Hubert Davis, a former NBA player and popular coach, has made an enormous impact on the North Carolina Tar Heels men’s basketball program. Davis has guided the Tar Heels to significant victories, including a national championship game appearance in his first season.

North Carolina has signed men’s basketball coach Hubert Davis to a contract extension that ties him to the program through the end of the 2029-2030 season. According to a copy of the contract, the deal was officially signed in early December — despite being initially agreed to on July 1,

The revelation comes at a time when North Carolina is in jeopardy of missing the NCAA tournament for the second time in three seasons.