second round. The Tar Heels hung on and won the game 93–86 in overtime after losing a 25-point second-half lead. The victory secured Davis's first sweet sixteen berth as head coach and the school's 30th overall, the most by any program in Division I history. After a 73–66 victory over 4th seed UCLA Bruins in the Sweet Sixteen, Davis and his Tar Heels advanced to the Elite Eight where they defeated the St. Peter’s Peacocks 69–49 to earn a trip to the Final Four. In the national semifinal game, the Tar Heels matched up against arch rivals Duke for the first time in NCAA tournament history. The Tar Heels defeated the Blue Devils 81-77 in what was Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski's final game. However, in the national championship game, Davis' Tar Heels were defeated by Kansas, 72-69. Due to the Tar Heels' success in his first year as head coach, Davis became one of the few college basketball figures to have gone to a Final Four as a player (1991), an assistant coach (2016 and 2017), and as a head coach (2022). Personal life Davis and his wife Leslie have three children: Elijah, Bobbie Grace and Micah. As of the 2021–22 season, Elijah plays college basketball for the University of Lynchburg. At the press conference announcing his hiring as the UNC basketball coach, when asked about being the first black UNC head coach, Davis caused public debate by stating he's proud to be African-American but also proud that his wife is white. Davis is a devout Christian. Career statistics NBA Regular season |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| New York | 50 || 2 || 16.8 || .438 || .316 || .796 || 1.1 || 1.7 || .4 || .1 || 5.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| New York | 56 || 27 || 23.8 || .471 || .402 || .825 || 1.2 || 2.9 || .7 || .1 || 11.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| New York | style="background:#CFECEC; width:1em"|82* || 4 || 20.7 || .480 || .455 || .808 || 1.3 || 1.8 || .4 || .1 || 10.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| New York | 74 || 14 || 24.0 || .486 || .476 || .868 || 1.7 || 1.4 || .4 || .1 || 10.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Toronto | 36 || 0 || 17.3 || .402 || .229 || .739 || 1.1 ||