UNC Alum Marcus Paige Joins Charlotte Staff

0:00It's April 1st, you're listening to Durham News today, AI-powered local news. Former North Carolina star Marcus Page just landed an assistant coaching gig on West Miller's staff at Charlotte. The school dropped the news on Wednesday. Both guys are UNC Alums who played and coached theirs guards. Page, 32 years old, spent the last three seasons helping Hubert Davis at UNC after a seven year pro playing run. Miller took over as the 49ers head coach back in late March. Page steps in as his first big hire from the UNC Circle. He's the initial Tar Heal assistant to reveal his next move since Davis got let go last week. Fans and coaches are buzzing about Page's potential. Miller called him a rising star who connects easy with players and gets the game deep. On the quarter UNC from 2012 to 16, Page was a three time captain, hit 1,844 points and owns. Records for three pointers made. He grabbed all ACC nods and helped UNC to an ACC tourney title, plus that epic national

1:04championship game run in 2016. Off the court, Page crushed academics too, snagging multiple scholar-athlete awards in the ACC. After getting picked in the NBA drafts second round, he bounced around leagues in the states and overseas before jumping into coaching at UNC in June of last year. This move shakes up the coaching scene, as Charlotte builds momentum.