UNC Basketball Signals Paradigm Shift With Hiring Of General Manager Posted Feb 27, 2025 Jim Tanner was not someone I thought was in the realm of possibility. I didn't think someone with his cachet in the business would divest from their agency and become the UNC Basketball GM. It is an impressive hire. It is a typical UNC hire in that it is a Carolina grad. It is also atypical because it is not someone involved in the basketball program. (Inside Carolina)