Michael Malone to UNC Basketball as head coach

[theriver55]

North Carolina intends to hire former longtime NBA coach Michael Malone as the school's next basketball coach, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel.

Malone previously spent 10 season as the head coach of the Nuggets and led Denver to the only NBA championship in franchise history in 2023. He was fired last April and joined ESPN as an analyst just over a month later.

Malone will replace Hubert Davis, who was fired by UNC last month after the Tar Heels' first-round loss to VCU in the NCAA tournament.

 

[theriver55]

Interesting hire. I know he was fired by Denver with a few games left in season I think last year. See what happens in his tenure with UNC.

 

[BMR Genie]

Almost a year since the Nuggets fired him. April 8.

 

[KingKolzig]

Gay bi rumors

 

[jjgold]

I think that’s a good hire

 

[BigJay]

Gay bi rumors

 

[BigJay]

Strange hire

 

[KingKolzig]

Is weird

 

[seaborneq]

Carolina will fall farther behind Duke now

 

[BigJay]

Carolina will fall farther behind Duke now

Is that even possible??

 

[KingKolzig]

Should have brought in Phil Jackson

 

[jjgold]

Nc will be right back to top

 

[theriver55]

North Carolina is set to pay new head coach Michael Malone a yearly average of more than $8.3 million across a six-year contract, sources confirmed to ESPN's Pete Thamel, putting him among the top five highest-paid coaches in the sport.

The Tar Heels made the hire of the former Denver Nuggets coach official Tuesday.