtics made it known he wasn’t leaving the front office of the most storied franchise in the NBA for the sidelines in Chapel Hill, and just earlier today, Iowa State’s TJ Otzelberger made it known he wasn’t leaving Ames for UNC either

Sky Sports The Carolina Basketball job hasn’t been open for 12 hours, and arguably the biggest name on the wishlist has already removed his name from consideration. Every time a major college basketball job comes available, Brad Stevens, the former Butler coach who led the Bulldogs to title game appearances in 2010 and 2011, always comes up in conversation. Stevens, who left Butler for the Boston Celtics in the mid 2010s, has been away from the NBA sidelines since 2021, when

CBS Sports Earlier tonight, the Carolina Athletic department announced that Hubert Davis would not return as the head coach of Carolina Basketball, after five seasons, firing the hand-picked successor to Roy Williams, after serving on his staff for nearly a decade, following a standout career at both UNC and in the NBA. In his five seasons, Davis compiled a 125-54 record, with an appearance in the 2022 Final Four, along with guiding Carolina to the 2024 regular season ACC tit

GoHeels.com Ever since the horn sounded, ending UNC’s season after a loss to VCU in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, speculation around Hubert Davis’s job security has been the biggest question around the Carolina Basketball program. According to reports, both close to the program and from the national media, the expectation is for UNC to move in a different direction after an uneven five years under Davis. Another sign that Davis has coached his last game is that it

University of North Carolina Athletics If you don’t know by now, the Tar Heels' season came to a close in dramatic fashion on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, as the Tar Heels blew the largest lead in the first round of the Big Dance, squandering away a 19-point lead, losing to VCU in overtime. It marked the first time in UNC history that the Tar Heels were eliminated in the first round in back-to-back years, and it served as the first time in 56 years that

@UNCMBBStats It’s been nearly 48 hours since the Tar Heels' season came to a close in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, with an overtime loss to VCU, after blowing a 19-point lead in the second half. It meant that for back to back years, Carolina has lost in the first round of the Big Dance, for the first time in the history of their storied program, meaning that in the three years under Hubert Davis, the second round of the NCAA Tournament has been played, without Nort

@UNCMBBStats Last night, in Greenville, South Carolina, the Tar Heels' 2025-26 season came to a close, after blowing a 19-point lead to VCU, before ultimately falling in overtime, 82-78. Carolina took a 56-37 lead in the middle part of the second half, before a ferocious comeback by the Rams, forcing overtime, tied at 75. In the OT session, Carolina failed to make a basket, and with over 4 seconds left, down two, Henri Veesaar was unable to tie the game at the foul line, miss

Chris Seward - AP It’s game day for Carolina Basketball, as they open NCAA Tournament play tonight against VCU, as the Tar Heels are hoping to advance to the second round for the first time since the 2024 Big Dance. The Tar Heels enter tonight’s game having suffered back-to-back losses after a 5-1 start without Caleb Wilson, who is sidelined for the remainder of the season, after breaking his thumb in a freak injury while dunking the basketball. The two-game losing streak is

Despite having his freshman season cut short because of a fractured wrist injury, followed by a broken thumb, Caleb Wilson earned All-American honors from the Associated Press, meaning he’ll become the 54th Tar Heel to have his jersey honored in the rafters at the Smith Center. At the time of his injury, Wilson led UNC in points and rebounds, and during his absence, his assists per game average now leads Carolina too. Wilson is the most decorated UNC freshman from a statistic

@UNC_Basketball During Sunday’s Selection Show, the Tar Heels learned their 2026 NCAA Tournament fate, earning a #6 seed in the South Region. The Tar Heels will play VCU on Thursday, in Greenville, South, the same place Carolina started their run to the 2017 national championship. The VCU Rams made their way to the Big Dance after winning the A-10 Tournament. According to the NCAA Tournament selection committee, had the Rams not won the A-10, they would not have been in the N

@UNCMBBStats Charlotte has usually been a good second home for Carolina Basketball, having won many ACC and NCAA Tournament games in that city over the years, but that wasn’t the case this year, as UNC fell to Clemson 80-79 in the quarterfinal round, extending UNC’s drought of not having won the league championship to a decade. The Tar Heels had beaten Clemson nine days prior, 67-63 in the Smith Center, but failed to recuperate the same type of effort on both ends, trailing b

@UNCMBBStats It’s been five years since the Tar Heels last took the court, but that’s set to change later today, as Carolina begins ACC Tournament play tonight against Clemson. The Tar Heels secured a double-bye in the ACC Tournament after going 24-7 in the regular season, going 12-6 in the league, with wins over Duke and Virginia, the top two seeds at this year’s tournament. In their last time out, Carolina fell to Duke, 76-61, to split the regular-season series with the Bl

@UNCMBBStats With Saturday’s loss concluding the 2025-26 regular season, and the ACC Tournament set to begin tomorrow in Charlotte, it's awards season for the league and the rest of the college basketball world, as we inch closer to Selection Sunday. The Tar Heels compiled a respectable 24-7 record in the regular season, going 12-6 in the ACC, earning the #4 seed, and the last double-bye into this year's tournament. During the process of the regular season, Carolina set a new

Tipton Edits On Friday, after learning that Caleb Wilson was officially out for the remainder of the 2025-26 season, the Carolina Basketball program received some positive recruiting news, as they landed the commitment of 2026 three-star combo guard, Malloy Smith, the son of former UNC standout, Kenny “The Jet” Smith. Mally stands at 6-5, and is a product of Mater Dei High School, a school known for producing top-flight QB prospects, including Bryce Young, the QB of the Carol

@UNCMBBStats After a more than competitive first half, the Tar Heels lost contact with Duke in the second half, falling in the regular season finale 76-61, to finish the regular season at 24-7, and 12-6 in the ACC. Without Caleb Wilson, Carolina played a more competitive first half last night than they did back in the matchup in Chapel Hill, only trailing 36-34 at half. After two early threes to start the second half, Carolina only trailed 41-40, and it looked like we were in

GoHeels.com It’s the final weekend of the regular season, which means it’s time for the greatest rivalry in sports, North Carolina-Duke, to renew itself tonight in historic Cameron Indoor Stadium, on the campus of Duke University in Durham. Carolina won the first matchup in dramatic fashion, as Seth Trimble knocked down a three-pointer with 0.4 left to play, to give Carolina their only lead in a 71-68 win. Carolina got big games from both Caleb Wilson and Henri Veesaar, along