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Sean May, Pat Sullivan, Eric Hoots to Remain on UNC Basketball Staff

North Carolina's coaching staff won't undergo a complete overhaul with Michael Malone as the program's new coach, as he is retaining a few holdovers that have deep-rooted ties to the UNC Basketball family. Sean May, Pat Sullivan, and Eric Hoots, each of whom was on the staff for all five seasons of the Hubert Davis regime, are being retained by Malone. (TarHeel247)

Chansky’s Notebook: Past and Present

At his introductory press conference, Michael Malone said he was disheartened to see his new friend Hubert Davis lose his job, while acknowledging it’s simply a result of the business of basketball. Hubert still has his corner of loyalists, but the fact that there is a connection, and that Malone thanked Davis directly on Tuesday, hopefully can bridge the divide. (Chapelboro.com)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - Michael Malone's First Big Move

New UNC Basketball coach Michael Malone is reportedly hiring Arkansas assistant Chuck Martin as his Associate Head Coach. The two worked together at Manhattan. Martin was a critical part of the high-level recruiting classes that Arkansas and John Calipari have brought in. (View Video)

Nuggets coach says Michael Malone ‘perfect’ for job; Jokic says Tar Heels will play 'right way'

Michael Malone got overwhelming support from the coach who succeeded him with the Denver Nuggets and the star that helped him win an NBA title. Nuggets head coach David Adelman, who succeeded Malone, said he was happy to hear that Malone was becoming UNC's coach. Nikola Jokic agreed. "I’m happy for coach. I wish him all the luck." (Tar Heel Tribune)

3 Things To Know About Coach Michael Malone at UNC

Michael Malone will be the only college basketball coach who has an NBA title on his résumé. Three years ago, he led the Denver Nuggets to the first championship in franchise history. The only person ever to win both an NBA championship and an NCAA championship as a head coach is a member of the Carolina Basketball Family, Larry Brown. (Chapelboro.com)

Video: The 'Power Of WE' Carried Wayne Ellington From Pottstown To Miami

Before he joined the Miami Heat coaching staff, Wayne Ellington did what he does best on the court at 601 Biscayne Blvd. The 'Man with the Golden Arm' shot the lights out from 2016 to 2019 in Miami, setting a single-season record for 3-pointers (227) and laying a path to one day join Erik Spolestra's staff. (View Video)

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

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)

Five reasons why Michael Malone isn’t 'Bill Belichick 2.0'

With UNC introducing Michael Malone as its head basketball coach, the parallels to football coach Bill Belichick are obvious: both arrived in Chapel Hill as professional champions with zero college head-coaching experience. While the comparison is tempting, it’s inaccurate. These two hires are fundamentally different. Here are five reasons why. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Cormac Ryan in elite company just seven games into Milwaukee Bucks tenure

It hasn't taken Cormac Ryan long to make a strong impression in Milwaukee. He is the first Bucks player since Brandon Jennings in 2009-10 to log multiple 20-point performances in their first seven career games with the franchise. Ryan is achieving feats no Bucks player has touched in two decades, showing how quickly he has hit the ground running. (Behind the Buck Pass)

Michael Malone set to name Chuck Martin UNC Basketball associate head coach

Michael Malone’s first UNC Basketball staff addition is familiar to anyone who has tracked John Calipari’s recruiting machine the past two decades. Arkansas assistant Chuck Martin, the Razorbacks’ recruiting coordinator and one of Calipari’s long-trusted assistants, is expected to join Malone as UNC’s associate head coach, according to reports. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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