2017–18 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team

Last updated • a couple of secsFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

2017–18 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball
North Carolina Tar Heels logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record15–16 (4–12 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arena Carmichael Arena
Seasons
  2016–17
2018–19  
2017–18 ACC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Louisville *†151 .938363  .923
No. 5 Notre Dame 151 .938353  .921
No. 11 Florida State 124 .750267  .788
No. 21 NC State 115 .688269  .743
No. 20 Duke 115 .688249  .727
Syracuse 106 .625229  .710
Miami (FL) 106 .6252111  .656
Virginia 106 .6251914  .576
Virginia Tech 610 .3752314  .622
Georgia Tech 610 .3752014  .588
Wake Forest 511 .3131417  .452
North Carolina 412 .2501516  .484
Pittsburgh 214 .1251020  .333
Boston College 214 .125723  .233
Clemson 115 .0631119  .367
2018 ACC tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
As of 31 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tar Heels, led by thirty-second year head coach Sylvia Hatchell, played their games at Carmichael Arena and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 4–12 in ACC play in twelfth place. They defeated Boston College in the first round before losing in the second round of the ACC women's tournament to NC State.

Contents

Roster

2017–18 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1Taylor Koenen6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)So Shakopee Savage, MN
G 4Jocelyn Jones6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)RS Fr Cosby Richmond, VA
G 5Stephanie Watts5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)Jr Weddington Wesley Chapel, NC
G 10Jamie Cherry5 ft 8 in(1.73 m)Sr West Craven Cove City, NC
F 11Emily Sullivan6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)So Reitz Memorial Newburgh, IN
G 13Dazia Powell5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)RS Fr Millbrook Raleigh, NC
G 14Liz Roberts (W)5 ft 8 in(1.73 m)So Durham Academy Chapel Hill, NC
G 15Olivia Smith6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)So Cardinal Gibbons Raleigh, NC
G 20Leah Church5 ft 8 in(1.73 m)FrForest Trail Academy Purlear, NC
G 22 Paris Kea 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)RS Jr Page
Vanderbilt
Greenboro, NC
G 24Destinee Walker5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)So Lake Highland Prep Ocoee, FL
F 30Jaelynn Murray6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)Fr Dreher Columbia, SC
C 34Naomi Van Nes6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)So Hamden Country Day Dorchester, England
C 44Janelle Bailey6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)Fr Providence Day School Matthews, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 20, 2018

