North Carolina hires NBA Championship coach Michael Malone

BY ADAM ZAGORIA

North Carolina wanted a “superstar” as its next coach and they appear to have found one in former NBA championship coach Michael Malone.

Malone, who led the Denver Nuggets to the 2023 NBA championship, replaces Hubert Davis, who was fired last month after a second straight NCAA Tournament first-round exit.

“Mike will bring all the necessary skills that he has developed over the years to put UNC on track to compete for a national championship,” said legendary former Seton Hall Prep coach Bob Farrell, who coached Malone in high school. “People don’t realize that Michael saw [Nikola] Jokic’s potential years before anyone else.”

Read the full story on UNC’s hire on Forbes.com.

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