Hubert Davis announcement that he is leaving TAR Heels now another significant issue for team……

Hubert Davis, the new men’s basketball coach at the University of North Carolina, was officially introduced Tuesday afternoon.

Davis spoke publicly at a Tuesday afternoon news conference for the first time since he was named as Roy Williams’ successor.

“I wanted this job,” Davis said Tuesday. “I’ve always wanted to be a head coach. I just have always wanted to be a head coach — only here.

Davis was one of Williams’ top assistants. He was also a former Tar Heels player for legendary coach Dean Smith.

Williams said in a video message that he was “absolutely thrilled” to be in the Smith Center for the news conference introducing Davis as head basketball coach.

Davis said his time playing at UNC and in the NBA and his experience at ESPN and as an assistant coach have prepared him for this day.

He’s a first-time college head coach. He’s following a Hall of Famer in Williams. And he’s now leading a program that has six NCAA championships and ranks among college basketball’s all-time wins leaders.

“Yes, this job brings pressure, yes, this job brings anxiety,” Davis said, and he added that he understood the weight of expectations in a program with a legendary coaching lineage.

It’s up to him to put his own touches on the program, even as he promises to follow the foundation set by Williams and the late Smith from Davis’ playing days with the Tar Heels.

“I don’t feel pressure because I’m not comparing myself to anybody,” Davis said. “Coach Williams is the greatest. I’m Hubert.”