Bubba Cunningham Coverage

UNC basketball community supports associate athletic director Ken Cleary in cancer fight

Ken Cleary's whole career has been about adapting to change. As UNC's associate AD of Go Heels productions he's always adjusting to a rapidly evolving industry. That mindset helped prepare him for the fight of his life. The UNC athletics community made sure he didn't fight it alone.

Pat Welter, WRAL Sports

UNC basketball community supports associate athletic director Ken Cleary in cancer fight

Ken Cleary's whole career has been about adapting to change. As UNC's associate AD of Go Heels productions he's always adjusting to a rapidly evolving industry. That mindset helped prepare him for the fight of his life. The UNC athletics community made sure he didn't fight it alone.

UNC's Cunningham to chair NCAA men's basketball committee in 2024-25, will vice-chair next season

Bubba Cunningham, North Carolina's Director of Athletics and a member of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee for the past three seasons, was named vice-chair of the committee for next season and the chair of the committee in 2024-25, Dan Gavitt, NCAA Senior Vice President of Basketball announced today.

UNC's Cunningham joins call for unequal revenue distribution among ACC schools

North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham told 99.9 The Fan's "The OG" that unequal revenue distribution among the ACC's member schools is becoming "critical."

Brian Murphy, WRAL sports reporter

UNC athletic department publicly backs NIL collectives, other efforts for Tar Heel athletes

NCAA guidance allows schools to promote or support name, image and likeness collectives or efforts associated with their departments. North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham backed several Tar Heel efforts in a public letter.

Brian Murphy, WRAL sports investigative reporter

Falling behind other leagues in money, ACC considering new revenue distribution system for schools

Athletic directors in the Atlantic Coast Conference are meeting to discuss potential changes to the way the league distributes revenue to its member institutions, such as North Carolina, NC State and Duke.

Brian Murphy, WRAL investigative sports reporter

UNC A.D. Bubba Cunningham on new ACC football scheduling: 'I preferred the divisions'

UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham joined The OG on 99.9 The Fan to discuss the logic behind the ACC's new football scheduling model and what he likes and dislikes about it.

UNC's Cunningham's new contract extends him to June 2027

Bubba Cunningham will continue in the role of director of athletics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill through the 2026-7 academic year. Cunningham signed an updated contract in March that pay him a base salary of $814,868.

UNC Athletics, The Brandr Group Create Landmark Group Player Rights Program for Student-Athlete Alumni

More than 100 student-athlete alumni from the University of North Carolina have agreed to support a groundbreaking multi-year agreement with marketing and licensing agency The Brandr Group ("TBG") to create a voluntary group licensing program. This initiative - which allows former student-athletes, in conjunction with their alma mater, to voluntarily participate in a group player rights program - is the first of its kind for former college athletes and will allow participants to profit from their marketability.

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Giglio: Patience will be key for Hubert Davis at UNC

Patience have been in short supply with UNC fans when it comes to change or bumps in the road with its powerful basketball program. Hubert Davis is a first-time head coach who will need some time to figure out how to blend what he knows about the Carolina family with his own style.

Joe Giglio, WRALSportsFan

Giglio: Bubba Cunningham has options for UNC but he can't make the wrong hire

Bubba Cunningham helped UNC navigate an NCAA scandal and he resurrected the football program but who he decides to hire to replace Roy Williams will define the athletic director's legacy.

Joe Giglio, WRALSportsFan

Bubba Cunningham says they hope to hire Williams' replacement as quickly as possible

UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham says UNC won't hire a search firm, but he will consult former North Carolina players and coaches (including Williams himself) while trying to find the next head coach. But Cunningham also said he needs to act quickly.

Lauren Brownlow, WRALSportsFan columnist/reporter

Cunningham: We have to find the right leader that can maintain the standards that we've become accustomed to

UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham met with the media Thursday to talk about the next step for Carolina basketball as they search for a new head coach after Roy Williams' retirement.

Mack Brown, UNC football assistants receive contract extensions

Mack Brown, after leading UNC to the Orange Bowl last season, received a one-year contract extension on Monday. His deal, worth $3.5 million plus incentives, runs through the 2025 season.

Joe Giglio, WRALSportsFan

Bubba Cunningham talks COVID-19's impact on athletics, the future of college basketball and more

UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham joined UNC radio play-by-play man Jones Angell for a Rams Club event where he discussed the state of college athletics.

Lauren Brownlow, WRALSportsFan columinst/reporter

UNC's AD talks college sports, costs, coronavirus

Bubba Cunningham, director of athletics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, offers an update on the state of the Tar Heel programs as they deal with the physical and financial costs of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

UNC announces pay cuts, furloughs for coaches, other athletic staff

WRAL's Julian Grace has more on the news that the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will cut the pay for coaches and staff members and issue furloughs, too, in the wake of money lost due to the coronavirus pandemic.

UNC announces athletic staff pay cuts and furloughs

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's athletic department and coaching staff will face pay cuts and furloughs for the 2020-21 calendar year, school officials said in a memo on its website Thursday.

Jason O. Boyd, Multiplatform producer, and Julian Grace, WRAL anchor/reporter

'It's going to be choppy:' Football season without fans could cost UNC, NC State millions

As UNC and NC State prepare for a modified college football season, the Triangle ACC schools are also prepared to significantly alter their athletic budgets for 2020.

Joe Giglio, WRALSportsFan

UNC will not distribute season tickets and will reduce capacity at Kenan Stadium

UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham and Rams Club director John Montgomery sent a letter to season ticketholders on Monday afternoon that stated season tickets will not be distributed in the normal fashion and that Kenan Stadium will not be at full capacity this season.

Lauren Brownlow, WRALSportsFan columnist/reporter

Cunningham: 'There's not a centralized authority for higher education, so we're all making independent decisions.'

UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham joined The OG on Monday to talk about UNC's phased-in return of athletes to campus, his stance on Name, Image and Likeness, what it might look like if fans come back to Kenan Stadium in the fall and the lack of a centralized authority to outline guidelines for handling COVID during the season.

UNC making plans to handle football players return to campus

North Carolina has a plan for how to handle the return of its football players to campus. Athletic director Bubba Cunningham was interviewed by 60 Minutes Overtime on Sunday and went through the protocol that UNC will follow.

Joe Giglio, WRALSportsFan

UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham says that sports can heal

UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham joined the Adam Gold Show to discuss how he's been affected by the death of George Floyd, how we can make the world a better place, how the college experience and college athletics can make change, what UNC is doing to make an impact and what the university system as a whole can do to make an impact.

Lauren Brownlow, WRALSportsFan columnist/reporter

Cunningham: 'The frustration that is being exhibited - lawfully and unlawfully - throughout the country in the past few days is something that's been brewing for years.'

UNC Athletic Director Bubba Cunningham joined the Adam Gold Show to discuss how he's been affected by the death of George Floyd, how we can make the world a better place, how the college experience and college athletics can make change, what UNC is doing to make an impact and what the university system as a whole can do to make an impact.

UNC AD Bubba Cunningham to serve on men's basketball NCAA tournament selection committee

North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham will start a five-year term on the Division I men's NCAA tournament selection committee in September.

Joe Giglio, WRALSportsFan