Michael Malone, North Carolina basketball
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The former NBA head coach agreed to an expansive six-year deal with the Tar Heels
The Tar Heels hired former Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone to take over after firing Hubert Davis in March, with ESPN's Pete Thamel reporting the deal will make Malone among the top-paid coaches in the sport at an average annual value that exceeds $8.3 million. Thamel first reported the news on Monday.
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Michael Malone takes over at North Carolina as the Tar Heels turn to an outsider from the NBA
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Michael Malone acknowledged that he’s an outsider as North Carolina’s basketball coach. “I did not play here. I’m not from Carolina,” he said Tuesday evening during his introductory news conference at the Dean Smith Center.
Three years after winning an NBA title in Denver, Michael Malone, an old-school coach, is off to North Carolina
Here is how Michael Malone's daughter, Bridget, convinced the coach to take the job at the North Carolina basketball team.