Add another link in the North Carolina-Charlotte Hornets chain: Former Tar Heels big man Joe Wolf has been hired as coach of the Hornets’ G-League affiliate, the Greensboro Swarm.
Wolf played with Hornets owner Michael Jordan and assistant general manager Buzz Peterson during Wolf’s freshman season (1983-84) in Chapel Hill. Hornets general manager Mitch Kupchak is also a former Tar Heel.
Wolf, 53, played 11 seasons in the NBA including two stints with the original Hornets (64 games in 1994 through 1995 and three games in 1998-99). He has been an assistant coach in the NBA (Milwaukee Bucks and Brooklyn Nets) and spent last season as a college assistant at UNC Wilmington.