Tar Heels' Davis Gets 2-year Extension Through 2030, Hires Agent Jim Tanner As Gm

North Carolina coach Hubert Davis has signed a two-year extension running through the 2029-30 season, and hired basketball agent Jim Tanner as the men's basketball program's executive director and general manager.

The school announced Tanner's hiring Tuesday, roughly three weeks after Davis talked about plans to hire a GM in the era of players being able to profit from their athletic fame with their name, image and likeness. UNC also has posted an updated contract for Davis on its official athletics site, with that deal reached in July and signed in December.

The latest deal includes a raise and pays Davis an average of 3.2 million in base salary and supplemental pay, up from about 2 million on the previous deal reached in July 2022 that ran through the 2027-28 season.

Davis has had wild swings in his tenure at his alma mater as a former player under Dean Smith and assistant under Roy Williams. He guided UNC to a wild and unexpected ride to the NCAA title game in his first season, but his second season ended with the Tar Heels becoming the first preseason No. 1-ranked team to miss the NCAA Tournament.

Last year, the Tar Heels won the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season race and claimed a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. They're battling to secure an NCAA bid this season with 18 wins.