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2017*
6:00 pm,  ACCN Extra
Wingate W 84–62 
Carmichael Arena  
Chapel Hill, NC
November 6, 2017*
6:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Mount Olive W 102–47 
Carmichael Arena 
Chapel Hill, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017*
3:30 pm, ACCN Extra
Hampton L 66–70 0–1
Carmichael Arena (1,965)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 12, 2017*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Colorado W 87–80 OT1–1
Carmichael Arena (2,181)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 16, 2017*
6:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Radford W 79–46 2–1
Carmichael Arena (2,250)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 19, 2017*
3:00 pm, ACCN Extra
South Alabama L 84–85 2–2
Carmichael Arena (2,380)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 22, 2017*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
UNC Wilmington W 86–60 3–2
Carmichael Arena (2,823)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 29, 2017*
3:30 pm, ACCN Extra
Minnesota
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 88–83 4–2
Carmichael Arena (2,315)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 1, 2017*
3:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Hartford W 90–70 5–2
Carmichael Arena (1,960)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 3, 2017*
5:30 pm, ACCN Extra
Appalachian State W 56–43 6–2
Carmichael Arena (2,617)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 5, 2017*
6:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Presbyterian W 91–56 7–2
Carmichael Arena (2,304)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 10, 2017*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Furman W 84–56 8–2
Carmichael Arena (2,268)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 17, 2017*
4:00 pm,  Stadium
vs.  Washington
Carolina's Challenge
W 90–78 9–2
Myrtle Beach Convention Center  (500)
Myrtle Beach, SC
12/20/2016*
2:00 pm
vs.  Grambling State
Carolina's Challenge
W 79–63 10–2
Myrtle Beach Convention Center (500)
Myrtle Beach, SC
December 28, 2017*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Mercer L 86–97 10–3
Carmichael Arena (2,988)
Chapel Hill, NC
ACC regular season
December 31, 2017
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 13  Florida State L 65–103 10–4
(0–1)
Donald L. Tucker Center  (3,219)
Tallahassee, FL
January 5, 2018
11:00 am, ACCN Extra
at  Boston College L 64–77 10–5
(0–2)
Conte Forum  (747)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 7, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Pittsburgh W 68–67 11–5
(1–2)
Carmichael Arena (2,325)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 11, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Clemson W 59–52 12–5
(2–2)
Carmichael Arena (2,239)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 14, 2018
12:30 pm, ACCN Extra
at  Wake Forest W 79–76 OT13–5
(3–2)
LJVM Coliseum  (937)
Winston–Salem, NC
January 18, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
NC State
Rivalry
W 66–53 13–6
(3–3)
Carmichael Arena (2,037)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 21, 2018
2:30 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 15  Duke
Rivalry
W 92–86 OT14–6
(4–3)
Carmichael Arena (4,634)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 25, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at  Virginia L 70–82 14–7
(4–4)
John Paul Jones Arena  (2,971)
Charlottesville, VA
February 1, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 5  Notre Dame L 62–94 14–8
(4–5)
Edmund P. Joyce Center  (7,617)
South Bend, IN
February 4, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Miami L 72–92 14–9
(4–6)
Carmichael Arena (3,549)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 7, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Virginia Tech L 74–90 14–10
(4–7)
Carmichael Arena (2,744)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 11, 2018
3:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 20 NC State
Rivalry
L 54–73 14–11
(4–8)
Reynolds Coliseum  (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
February 15, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at  Georgia Tech L 61–79 14–12
(4–9)
McCamish Pavilion  (1,122)
Atlanta, GA
November 18, 2018
2:30 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 4  Louisville L 57–67 14–13
(4–10)
Carmichael Arena (3,934)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 22, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Syracuse L 80–86 14–14
(4–11)
Carmichael Arena (2,357)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 25, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 20 Duke
Rivalry
L 54–70 14–15
(4–12)
Cameron Indoor Stadium  (9,314)
Durham, NC
ACC Women's Tournament
February 28, 2018
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
(12) vs. (13) Boston College
First Round
W 69–64 15–15
Greensboro Coliseum  
Greensboro, NC
March 1, 2018
11:00 am, ACCN Extra
(12) vs. (5) No. 23 NC State
Second Round
L 64–77 15–16
Greensboro Coliseum (6,164)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source [1]

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
Season
Week
2
Week
3
Week
4
Week
5
Week
6
Week
7
Week
8
Week
9
Week
10
Week
11
Week
12
Week
13
Week
14
Week
15
Week
16
Week
17
Week
18
Week
19
Final
AP
Coaches
Legend
 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
(RV) Received Votes

See also

2017–18 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roy Williams (basketball coach)</span> American basketball player and coach (born 1950)

Roy Allen Williams is an American retired college basketball coach who served as the men's head coach for the North Carolina Tar Heels for 18 seasons and the Kansas Jayhawks for 15 seasons. He was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006 and the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Phil Ford (basketball)</span> Basketball player

Phil Jackson Ford Jr. is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He graduated from Rocky Mount Senior High School in 1974, and had an All-American college career with the North Carolina Tar Heels.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lennie Rosenbluth</span> American basketball player (1933–2022)

Leonard Robert Rosenbluth was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA), but he is remembered, first and foremost, for his college basketball player days. He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels, where he was Helms Foundation Player of the Year (1957), consensus first-team All-American (1957), second-team All-American – AP, UPI, INS (1956), third-team All-American – NEA, Collier's (1956), ACC Player of the Year (1957), and 3× first-team All-ACC (1955–1957).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">North Carolina Tar Heels</span> Intercollegiate sports teams of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The North Carolina Tar Heels are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The name Tar Heel is a nickname used to refer to individuals from the state of North Carolina, the Tar Heel State. The campus at Chapel Hill is referred to as the University of North Carolina for the purposes of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Since the school fostered the oldest collegiate team in the Carolinas, the school took on the nickname Carolina, especially in athletics. The Tar Heels are also referred to as UNC or The Heels.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball</span> Intercollegiate basketball team of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The North Carolina Tar Heels Men's basketball program is a college basketball team of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels have won six NCAA championships in addition to a 1924 Helms Athletic Foundation title (retroactive). North Carolina has won a record 133 NCAA tournament matchups while advancing to 31 Sweet Sixteen berths, a record 21 Final Fours, and 12 title games. It is the only school to have an active streak of reaching the National Championship game for nine straight decades and at least two Final Fours for six straight decades, all while averaging more wins per season played (20.7) than any other program in college basketball. In 2012, ESPN ranked North Carolina No. 1 on its list of the 50 most successful programs of the past fifty years.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2009–10 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team</span> American college basketball season

