2007–08 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team

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2007–08 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball
North Carolina Tar Heels logo.svg
ACC Regular Season and Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record33–3 (14–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Andrew Calder
  • Tracey Williams-Johnson
  • Charlotte Smith
Home arena Carmichael Auditorium
Seasons
  2006–07
2008–09 

Roster

Name [1] #HeightPositionYearHome Town
Erlana Larkins26-1ForwardSenior Riviera Beach, FL
Trinity Bursey35-10ForwardSophomore Sanford, NC
Laura Barry45-8GuardSenior Cary, NC
Rebecca Gray55-10GuardFreshman Georgetown, KY
Alex Miller115-6GuardSenior Durham, NC
Heather Claytor145-8GuardJunior Grottoes, VA
Iman McFarland216-3ForwardJunior Temple Hills, MD
Cetera DeGraffenreid225-4GuardFreshman Cullowhee, NC
Meghan Austin245-7GuardSenior Lynchburg, VA
LaToya Pringle306-3Forward / CenterSenior Fayetteville, NC
Rashanda McCants326-1Guard / ForwardJunior Asheville, NC
Martina Wood346-2Forward / CenterRedshirt Sophomore Charlotte, NC
Italee Lucas505-8GuardFreshman Las Vegas, NV
Jessica Breland516-3ForwardSophomore Kelford, NC

Schedule and Results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
October 31*
7:00 p.m.
Premier Players
Exhibition
W 102-75 
Carmichael Auditorium  
Chapel Hill, NC
November 6*
7:00 p.m.
No. 7 China
Exhibition
W 70-68 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
November 9*
8:30 p.m.
No. 7 North Carolina Central W 109-32 1-0
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
November 11*
2:30 p.m.,  ESPN
No. 7 No. 12  Arizona State
State Farm Women's Tip-Off Classic
W 75-60 2-0
Dean Smith Center  
Chapel Hill, NC
November 13*
7:00 p.m.
No. 6 Elon W 98-53 3-0
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
November 16*
7:00 p.m.
No. 6 Coppin State
Women's National Invitation Tournament
W 92-63 4-0
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
November 18*
2:00 p.m.
No. 6 Syracuse
Women's National Invitation Tournament
W 97-72 5-0
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
November 19*
7:00 p.m.
No. 6 Georgia State W 99-64 6-0
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
November 25*
2:00 p.m.
No. 6 Furman W 77-36 7-0
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
November 27*
7:00 p.m.
No. 4 College of Charleston W 102-58 8-0
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
November 29*
7:00 p.m.,  ESPN2
No. 4 Purdue
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 90-72 9-0
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 2*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 4 at No. 1  Tennessee L 79-83 9-1
Thompson-Boling Arena  
Knoxville, TN
December 9*
2:00 p.m.
No. 4 Wofford W 102-42 10-1
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 17*
7:00 p.m.
No. 3 at  Coastal Carolina W 82-58 11-1
Kimbel Arena  
Conway, SC
December 20*
7:30 p.m.
No. 3 vs.  Western Kentucky W 93-60 12-1
Myrtle Beach Convention Center  
Myrtle Beach, SC
December 30*
2:00 p.m.
No. 4 Liberty W 88-67 13-1
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 5
4:00 p.m.,  FSN South
No. 4 Georgia Tech W 99-78 14-1
(1-0)
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 10
7:00 p.m.
No. 3 at  Virginia Tech W 79-59 15-1
(2-0)
Cassell Coliseum  
Blacksburg, VA
January 13
1:00 p.m., FSN South
No. 3 at  North Carolina State W 79-70 16-1
(3-0)
Reynolds Coliseum  
Raleigh, NC
January 17
7:00 p.m.
No. 3 Boston College W 87-59 17-1
(4-0)
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 21*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 4 at No. 1  Connecticut L 71-82 17-2
Gampel Pavilion  
Storrs, CT
January 26
1:00 p.m.,  FSN
No. 4 No. 3  Maryland W 97-86 2OT18-2
(5-0)
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 31
7:00 p.m.
No. 3 at  Wake Forest W 76-55 19-2
(6-0)
Joel Coliseum  
Winston-Salem, NC
February 4
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 3 at No. 12  Duke W 93-76 20-2
(7-0)
Cameron Indoor Stadium  
Durham, NC
February 7
7:00 p.m.
No. 3 Clemson W 79-47 21-2
(8-0)
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 10
12:30 p.m., FSN South
No. 3 at Georgia TechW 75-61 22-2
(9-0)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum  
Atlanta, GA
February 15
7:00 p.m., FSN South
No. 3 at  Virginia W 90-82 23-2
(10-0)
John Paul Jones Arena  
Charlottesville, VA
February 17
1:00 p.m., FSN South
No. 3 Florida State W 97-77 24-2
(11-0)
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 21
7:00 p.m.
No. 2 at  Miami W 79-61 25-2
(12-0)
BankUnited Center  
Coral Gables, FL
February 25
7:00 p.m., FSN South
No. 2 North Carolina StateW 85-79 26-2
(13-0)
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
March 2
5:30 p.m., FSN
No. 2 No. 11 DukeW 82-51 27-2
(14-0)
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
March 7
3:00 p.m.
No. 2 vs. Clemson
ACC Tournament Quarterfinals, No. 1 vs. No. 9
W 97-77 28-2
Greensboro Coliseum  
Greensboro, NC
March 8
1:00 p.m., FSN
No. 2 vs. No. 25 Virginia
ACC Tournament Semifinals, No. 1 vs. No. 4
W 80-65 29-2
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
March 9
1:00 p.m., FSN
No. 2 vs. No. 11 Duke
ACC Tournament Championship Game, No. 1 vs. No. 3
W 86-73 30-2
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
March 23*
12:00 p.m., ESPN Regional
No. 2 vs.  Bucknell
NCAA Tournament First Round, No. 1 vs. No. 16
W 85-50 31-2
Ted Constant Convocation Center  
Norfolk, VA
March 25*
10:10 p.m., ESPN Regional
No. 2 vs. No. 24  Georgia
NCAA Tournament Second Round, No. 1 vs. No. 8
W 80-66 32-2
Ted Constant Convocation Center 
Norfolk, VA
March 29*
12:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 2 vs. No. 22  Louisville
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen, No. 1 vs. No. 4
W 78-74 33-2
New Orleans Arena  
New Orleans, LA
March 31*
7:30 p.m., ESPN
No. 2 vs. No. 5  Louisiana State
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight, No. 1 vs. No. 2
L 50-56 33-3
New Orleans Arena 
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time [2] .

Standings

ACC [3] ConferenceOverall
  W-L    GB    PCT    W-L    PCT  
#2 North Carolina14-0-1.00033-3.917
#4 Maryland13-11.92933-3.917
#11 Duke10-44.71425-10.714
#25 Virginia10-44.71424-10.706
Georgia Tech7-77.50022-10.688
Florida State7-77.50019-14.578
Boston College7-77.50021-12.636
North Carolina State    6-88.42921-12.636
Clemson4-1010.28612-19.387
Virginia Tech2-1212.14315-15.500
Wake Forest2-1212.14315-15.500
Miami2-1212.1439-21.300

References

  1. "2007-08 North Carolina Women's Basketball Roster." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on March 31, 2008.
  2. "2007-08 Schedule." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on March 31, 2008.
  3. "ACC Women's College Basketball Conference Standings [ dead link ]." espn.com. Retrieved on March 31, 2008.