Hubert Davis has led his alma mater to the Last 4 in his first season as head coach, however when did he play for North Carolina?
Hubert Davis paid his dues for years as an assistant coach at North Carolina beneath Roy Williams, additionally serving as head coach of the junior varsity staff. He took over for the legendary coach this 12 months, and Davis has led his alma mater within the Last 4. The Tar Heels will face their chief rival Duke on Saturday.
Davis was one thing of a legacy recruit for North Carolina as a participant, following his uncle Walter Davis to Chapel Hill to play for Dean Smith. He additionally finally adopted his uncle to the NBA, drafted within the first spherical by the New York Knicks to start out what can be a six-team, 12-season profession.
Davis performed at North Carolina from 1988-1992, in a far-away period the place good school gamers weren’t essentially anointed straight away and most performed 4 years.
Hubert Davis stats at UNC
Hubert Davis profession stats at North Carolina: 11.8 factors, 1.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists per sport; 49.5 p.c from the ground, 43.5 p.c from 3-point vary, 81.9 p.c from the road (137 video games)
Davis’ position grew over his 4 seasons as a Tar Heel, culminating in his averaging 21.4 factors per sport and incomes second-team All-ACC honors as a senior. He holds faculty data for profession 3-point proportion and single season 3-point proportion (48.9 p.c a a junior in 1990-91). He’s additionally third at school historical past in profession free throw proportion, and one in every of simply 4 gamers to transform 80 p.c or above from the stripe of their profession as a Tar Heel.
What was Hubert Davis’ report vs. Duke as a participant?
Through The Every day Tar Heel, Davis was 6-5 towards Duke as a participant. On March 8, 1992, which was his ultimate sport towards the rival Blue Devils, Davis had a career-high 35 factors whereas going 6-for-8 from past the arc.
North Carolina cut up this 12 months’s common season collection with Duke, together with a win over the Blue Devils in Coach Okay’s ultimate house sport. The rubber match for the 12 months shall be a historic and excessive stakes one for the rivalry within the Last 4, and a win for the Tar Heels will finish Mike Krzyzewski’s legendary teaching profession.
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