RJ Davis, UNC Basketball's best chance for success under Hubert Davis this season

Posted Oct 6, 2024
In the Tar Heels’ three national championship seasons (2005, 2009, 2017) under Roy Williams, UNC was top-10 in tempo. UNC's best route to the Final Four looks to be a plan that includes pushing the pace, spreading the floor, getting to the rim and taking open 3-pointers. R.J. Davis had a more simple explanation. "Just play our brand of basketball." (Fayetteville Observer)

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