North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball

North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball
2024–25 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Head coachCourtney Banghart (6th season)
ConferenceACC
LocationChapel Hill, North Carolina
ArenaCarmichael Auditorium (1975–2008)
Dean Smith Center (2008–2009)
Carmichael Arena (2009–present)
(capacity: 6,822)
NicknameTar Heels
ColorsCarolina blue and white[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


NCAA tournament champions
1994
NCAA tournament Final Four
1994, 2006, 2007
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1994, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1984, 1986, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2022
NCAA tournament appearances
1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference tournament champions
1984, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Conference regular season champions
1997, 2005, 2006, 2008

The North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Atlantic Coast Conference of NCAA Division I women's college basketball. They are led by head coach Courtney Banghart, who is in her fourth season.

Home arenas

While historic Carmichael Auditorium was under renovation, the women's team played the 2008–09 season at the Dean Smith Center to the south of campus. The final game at the old Carmichael was an 82–51 rout of local rivals Duke in front of a sell-out 8,010 attendance, completing an unbeaten home and conference season.[2] Upon reopening, the building's name was changed to Carmichael Arena.

Current roster

2024–25 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Lanie Grant 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr James River Midlothian, VA
G/F 1 Alyssa Ustby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Lourdes Rochester, MN
G 2 Grace Townsend 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) GS James River
Richmond 		Midlothian, VA
G 3 Jordan Zubich 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Mountain Iron-Buhl Mountain Iron, MN
F 4 Laila Hull 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr Zionsville Community Zionsville, IN
F/C 5 Maria Gakdeng 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Boston College Lanham, MD
G 10 Reniya Kelly 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) So Hoover Hoover, AL
G 11 Kayla McPherson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Madison County Hull, GA
G 14 Trayanna Crisp 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Millennium
Arizona State 		Goodyear, AZ
G 15 Sydney Barker 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Jordan Durham, NC
G 20 Lexi Donarski 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Iowa State La Crosse, WI
F 21 Ciera Toomey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Fr Dunmore Dunmore, PA
G 24 Indya Nivar 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Stanford Apex, NC
C 34 Blanca Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Charlotte Catholic Charlotte, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 27, 2024

Retired and honored jerseys

For a player to have her jersey honored and hung in the Carmichael Auditorium rafters, she must have been a first-team All-American, been a member of an Olympic team as an undergraduate, or been selected by the coaches as Most Valuable Player of a national championship team. For retiring a jersey, a player must be named national player of the year.[3]

Name   #  
Retired Charlotte Smith 23
Ivory Latta 12
  Honored   Marsha Mann 44
  Bernadette McGlade   14
Kathy Crawford 25
Tresa Brown 24
Pam Leake 20
Tonya Sampson 34
Sylvia Crawley 00
Marion Jones 20
Tracy Reid 00
LaQuanda Barksdale 33
Nikki Teasley 44
Camille Little 20
Erlana Larkins 2

All-time record

The women's basketball team was officially established in 1971 as part of the Department of Physical Education. In 1974, basketball and several other women's sports came under the direction of the athletic department with Angela Lumpkin as coach. Conference play began in 1978, with a first qualification for the NCAA tournament in 1983.[3]

