Hatchell was sentenced to a 30-day suspended sentence, 60 days of unsupervised probation and 50 hours of community service. She also received a $150 fine and is required to pay $190 in court costs.
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"There are simply too many people that have no problem cheering for the athlete that wears the number 7 on their back when they compete but have difficulty with speaking up about how wrong it was for Jacob Blake to get shot by police 7 times in the back."
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UNC women's basketball head coach Courtney Banghart has put together a 2021 recruiting class featuring multiple five-star recruits and the best recruiting class in program history.
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Due to a having cancer during her time at UNC, Phoenix Mercury forward Jessica Breland opted out of the WNBA bubble, citing COVID-19-related health concerns.
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Assistant Sports Editor Jared McMasters caught up with North Carolina women’s basketball head coach Courtney Banghart to discuss the team’s return to campus, COVID-19 precautions and whether or not there will be a basketball season this year.
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In just her second season in Chapel Hill, head coach Courtney Banghart is building one of the program's best recruiting classes in recent memory. Here's a look at how North Carolina's three 2021 commits will fit in with the Tar Heels.
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With the NBA's decision to return to action on July 30, the NCAA will be provided a framework for how to move forward with its college basketball seasons.
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With her announcement on Saturday, Teonni Key joins Destiny Adams as the latest five-star prospects in the class of 2021 to verbally commit to Courtney Banghart and the North Carolina women's basketball program.
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With the NCAA’s decision to lift the moratorium on voluntary workouts for three major sports — football and men's and women's basketball — UNC athletics is in a position to make tentative plans for the return of sports.
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After an up-and-down year for the North Carolina women's basketball team, head coach Courtney Banghart will look to build on the solid foundation of her first season with a strong incoming recruiting class and plenty of returning talent for 2020-21.
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Two weeks ago, Leah Church dug an old mini hoop out of her basement, hung it on a door in her upstairs bonus room and started shooting. An hour later, the UNC women’s basketball player had a “backwards quarantine edition” trick shot video that — like many of other her other feats — made its rounds on Twitter and Instagram.
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Two weeks later, it’s worth asking: what went wrong for UNC women's basketball, which went from 16-6 to 16-14 and a first-round ACC Tournament exit? A lack of depth is among the chief reasons.
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Foul trouble and a defensive collapse in the fourth quarter saw the North Carolina women's basketball team exit the ACC Tournament in the first round with an 83-73 loss to Wake Forest, likely ending the Tar Heels' season.
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The North Carolina women’s basketball team has had an up and down season and with an at-large NCAA Tournament bid looking unlikely, enters the ACC Tournament this week with everything to play for. In head coach Courtney Banghart's first year, the Tar Heels finished 16-13 overall and 7-11 in the ACC, earning them a No. 12 seed in the ACC Tournament. That gives UNC a first-round matchup against No. 13 seed Wake Forest.
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Taylor Koenen, Shayla Bennett and Madinah Muhammad were definitely sentimental Sunday after a 73-54 loss to Duke. As was head coach Courtney Banghart. But there was something else in the air, too, after UNC women's basketball's regular-season finale: a sense of closure.
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In the midst of a near month-long losing streak, the North Carolina women’s basketball team played with desperation in a senior night matchup against Duke on Sunday. When the Tar Heels entered their first game against the Blue Devils on Feb. 6, they were 16-6, third in the ACC, and firmly in the discussion for an NCAA tournament bid. After suffering a 71-61 loss in Cameron Indoor Stadium in that game, UNC has undergone a collapse.
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To have even a fighting chance at qualifying for the NCAA Tournament, the Tar Heels will now have to go on a miracle run in the ACC Tournament, which starts Wednesday in Greensboro.
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The Tar Heels, on a six-game losing streak after Thursday's game against Notre Dame, will look to avoid being swept by the Blue Devils in their final home game of the season. Here are three keys to a North Carolina victory on Sunday.
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Led by Muhammad’s 21 points and seven rebounds, they never quit fighting. Not when Wake Forest jumped out to a 10-point lead in the first eight minutes. Not when they trailed by eight in the middle of the third quarter. The reason why? Effort.
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After flirting with the much-needed win that could have broken its four-game losing streak late in regulation, North Carolina allowed a game-tying 3-pointer with six seconds left and ultimately lost 82-79 in overtime to Wake Forest.
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