The North Carolina Tar Heels fell in blowout fashion to the Duke Blue Devils and Cooper Flagg on Saturday, but head coach Hubert Davis still has a positive outlook.

The first edition of this year's North Carolina- Duke rivalry series ended in a lopsided loss for the Tar Heels at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The home-team Blue Devils put together a dominant wire-to-wire victory over Hubert Davis' UNC squad, finishing the game with a 70-87 final score.

Hubert Davis said so while speaking to the media on Monday. He felt it was “perfect” for the Tar Heels so they can work on themselves, both on the court and injury-wise, as well as rest rather than preparing for an opponent sometime this week.

After an 87-70 loss on the road at Duke, UNC basketball head coach Hubert Davis took to the stand to give his thoughts on the defeat.

North Carolina coach Hubert Davis chose to downplay the significance of his team's Saturday showdown at No. 2 Duke following the Tar Heels' dispiriting 73-65 loss at Pittsburgh on Tuesday night. The defeat was UNC's third in its last four games and raises the stakes of the upcoming rivalry game for a team that is scrambling to assemble an NCAA Tournament resume.

UNC basketball has a break before its next ACC game. Here's what Hubert Davis said about his message to the Tar Heels and what needs to be fixed.

Hubert Davis has experienced an up-and-down career as UNC's head basketball coach. USA TODAY says the Tar Heels need to consider if he's their guy.

North Carolina coach Hubert Davis revealed significant changes are likely coming to his program as part of a philosophical pivot on staff construction. Most notably, Davis said the Tar Heels will hire a general manager.

If there was a shortage of North Carolina Tar Heels fans who weren't ready to send Hubert Davis packing, there's not after Saturday night. UNC had its first mee