He cares for his players as much as anybody that I've ever seen in those types of positions.
He put his blood, sweat and tears into this program," Newmark said.
Newmark noted that while the locker room was despondent after the season-ending defeat, the change was not determined by a single contest.
"It's a brutally difficult situation. And we felt like it was the right time, and it wasn't dependent on one game.
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Obviously, that last game was disappointing for everybody, particularly for the kids. Being in the locker room, it was despondent.
You could see how much those kids cared about it, cared about Hubert, and cared about the whole program," Newmark said.
He elaborated on how the final game's outcome reflected broader programmatic needs.
"And I think we all know, in one game and in one half, things don't sometimes go your way, and it was just a perfect storm," Newmark said.
"And so, a lot of people point to that game, but I think it was just more the determination that it was the right time to shake up the entire program."
Davis posted a 125-54 record over five seasons as head coach, leading UNC to the 2022 national championship game and a No. 1 seed in 2024.
However, the team also became the first preseason No. 1 to miss the NCAA tournament entirely and failed to advance past the round of 32 in his final two seasons.
Speaking to CBS Sports' Matt Norlander at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, Davis indicated he intends to seek a return to college coaching during the next hiring cycle.
"He is doing well. He was joyous.
Had a great conversation. He wants to coach again," Norlander said.
"He's adamant about wanting to coach again. Next year's cycle, he's going to want to pursue that.
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He wants to get back into the game."
