Hubert Davis reveal what UNC basketball's offseason focus is
The North Carolina Tar Heels are quietly having one of the top offseason in college basketball – and it all ties back to head coach Hubert Davis.
After UNC largely struck out in the 2024 offseason transfer portal , Hubert made sure to effectively re-stack his roster for the 2025-2026 campaign. North Carolina landed Top-10 Class of 2025 recruit Caleb Wilson, plus six transfer portal commitments, including 7-foot center Henri Veesaar.
Hubert's busy, successful offseason continues this week out West in Colorado Springs, with him serving as a court coach at USA Basketball's U19 National Team Training Camp.
Alongside the likes of colleagues and fellow Power 4 coaches Damon Stoudamire (Georgia Tech), Mark Pope ( Kentucky ) and Nate Oats ( Alabama ), Hubert is coaching some of the nation's top Class of 2025 and 2026 recruits. While at camp, Hubert caught up with InsideCarolina , speaking about the Tar Heels' active offseason and his golden opportunity to help coach Team USA.
"Offseason is the offseason, but summer school, individual workouts, team practices, and spending a ton of time with the players," Hubert said about UNC's first offseason under general manager Jim Tanner. "Getting on the court with them, individual workouts like I talked about. Skill development is huge for us, and we want each one of our players to continue to get better and better. I mean, that's the fun part. That's all we've been doing all summer.
"Any time you're able to serve your country in this capacity and serve this national team – is something that you would never want to pass up," Hubert continued. "I played USA Basketball when I was in college, and having an opportunity to do so as a coach, as one of the coaches, was something that I was really excited about."
According to the official USA Basketball website , U19 roster finalists include a trio of North Carolina targets: Caleb Holt, Deron Rippey Jr. and Tyran Stokes – all of whom sport offers. With Hubert in attendance this week, hopefully the Tar Heels can land a few commitments.
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