Coach left his post as a volunteer assistant with the Tar Heels on Thursday evening. Tim Beckman’s stay at North Carolina didn’t last long. The former Illinois coach, who was fired in late August 2015 after an independent investigation found he mistreated players and deterred them from reporting injuries, left his post as a volunteer assistant with the Tar Heels on Thursday evening. Illinois and North Carolna meet at 6:30 p.m.