Hubert Davis needs results. Last year, they fell flat after a barrage of expectations for them to challenge Duke for the title.
However, they finished fifth in the standings and barely scraped through to the NCAA tournament, where they were knocked out in the first round by sixth-seeded Ole Miss.
After being one of the highest-spending programs in the country, Davis is under pressure to turn this around and bring some results.
This year, we have 8 teams in the country reportedly spending $10 million on their rosters, with the Tar Heels being one of them. We used to see just a handful of players around that six-figure mark just a few years ago.
Now, each top-tier squad has at least a couple of players making that much. That is probably more than most G-League teams. Naturally, you would expect that after spending such massive amounts on their roster, they would have a super team. Well, not really. One national analyst even pointed out that the Tar Heels squad is far from perfect.
Rob Dauster said on The Field Of 68: After Dark, “Yeah, I think Carolina’s in a really bad spot right now. I don’t think that they did anywhere near enough. You look at some of the guys, especially at the point guard spot, that were available in the portal this year, and none of them ended up at UNC.”
The offseason has been rocky. Entering their fifth year under head coach Hubert Davis, he is set to replace at least six of their top eight players from last season, with only Seth Trimble returning. They have a big RJ Davis-sized hole in their roster. How do you replace a guy who finished third on the league’s all-time scoring list?