Conference tournament winners noted with #

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason Coaches' poll AP poll
Angela Lumpkin (Independent) (1974–1977)
1974–75 Angela Lumpkin 15–3   NWIT First Round
1975–76 Angela Lumpkin 16–7   NCAIAW Tournament
1976–77 Angela Lumpkin 8–16   NCAIAW Tournament
Angela Lumpkin: 39–26  
Atlantic Coast Conference
Jennifer Alley (ACC) (1977–1986)
1977–78 Jennifer Alley 16–13 6–4 3rd AIAW Southern Region II
1978–79 Jennifer Alley 18–14 4–5 4th AIAW Region II Tournament
1979–80 Jennifer Alley 21–15 5–5 T-4th NWIT Finals
1980–81 Jennifer Alley 17–14 5–4 5th NCAIAW Tournament
1981–82 Jennifer Alley 17–12 10–3 3rd
1982–83 Jennifer Alley 22–8 10–3 T-2nd NCAA First Round 18
1983–84 Jennifer Alley 24–8 9–5 T-3rd# NCAA Sweet Sixteen 14
1984–85 Jennifer Alley 21–11 11–3 2nd NCAA First Round
1985–86 Jennifer Alley 23–9 10–4 2nd NCAA Sweet Sixteen 15 16
Jennifer Alley: 179–104 70–36
Sylvia Hatchell (ACC) (1986–2019)
1986–87 Sylvia Hatchell 19–10 9–5 3rd NCAA Second Round (Bye)
1987–88 Sylvia Hatchell 10–17 4–10 6th
1988–89 Sylvia Hatchell 10–20 1–13 8th
1989–90 Sylvia Hatchell 13–15 3–11 8th
1990–91 Sylvia Hatchell 12–16 2–12 8th
1991–92 Sylvia Hatchell 22–9 9–7 T-3rd NCAA Second Round (Bye)
1992–93 Sylvia Hatchell 23–7 11–5 T-2nd NCAA Sweet Sixteen 15 17
1993–94 Sylvia Hatchell 33–2 14–2 2nd NCAA Champions 1 4
1994–95 Sylvia Hatchell 30–5 12–4 2nd NCAA Sweet Sixteen 11 11
1995–96 Sylvia Hatchell 13–14 8–8 5th
1996–97 Sylvia Hatchell 29–3 15–1 1st NCAA Sweet Sixteen 9 4
1997–98 Sylvia Hatchell 27–7 11–5 4th NCAA Elite Eight 3 7
1998–99 Sylvia Hatchell 28–8 11–5 T-3rd NCAA Sweet Sixteen 14 14
1999–2000 Sylvia Hatchell 20–13 8–9 5th NCAA Sweet Sixteen 18
2000–01 Sylvia Hatchell 15–14 7–9 7th
2001–02 Sylvia Hatchell 26–9 11–5 2nd NCAA Sweet Sixteen 11 16
2002–03 Sylvia Hatchell 28–6 13–3 2nd NCAA Second Round 15 12
2003–04 Sylvia Hatchell 24–7 12–4 2nd NCAA First Round 21 12
2004–05 Sylvia Hatchell 30–4 12–2 T-1st NCAA Elite Eight 6 4
2005–06 Sylvia Hatchell 33–2 13–1 1st NCAA Final Four 3 1
2006–07 Sylvia Hatchell 34–4 11–3 2nd NCAA Final Four 3 2
2007–08 Sylvia Hatchell 33–3 14–0 1st NCAA Elite Eight 5 2
2008–09 Sylvia Hatchell 28–7 10–4 4th NCAA Second Round 17 11
2009–10 Sylvia Hatchell 19–12 6–8 T-7th NCAA First Round
2010–11 Sylvia Hatchell 28–9 8–6 6th NCAA Sweet Sixteen 12 14
2011–12 Sylvia Hatchell 20–11 9–7 T-6th 19 13
2012–13 Sylvia Hatchell 29–7 14–4 T-2nd NCAA second round 18 13
2013–14 Sylvia Hatchell 27–10 10–6 T-5th NCAA Elite Eight 12 13
2014–15 Sylvia Hatchell 26–9 10–6 6th NCAA Sweet Sixteen 15 12
2015–16 Sylvia Hatchell 14–18 4–12 12th
2016–17 Sylvia Hatchell 15–16 3–13 T–13
2017–18 Sylvia Hatchell 14–15 4–12 13th
2018–19 Sylvia Hatchell 18–15 8–8 8th NCAA first round
Sylvia Hatchell: 751–324 297–209
Courtney Banghart (ACC) (2019–present)
2019–20 Courtney Banghart 16–14 7–11 T–11th
2020–21 Courtney Banghart 13–11 8–9 8th NCAA first round
2021–22 Courtney Banghart 25–7 13–5 T–3rd NCAA Sweet Sixteen 16 17
2022–23 Courtney Banghart 22–11 11–7 T–6th NCAA second round 21 20
2023–24 Courtney Banghart 20–13 11–7 T–7th NCAA second round
Courtney Banghart: 96–56 50–39
Total: 1066–509

