Chansky’s Notebook: The New Carolina Way

Posted May 1, 2019
Bubba Cunningham has continued redefining the Carolina Way. With his hiring of new women’s basketball coach Courtney Banghart, Cunningham has reaffirmed his commitment to make UNC athletics as good as it can be, regardless of where his administrators and coaches come from. “We were looking for absolutely the best coach we could find,” he said. (Chapelboro.com)

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