If you thought Hubert Davis was on the hot seat, this rather shocking news should change that viewpoint for you.
NEW: Men's basketball coach Hubert Davis agreed to contract extension with North Carolina over the summer. Was signed in December. New deal extends to 2030.
— Brian Murphy (@murphsturph) February 25, 2025
According to WRAL's Brian Murphy, Hubert Davis has agreed to a contract extension to remain the head coach of the UNC basketball program until 2030. However, this deal wasn't signed recently, as it was agreed upon over the summer and finalized with signatures in December.
Goes to show you the program's thought process on the future of their current head coach.
Here are some important details regarding Davis' new contract (as provided by WRAL).
"The new agreement extends Davis through the 2029-30 season. His previous contract, signed in 2022, ran through the 2027-28 season and paid him $400,000 per season in base pay.
Under terms of the new deal, Davis will receive a base salary of $1.25 million per season. He will also receive $1.7 million in supplemental compensation this year. That figure rises by $100,000 each year of the contract.
If UNC were to fire Davis before the contract ends, it would owe him his base salary for each year remaining on the deal."
Davis is earning a huge bump in his base salary pay and will earn increasing supplemental compensation each year as well. If North Carolina elected to fire Davis before the contract ends, they would owe him his base salary for each season remaining.
Sounds like a guy who is very much secure in his current position.
Now that we can put the "is Hubert Davis on the hot seat" to the side, it's all but certain that Davis is the guy the university plans on having lead the UNC basketball program for the foreseeable future.