North Carolina basketball has hired its first general manager, choosing an alum with extensive experience in the business of basketball. North Carolina alum Jim Tanner, a longtime sports agent who founded his own agency and has represented more than 70 NBA players including numerous former UNC basketball players,

Hubert Davis and the North Carolina Tar Heels have taken the first move toward expanding the men’s basketball staff by hiring renowned sports agent Jim Tanner as the new general manager and executive director.

UNC's hiring of a respected NBA agent is a sign the Tar Heels are serious about their general manager position

The latest deal includes a raise and pays Hubert 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.

North Carolina coach Hubert Davis has another two years on his deal and a new GM to help the men's basketball program deal with the changing landscape of college athletics.

North Carolina Tarheels basketball coach Hubert Davis has two more years on his contract. Still, his recent decision to bring on a new general manager to help the blueblood men’s basketball program navigate the changing landscape of collegiate athletics leads many to believe Davis might be here for years to come.