Months ago, a general manager for UNC basketball was just an idea. This week Hubert Davis confirmed staff addition(s) are coming on his weekly radio show, and mentioned the specific need for a GM in the current era of college basketball. Sherrell McMillan and Greg Barnes joined Joey Powell to talk about what the role may potentially look like, what it means for the program, and why this is a major waypoint in Carolina hoops history.

Show Rundown (timestamps are from the YouTube version)
2:01 – Why is UNC hiring a General Manager?
5:10 – Why now?
11:32 – Any sentinel event that caused the shift in Huber Davis’s desire?
15:52 – UNC basketball program expense trends
27:45 – Staff expansion and UNC as an elite program
31:24 – Did UNC wait too long to make this staff position?
43:40 – What the job may include
51:20 – Interview process notes
54:32 – Q&A from live audience
106:71 – Parting shots

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Inside Carolina produces an unprecedented lineup of regular programming dedicated to Tar Heel sports, available in both audio and video (live!) formats all within a single channel, featuring the top experts. Here’s the lineup, which is complemented by special roundtables, featured interviews, reaction episodes, and more throughout the year:

* Coast to Coast (basketball & recruiting) with Sherrell McMillan, Sean Moran, Joey Powell
* Up in the Rafters (basketball) with Joel Berry & Taylor Vippolis
* On the Beat (football/basketball) with Adam Smith, Jeremiah Holloway, John Bauman, Tommy Ashley
* Shooting it Straight (basketball) with Justin Jackson & John Bauman
* The Postgame (basketball) with Dewey Burke, Tommy Ashley
* Next Level (all sports) with Greg Barnes, Tommy Ashley
* Noon Dish (football recruiting) with Don Callahan, Tommy Ashley
* The Day After (football) with Buck Sanders, Jason Staples, Tommy Ashley
* Schoett & Vipp (football) with Jeff Schoettmer and Taylor Vippolis
* The Game Plan (football) with Greg Barnes, Jason Staples, Tommy Ashley

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