Michael Malone spells out how Antawn Jamison, Danny Green motivate him to connect to Carolina Family

Posted Apr 8, 2026
For the first time in a long time, North Carolina has gone outside the Carolina Family to find a head coach. Michael Malone takes over with little to no connection to the program. Carolina Basketball legends already appear to be bought in on Malone, though. He mentioned three names specifically, one of which, Antawn Jamison, was on the search committee. (On3.com)

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