Watch: Michael Malone press conference live updates, highlights as UNC introduces new head coach

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The North Carolina Tar Heels will introduce Michael Malone as the next head basketball coach on Tuesday evening.

One of the most unconventional moves in recent years puts the former NBA championship-winning head coach in Chapel Hill for the foreseeable future. Malone is scheduled to address fans and the media alongside UNC officials at the Dean E. Smith Center. The event will be at 6 p.m. ET.

Malone won an NBA Championship with the Denver Nuggets in 2023. He's part of the league's 500-win club between two stops as an NBA head coach.

What channel is Michael Malone's UNC press conference on today?​

Michael Malone's UNC press conference How to Watch​

Date: Tuesday, April 7
Time: 6 p.m. ET
Dean E. Smith Center- Chapel Hill, North Carolina
TV: ACC Network, ESPN+​

Stream: GoHeels YouTube​

Live updates, highlights from Michael Malone Introductory Press Conference​

An hour out from Michael Malone's first press conference as @UNC_Basketball's head coach ️

Tune in at 6pm
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— UNC Tar Heels (@GoHeels) April 7, 2026

Malone will become the second highest-paid coach in college basketball with a 6-year, $50 million contract, per reports. This puts him right under Kansas' Bill Self at $8.8 million per year, and likely the highest-paid ACC coach. For UNC to get a coach who was at the NBA's highest level is a hit.

An extra fact: Bridget Malone, Mike's daughter, is a freshman outside hitter for the University of North Carolina Tar Heels volleyball team, making this move one with family ties.

Malone will be the 20th head coach for UNC Basketball and the first without ties to the program since Dean Smith was hired in 1961.

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