Hubert Davis on detractors: I'm not on Twitter, message boards, chat rooms

Unlike many college coaches in this era, Hubert Davis isn’t on Twitter. If you search the North Carolina coach’s name on the social media site, the top result is the account “@HubertDontTweet,” which of course has zero tweets or likes.

Following a 94-81 road victory against Duke on Saturday, Davis was asked whether he felt he had silenced doubters in his inaugural season as the Tar Heels head coach. The coach scoffed at the notion, saying he really doesn’t pay attention to what most people outside the program are saying.

“I told you guys I’m not on Twitter,” Davis said. “I’m not on message boards. I’m not on chat rooms. I’m not on any of that. I do this job because I feel like Jesus has given me this opportunity to be in these kids’ lives. To help them, to coach them to be the best they can be on the court, in the classroom, in the community. It’s a place that I’m very humbled and thankful to be at. That’s where my focus is. I don’t do this job for anything else other than serving these kids and helping them the same way coach (Dean) Smith and coach (Bill) Guthridge helped me when I was here. The same way that coach (Roy) Williams helped every one of his players that he coached for 18 years.”

Staying off of Twitter has so far proved an effective method for Hubert Davis this season.

After spending the past nine years under Williams as an assistant coach, Davis was finally handed the keys to the program this offseason. The former Tar Heel guard led North Carolina to a 23-8 finish in his inaugural season, the first 20-win season in two years. In the postgame press conference following the 20th win, Davis talked about the pride he has in his players and was hesitant to take too much credit.

“Over the last three years, we haven’t gotten to 20 wins,” the coach said. “So what I’m proud of is – yeah, I think that’s great that we’ve gotten, thus far, to 20 wins – but how we’ve gotten there. This group has gone through a lot. We’ve gone through injuries, we’ve gone through lineup changes, and we’re here. Not necessarily focusing on the 20th win, but just focusing on how much we have had to persevere to get to this point. So I’m really proud of the guys, but I’m not taking a deep breath and our team is not taking a deep breath.”

The Tar Heels will aim to continue their success this postseason in both the ACC and NCAA Tournament. UNC earned the three seed in the upcoming conference tournament in Brooklyn, and will play its first game at 9:30 p.m. ET Thursday.