Michael Malone to UNC: Proven Winner Joins Tar Heels

0:00University of North Carolina is lining up Michael Malone to take over as their next man's basketball coach. Sources close to the deal spill to ESPN that the Tar Heels want the guy who spent 10 seasons calling shots for the Denver Nuggets. He guided them to their first and only NBA crown back in 2023. Malone got the boot from Denver last April, after a solid run, then jumped straight to ESPN as an analyst about a month later. Now he's trading the pro spotlight for College Hardwood in Chapel Hill. Hubert Davis got shown the door last month after UNC crashed out in the first round of the NCAA tournament to VCU. That early exit stung for a program, with such deep hoops roots in sky high expectations. This higher pulls a proven winner from the NBA ranks into the college game, where rivalries burn hot and March madness rules all. UNC's move signals their dead serious about reloading fast. Word is the deals nearing the finish line, so keep eyes peeled for the official splash. Malone could flip the script on Tar Heel Hoops real quick.

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