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.

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.

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."

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.

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

Tanner, a UNC graduate, High Point native and longtime NBA agent, is founder of Tandem Sports + Entertainment.

North Carolina coach Hubert Davis has another two years on his deal and a new general manager to help the blueblood men’s basketball program deal with the changing landscape of college athletics.Davis has signed a two-year extension running through the 2029-30 season to lead his alma mater.

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.