UNC's hiring of a respected NBA agent is a sign the Tar Heels are serious about their general manager position
Since Hubert Davis became UNC’s head coach in April 2021, he has maintained a preference for only having former Tar Heels on his staff.
The hire comes three weeks after head coach Hubert Davis declared on the Carolina Insider podcast in early February his intentions to hire a general manager.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has hired its first-ever general manager. Jim Tanner, the founder of the talent agency Tandem Sports + Entertainment, will serve as the Tar Heels’ executive director and general manager of men’s basketball at UNC Chapel Hill.
Longtime NBA agent Jim Tanner has been hired at UNC as general manager for men's basketball, after coach Hubert Davis said the "old model for Carolina basketball just doesn't work."