| 2007–08 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball | |
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ACC Regular Season and Tournament Champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 2 |
| AP | No. 2 |
| Record | 33–3 (14–0 ACC) |
| Head coach | |
| Assistant coaches |
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| Home arena | Carmichael Auditorium |
| Name [1] | # | Height | Position | Year | Home Town |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erlana Larkins | 2 | 6-1 | Forward | Senior | Riviera Beach, FL |
| Trinity Bursey | 3 | 5-10 | Forward | Sophomore | Sanford, NC |
| Laura Barry | 4 | 5-8 | Guard | Senior | Cary, NC |
| Rebecca Gray | 5 | 5-10 | Guard | Freshman | Georgetown, KY |
| Alex Miller | 11 | 5-6 | Guard | Senior | Durham, NC |
| Heather Claytor | 14 | 5-8 | Guard | Junior | Grottoes, VA |
| Iman McFarland | 21 | 6-3 | Forward | Junior | Temple Hills, MD |
| Cetera DeGraffenreid | 22 | 5-4 | Guard | Freshman | Cullowhee, NC |
| Meghan Austin | 24 | 5-7 | Guard | Senior | Lynchburg, VA |
| LaToya Pringle | 30 | 6-3 | Forward / Center | Senior | Fayetteville, NC |
| Rashanda McCants | 32 | 6-1 | Guard / Forward | Junior | Asheville, NC |
| Martina Wood | 34 | 6-2 | Forward / Center | Redshirt Sophomore | Charlotte, NC |
| Italee Lucas | 50 | 5-8 | Guard | Freshman | Las Vegas, NV |
| Jessica Breland | 51 | 6-3 | Forward | Sophomore | Kelford, NC |
| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site 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 2OT | 18-2 (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 Tech | W 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 State | W 85-79 | 26-2 (13-0) | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| March 2 5:30 p.m., FSN | No. 2 | No. 11 Duke | W 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] . | |||||||||||
| ACC [3] | Conference | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W-L | GB | PCT | W-L | PCT | ||
| #2 North Carolina | 14-0 | - | 1.000 | 33-3 | .917 | |
| #4 Maryland | 13-1 | 1 | .929 | 33-3 | .917 | |
| #11 Duke | 10-4 | 4 | .714 | 25-10 | .714 | |
| #25 Virginia | 10-4 | 4 | .714 | 24-10 | .706 | |
| Georgia Tech | 7-7 | 7 | .500 | 22-10 | .688 | |
| Florida State | 7-7 | 7 | .500 | 19-14 | .578 | |
| Boston College | 7-7 | 7 | .500 | 21-12 | .636 | |
| North Carolina State | 6-8 | 8 | .429 | 21-12 | .636 | |
| Clemson | 4-10 | 10 | .286 | 12-19 | .387 | |
| Virginia Tech | 2-12 | 12 | .143 | 15-15 | .500 | |
| Wake Forest | 2-12 | 12 | .143 | 15-15 | .500 | |
| Miami | 2-12 | 12 | .143 | 9-21 | .300 | |
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