Late Night Takeaways: Hubert Davis Era; New Approach; Scrimmage Standouts

Posted Oct 15, 2021
Hubert Davis has been the head coach at North Carolina for more than six months, but on Friday night at the Dean E. Smith Center it felt like the official beginning of the new UNC Basketball era. Davis walked to the jump circle and was handed the microphone. He waited for the standing ovation and chants of “Hubert” to quiet down and then he spoke. (Inside Carolina)

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