UNC Hires Jim Tanner as its Basketball General Manager
North Carolina has hired the first general manager ever for its fabled basketball program, as UNC alum Jim Tanner is
UNC Hires Jim Tanner as its Basketball General Manager
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UNC Hires Jim Tanner as its Basketball General Manager
North Carolina has hired the first general manager ever for its fabled basketball program, as UNC alum Jim Tanner isnorthcarolina.rivals.com
This is the guy I wanted. What an impressive resume. Truly a great day to be a Tar Heel!
Great hire and many more years for "not my favorite" coach Davis. Once again, keeping it in the family of UNC alum.
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I have been hard on Davis too and still am not sold on him completely. That being said, he has made some needed adjustments lately and seems to be pushing the right buttons.
Also, anyone that took the time to listen to any players post game interviews will understand he has not lost his players respect or trust.
If we are average again next year, I will be driving the bus to remove him as Coach.
Until then, this is the best couple of days in a row our fanbase has had all year.
Maybe enjoy it?😊
So this just your default reaction?
I have been hard on Davis too and still am not sold on him completely. That being said, he has made some needed adjustments lately and seems to be pushing the right buttons.
Also, anyone that took the time to listen to any players post game interviews will understand he has not lost his players respect or trust.
If we are average again next year, I will be driving the bus to remove him as Coach.
Until then, this is the best couple of days in a row our fanbase has had all year.
Maybe enjoy it?😊
Why keep it in the family for this GM when keeping it in the family with HC is a key part of the current issues?
Keeping it in the family is always incest of some type and there always detrimental long term. If any ion you have advanced degrees and have been part of any conversations among faculty admin people, a first thing you will learn is that schools want to avoid any keeping it in the family for academic hires.
Tannner may be perfect for the job, or he could be another part of the 'UNC basketball family uber alles' problem.
Mitch was my #1 want but no problem at all with Tanner. You want some one comfortable in the agents world that is tuned in to how the $$$ have to look to get the players we need. I do want to know who he reports to, it needs to be Bubba more than the coach in my opinion, want them on the same page for sure.
We hired a sports agent for the GM of a college basketball program, what could possibly go wrong!
Some of Jim Tanner's clients:
Grant Hill
Tim Duncan
Ray Allen
Vince Carter
Tamika Catchings
He's represented 40 First Round picks, 12 Top 5 picks, and 6 Naismith Hall of Famers.
If you're complaining about this hire, you don't know ball.
Grant Hill
Tim Duncan
Ray Allen
Vince Carter
Tamika Catchings
He's represented 40 First Round picks, 12 Top 5 picks, and 6 Naismith Hall of Famers.
If you're complaining about this hire, you don't know ball.
NBA agent is one thing. It may not translate to being GM of a college basketball program.
So does this mean you equate being an agent for individual NBA players with being GM of a college program? Or do you think the former top preparation for the latter? If so, how and why?
Apparently Hubert got a 2 year contract extension through 2030 that he signed in December. Not sure if that was common knowledge but probably more indication that he isn't going anywhere.
It isn't completely new. I think the Lakers GM Rob Pelinka was an ex-agent. The New York Mets GM is an ex-agent. I think Bob Meyers, who oversaw the Warriors dynasty, was an ex-agent.
The main thing that gives me some pause for all of this GM stuff in college sports is they all report to the head coach anyways (at least I think they do). So it gives the coaches even more power than they have. I understand it's a necessary byproduct of today's college football/basketball. But the line of power is drastically different from pro sports, where 90% of the time, the HC reports to either the GM or the President of Operations.
I have no idea whether this goes well or not and I think people assuming things have no idea either. It will come down to whether this GM can evaluate talent and can that trickle down to the UNC coaching staff? That's what this will come down to. Talent evaluation, talent evaluation, talent evaluation.
Dook's GM doesn't do talent evaluation. That's not part of her role. Her job is to oversee NIL, help the players manage their NIL and develop their personal branding. Her whole career has been working with athletes from a business and marketing perspective. First with Nike, then in the NBA and WNBA.
I expect UNC's GM to follow the same formula. His job is to make sure NIL is never again the major recruiting issue that wrecked the 2024-2025 season. Make sure we have sufficient NIL every season, figure out how to best spend that NIL, and sell recruits/transfers on how UNC can make them a lot of NIL money.
Yeah, I mean, these things are hard to predict --- who knows these days? --- but, for what this new-age position would seem to entail, he has a helluva resume.
Hoping for the best.
Well yeah --- that's my initial cringe as well for the sorry state of "college" sports these days ---- but come on now.
You've been complaining (along with others) about our ability to get certain players, so given where things are today, this hire would seem rather logical, no?
NBA agents meet with players and sell them on the idea that they can make them a lot of money.
That's pretty dang similar to the job of a college basketball GM. Jim has to convince top talent that UNC is the best financial situation for them to play college basketball.
That's pretty dang similar to the job of a college basketball GM. Jim has to convince top talent that UNC is the best financial situation for them to play college basketball.
I like the hire based on how his credentials read. Sure many may have some reservations about being biased toward 'the family' (others may not) but can't hurt to have someone in the seat that loves the university and seems to have the bona fides to do a role like this, as much as anyone can given how relatively new it is to have a college sports 'GM.' I echo the earlier poster's question about to whom he'll report. But overall seems like we hit the mark here. Good luck in the new role Mr. Tanner and welcome back to UNC!
An agent talking to agents seems to fit like a hand to a glove. It is the ability to use the back channels that a coach would not be expected to be privy to but gives you what you need to make a deal that will work.
Example, in the last portal, Hubert was deciding how much to offer guys he was contacting, in the sales world we call that a negotiation of financial terms. WE hire a head coach to coach players as well s to sell prospective players on the value of playing for UNC. WE DO NOT hire a head coach to negotiate players financial worth or $$$ value.
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