Full Circle as Marcus Paige and Hubert Davis Are Reunited

Posted Jul 25, 2023
While Marcus Paige was in the midst of playing last basketball season for Obradoiro CAB in Spain, he started thinking about his future. When was it time to venture into the next phase of his professional life? So, Paige called UNC Coach Hubert Davis expressing an interest in getting into coaching, preferably with the program in which he starred for four seasons. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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