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

NCAA tournament results

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1983 #7 First Round #2 Georgia L 72–70
1984 #2 First Round
Sweet Sixteen		 #7 St. John's
#3 Cheyney		 W 81–79 (OT)
L 73–72 (OT)
1985 #6 First Round #3 Penn State L 98–79
1986 #4 Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		 #5 UNLV
#1 USC		 W 82–76
L 84–70
1987 #4 Second Round #5 Old Dominion L 76–58
1992 #7 First Round
Second Round		 #10 Old Dominion
#2 Miami (FL)		 W 60–54
L 86–72
1993 #4 First Round
Second Round		 #5 Alabama
#1 Tennessee		 W 74–73 (OT)
L 74–54
1994 #3 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
Championship		 #14 Georgia Southern
#6 Old Dominion
#2 Vanderbilt
#1 Connecticut
#1 Purdue
#3 Louisiana Tech		 W 101–53
W 62–52
W 73–69
W 81–69
W 89–74
W 60–59
1995 #3 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		 #14 Western Illinois
#6 Seton Hall
#2 Stanford		 W 89–48
W 59–45
L 81–71
1997 #1 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		 #16 Harvard
#8 Michigan State
#5 George Washington		 W 78–53
W 81–71
L 55–46
1998 #2 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		 #15 Howard
#7 FIU
#3 Illinois
#1 Tennessee		 W 91–71
W 85–72
W 80–74
L 76–70
1999 #4 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		 #13 Northeastern
#5 Alabama
#1 Purdue		 W 64–55
W 70–56
L 82–59
2000 #5 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		 #12 Maine
#13 Rice
#1 Georgia		 W 62–57
W 83–50
L 83–57
2002 #4 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		 #13 Harvard
#5 Minnesota
#1 Vanderbilt		 W 85–58
W 72–69
L 70–61
2003 #3 First Round
Second Round		 #14 Austin Peay
#6 Colorado		 W 72–70
L 86–67
2004 #4 First Round #13 MTSU L 67–62
2005 #1 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		 #16 Coppin State
#9 George Washington
#5 Arizona State
#2 Baylor		 W 97–62
W 71–47
W 79–72
L 72–63
2006 #1 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four		 #16 UC Riverside
#8 Vanderbilt
#4 Purdue
#2 Tennessee
#1 Maryland		 W 75–51
W 89–70
W 70–68
W 75–63
L 81–70
2007 #1 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four		 #16 Prairie View A&M
#9 Notre Dame
#5 George Washington
#2 Purdue
#1 Tennessee		 W 95–38
W 60–51
W 70–56
W 84–72
L 56–50
2008 #1 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		 #16 Bucknell
#8 Georgia
#4 Louisville
#2 LSU		 W 85–50
W 80–66
W 78–74
L 56–50
2009 #3 First Round
Second Round		 #14 UCF
#6 Purdue		 W 85–80
L 85–70
2010 #10 First Round #7 Gonzaga L 82–76
2011 #5 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		 #12 Fresno State
#4 Kentucky
#1 Stanford		 W 82–68
W 86–74
L 72–65
2013 #3 First Round
Second Round		 #14 Albany
#6 Delaware		 W 59–54
L 78–69
2014 #4 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		 #13 UT Martin
#5 Michigan State
#1 South Carolina
#2 Stanford		 W 60–58
W 62–53
W 65–58
L 74–65
2015 #4 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		 #13 Liberty
#5 Ohio State
#1 South Carolina		 W 71–65
W 86–84
L 67–65
2019 #9 First Round #8 California L 92–72
2021 #10 First Round #7 Alabama L 71–80
2022 #5 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		 #12 Stephen F. Austin
#4 Arizona
#1 South Carolina		 W 79–66
W 63–45
L 61–69
2023 #6 First Round
Second Round		 #11 St. John's
#3 Ohio State		 W 61–59
L 69–71
2024 #8 First Round
Second Round		 #9 Michigan State
#1 South Carolina		 W 59–56
L 41–88

See also

References

  1. ^ "Primary Identity" (PDF). Carolina Athletics Brand Identity Guidelines. April 20, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "UNC runs the table in ACC." espn.com. Retrieved on March 29, 2008.
  3. ^ a b "2007–08 North Carolina Women's Basketball Media Guide." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on March 29, 2008.