Whether it’s through her four incoming high school recruits or the transfer portal, head coach Courtney Banghart will be tasked with making some pivotal changes to the roster. Here’s a look at UNC’s current depth chart and what each player brings to the table.
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As they start their 2023 March Madness run — and yes, the women's tournament now uses March Madness branding — several Tar Heels have reflected on how their tournament experience has changed over the years. In August 2021, the NCAA’s extensive report found that, on average, the association spends more money on male athletes than female athletes. This discrepancy is because the organization views men’s championships in a different regard than women’s championships. "Because of the way that the structure’s in place, it’s more lucrative for your men’s basketball team to be more successful," UNC women's basketball head coach Courtney Banghart said. "The politics of that is real.”
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“I know that my team needed me and we had been preparing for moments like this the whole season,” UNC forward Teonni Key said. “Whatever it took, I was ready to put it on the line for the team.”
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"With Coach putting the ball in my hands, (I'm) just trying to make a play," Deja Kelly said "If they doubled, I was ready to make a pass. Just anything like that, just trying to make a play down the stretch and will my team to a win.”
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Out of UNC’s late-game timeout, Kelly drove inside and scored an and-one layup with 2.3 seconds to play and nailed the free throw to put the Tar Heels ahead for good.
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Despite it being Courtney Banghart’s 11th postseason appearance and UNC’s 29th NCAA Tournament appearance, the level of excitement for the Tar Heels this March is still the same. The first step in No. 6 seed North Carolina’s trek back to the Sweet 16 is its contest against No. 11 seed St. John’s at 4 p.m. on Saturday. “We’ve seen lots of really good players, lots of dynamic threats, lots of deep teams,” Banghart said. “You hope that what you’ve been prepared for all year, in terms of the talent that you’ve played against, prepares you well for an opportunity like this.”
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The argument for a Chapel Hill regional lies in UNC’s strength of schedule. Fourty-two percent of the Tar Heels’ opponents this season were ranked top-25 in the NET — the NCAA’s evaluation tool used to evaluate a team’s record and resume.
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“I was like, ‘I wanna sweep Duke in my whole career, that would be such a cool thing,'" UNC junior small forward Alyssa Ustby said. "But putting that aside, it’s basketball. There’s going to be losses."
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“We took 12 more shots,” Banghart said. “Usually if you take 12 more shots, you win that game. That's kind of a statistical deal there, and we only turned it over 12 times. There's a lot of things these guys did well. We didn't make enough shots, unfortunately.”
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Along with being eliminated from the ACC Tournament, it’s UNC’s first loss to Duke in three years.
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In Thursday’s 68-58 win over Clemson in the second round of the ACC Tournament, Ustby and Hodgson combined for 28 points and eight assists. The starters were clicking at the right time, carrying UNC to its first conference tournament win in the Courtney Banghart era.
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Five days removed from their last meeting — where UNC completed its regular season sweep of its rival at Cameron Indoor Stadium — the Tar Heels will have to oust the Blue Devils to advance to the ACC Tournament semifinals.
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The No. 18 North Carolina women’s basketball team (21-9, 12-7 ACC) opened up postseason play by defeating Clemson (17-15, 7-12 ACC), 68-58, in the second round of the ACC Tournament on Thursday evening at the Greensboro Coliseum.
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On Sunday, Duke was looking for more than just a top-25 win over its rivals on senior night. North Carolina shot below 35 percent from the field and scraped by to earn a win with 45 points — the lowest score in a win in program history. Despite the victory, the Tar Heels realize scraping by with this type of play isn’t sustainable. Sitting between Kelly and Todd-Williams during postgame interviews, Banghart placed her hands on the shoulders of the star players: “I love you all, but I need you to take better care of the basketball,” she told them.
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The Tar Heels spoiled Duke’s endeavor in clinching the No. 1 overall seed in the ACC Tournament while picking up an impressive road win.
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