Other honorees include Virginia guard Reece Beekman, who won his second consecutive defensive player of the year award, Notre Dame’s Markus Burton as rookie of the year, Ian Schieffelin of Clemson as most improved player and Ishmael Leggett of Pittsburgh as sixth man of the year.
Hubert Davis’ hiring as UNC basketball head coach in 2021 was met with a lot of doubts and criticism.
Many ignored Davis’ legendary status as a former Tar Heels player, and the fact that Roy Williams had been grooming him for the role.
However, all doubts and criticism have been put to rest as the Tar Heels finished the regular season as ACC champions.
Hubert Davis played in the NBA. The New York Knicks drafted the UNC Tar Heels coach in the 1992 NBA draft with the 20th overall pick.
He remained with the Knicks until 1996 when he was traded to the Toronto Raptors.
He set the Knicks franchise record for single-season and career three-point shooting percentages.
Davis spent just the 1996-97 season with the Raptors, after which he moved to the Dallas Mavericks.
With the Mavericks, Davis set the franchise record for single-season and career three-point shooting percentages.
He played for the Washington Wizards in the 2001-02 season and the Detroit Pistons from 2002 to 2004.