Duke assistant coach Chris Carrawell went viral on social media Saturday night when he snubbed North Carolina head coach Hubert Davis in the postgame handshake line.
North Carolina upset No. 4 Duke, 94-81, in the final home game of Coach K’s career at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Following the win, Carrawell refused to shake hands with Davis.
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— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) March 6, 2022
According to a report from the News & Observer, Carrawell had a “reason” for snubbing Davis in the postgame handshake line:
Carrawell told the (Raleigh, N.C.) News & Observer in a postgame text that Davis “did not shake our hands before the game.” That fact, plus the loss, might explain why Duke coaches responded the way they did.
Moreover, an ESPN story Wednesday suggested that people within the Blue Devils’ basketball program “bristled” at the fact North Carolina did not honor Coach K during his farewell tour while other ACC schools did. Krzyzewski’s final trip to the Dean Smith Center — an 87-67 Blue Devils victory on Feb. 5 — did not feature any notable acknowledgement by UNC, other than a brief mention of Krzyzewski at the beginning of the game.
Davis said he didn’t understand why Carrawell brushed him off.
“I don’t know what that’s about,” Davis said. “I didn’t play against him, I don’t know him personally.”
That seems pretty juvenile.
Perhaps we’ll get a North Carolina vs. Duke rematch in the ACC Tournament next week.
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