Davis: North Carolina to add staff to manage NIL, transfers

North Carolina coach Hubert Davis is planning changes to the staffing of the blue-blood men’s basketball program, including hiring a general manager to navigate the era of players being able to profit from their athletic fame.

The fourth-year coach talked about plans to add more support staff during his radio show Monday night. It comes at a time when the Tar Heels are at risk of missing the NCAA tournament for the second time in three years.

“The old model for Carolina basketball just doesn’t work,” Davis said, referring to past infrastructures that leaned largely on coaches. “It’s not sustainable. It has to build out because there’s so many things in play with NIL, the transfer portal, agents, international players.”