The 2009–10 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Their head coach was Roy Williams. The team played its home games in the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were the defending National Champions. This season represented the 100th season of basketball in the school's history.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">LaToya Sanders</span> American-Turkish basketball player (born 1986)

LaToya Antoinette Pringle, a.k.a. LaToya Antoinette Sanders or Lara Sanders, is a former American-Turkish professional basketball player and currently she is an assistant coach for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Sanders played college basketball at the University of North Carolina before getting drafted by the Phoenix Mercury in the 2008 WNBA draft. Currently, she also plays for Kayseri Kaski S.K. in Turkey.

The 2014–15 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tar Heels, led by twenty-ninth year head coach Sylvia Hatchell, played their games at Carmichael Arena and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 10–6 ACC play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC women's tournament, where they lost to Louisville. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated Liberty in the first round, Ohio State in the second round before losing to South Carolina in the sweet sixteen.

The 2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tar Heels, led by thirtieth year head coach Sylvia Hatchell, played their games at Carmichael Arena and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 4–12 in ACC play to finish in a tie for twelfth place. They lost in the first round of the ACC women's tournament to Pittsburgh.

The 2003–04 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Roy Williams. No team captains were selected for this season, the first, and so far, only time this has happened in program history. The team played its home games in the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joel Berry II</span> American basketball player (born 1995)

Joel DeWayne Berry II is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels and led the team to the 2017 national championship. Berry played professionally for two seasons in the NBA G League and one season in Turkey before his retirement in 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017–18 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team</span> American college basketball season

The 2017–18 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Roy Williams, who was in his 15th season as UNC's head men's basketball coach. The Tar Heels played their home games at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 26–11, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place. As the No. 6 seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated Syracuse, Miami, and Duke before losing to Virginia in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed in the West region where they defeated Lipscomb before losing to Texas A&M in the Second Round.

The 2016–17 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tar Heels, led by thirty-first year head coach Sylvia Hatchell, played their games at Carmichael Arena and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 3–13 in ACC play to finish in a tie for thirteenth place. They advance to the second round of ACC women's tournament, where they lost to Syracuse.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018–19 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team</span> American college basketball season

The 2018–19 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Roy Williams, who was in his 16th season as UNC's head men's basketball coach. The Tar Heels played their home games at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 29–7, 16–2 in ACC play to finish tied for the regular season conference championship with Virginia. As the No. 2 seed in the ACC tournament, they advanced to the semifinals before ultimately losing to Duke. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 1 seed in the Midwest region, where they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to Auburn.

The 2018–19 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tar Heels, led by thirty-third year head coach Sylvia Hatchell, play their games at Carmichael Arena and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 9–9 in ACC play to finish in eighth place. They defeat Georgia Tech in the first round before losing in the second round of the ACC women's tournament to Notre Dame. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament, which was their first trip since 2015. They lost in the first round to California.

The 2019–20 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tar Heels, led by first year head coach Courtney Banghart, played their games at Carmichael Arena and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The 2020–21 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tar Heels, were led by second year head coach Courtney Banghart, played their games at Carmichael Arena, and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The 2021–22 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tar Heels were led by head coach Courtney Banghart, who was in her third season as head coach. She was assisted by Joanne Aluka-White, Adrian Walters, and former Clemson head coach Itoro Coleman. The Tar Heels played their home games at Carmichael Arena as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The 2022–23 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tar Heels were led by head coach Courtney Banghart, who was in her fourth season as the Tar Heel head coach. She was assisted by Joanne Aluka-White, Adrian Walters, and Itoro Coleman. The Tar Heels played their home games at Carmichael Arena as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

References

  1. "2017–18 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball schedule". North Carolina Tar Heels. Retrieved February 20, 2018.