1. Hubert Davis holds the franchise single-season and career three-point field goal shooting percentage records for both the Knicks and the Mavericks.
13 Facts About Hubert Davis
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Hubert Davis is the nephew of Walter Davis, another former Tar Heel and NBA player.
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Hubert Davis served as an assistant coach for the Tar Heels from 2012 until his elevation to head coach in 2021 following the retirement of Roy Williams.
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Hubert Davis attended Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke, Virginia, averaging 28.0 points per game his senior year.
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Hubert Davis went on to the University of North Carolina, where he holds the record for the highest career three-point percentage in school history.
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Hubert Davis graduated in 1992 with a degree in Criminal Justice, after averaging 21.4 points per game in his senior season.
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Hubert Davis played his final NBA game in 2004, finishing with career averages of 8.2 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.
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Hubert Davis served as head coach of UNC's junior varsity basketball team, one of the only junior varsity teams remaining in college basketball.
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The move was initially met with some criticism, as Hubert Davis had never been a head coach at any level.
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Hubert Davis recorded his first career win in his first game as head coach.
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Hubert Davis became the fourth ACC head coach to win twenty games in his debut season in the past twenty-five years with the victory.
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At the press conference announcing his hiring as the UNC basketball coach, when asked about being the first black UNC head coach, Hubert Davis caused public debate by stating he's proud to be African-American but proud that his wife is white.
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Hubert Davis is cousins with current Tar Heel player Drake Powell.