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UNC Basketball: A new era is being ushered in with Hubert Davis

HOUSTON, TEXAS - APRIL 01: Assistant coach Hubert Davis of the North Carolina Tar Heels looks on with his son Elijah during a practice session for the 2016 NCAA Men's Final Four at NRG Stadium on April 1, 2016 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

A new era has begun with the UNC Basketball program and it’s one that will be led by an old friend. On Monday, the Board of Trustees approved the hiring of Hubert Davis to be the 19th head coach in program history.

Davis, a 1992 UNC graduate, played four years at Carolina under Dean Smith.