WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

7/23/2019 12:39am

Meet Courtney Banghart, new head coach of UNC women's basketball

By Jerome Simpson

To understand Courtney Banghart – Ivy League graduate, Dartmouth College Hall of Famer, Naismith Coach of the Year – and how she got to North Carolina, you’ll have to understand her past. Banghart was a basketball player and neuroscience major at Dartmouth, but said that coaching "wasn't a vocation in my eyes." It took three years of coaching high school basketball – while also teaching and serving as athletic director – for her to change her tune. Banghart then returned to Dartmouth, where she served as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator while working toward her master's in writing and leadership development. In 2007, Banghart was named the head coach of Princeton women's basketball, and quickly turned the program around. In her third season, the Tigers made their first ever NCAA Tournament appearance. In 2015, Banghart's team went undefeated in the regular season, and Banghart was named one of the Women's 50 Greatest Leaders by Fortune magazine. Now, Courtney Banghart is in Chapel Hill. Click to read more about her journey.

7/21/2019 9:53pm

UNC women's basketball releases non-conference schedule for 2019-20

By Ryan Wilcox

The Tar Heels will host seven games and face four in-state opponents as part of their non-conference schedule, the athletic department announced Thursday.

7/21/2019 7:55pm

Women's basketball: Everything to know about Sylvia Hatchell’s resignation

By Jerome Simpson

In the span of a month, the 33 year Sylvia Hatchell era at UNC came to an end.

5/14/2019 9:16pm

UNC women's basketball hires Carrie Moore as assistant coach

By Ryan Wilcox

The UNC athletic department announced the hiring of a new women's basketball assistant coach on Tuesday. The new hire, Carrie Moore, worked alongside incoming head basketball coach Courtney Banghart in the past, which Banghart said, made her better. 

5/2/2019 3:09pm

UNC women's basketball head coach Courtney Banghart ready for 'a new beginning'

By Chapel Fowler

In her first news conference in Chapel Hill on Wednesday, Courtney Banghart stood, fittingly, on the hardwood at Carmichael Arena. It’s a floor she might as well start getting used to.

4/30/2019 10:18am

UNC women's basketball names Courtney Banghart as its new head coach

By Brian Keyes and Ryan Wilcox

Princeton's Courtney Banghart will be the next head coach of the North Carolina women's basketball team, the UNC athletics department announced Tuesday in a statement.

4/19/2019 12:46am

Sylvia Hatchell resigns as UNC women's basketball coach

By Jack Frederick

After 18 days of investigation into alleged racist remarks made to her players in January, North Carolina women's basketball head coach Sylvia Hatchell has resigned from her position, the UNC athletic department announced late Thursday night. 

4/17/2019 4:35pm

UNC women's basketball signs four-star guard Kennady Tucker for 2019 season

By Holt McKeithan

The North Carolina women's basketball team received a boost for the 2019 season on Wednesday afternoon.

4/10/2019 9:09pm

Paris Kea selected No. 25 overall by Indiana Fever in 2019 WNBA Draft

By Chris Hilburn-Trenkle

North Carolina women's basketball guard Paris Kea was selected No. 25 overall in the 2019 WNBA Draft on Wednesday night.

4/2/2019 5:00pm

Three players to transfer from North Carolina women's basketball team

By James Tatter

Stephanie Watts, Destinee Walker an Jocelyn Jones will all pursue transfers to other schools, as first reported by Mary Dunleavy at WRAL.

4/1/2019 2:40pm

Hatchell under investigation for racist remarks, Washington Post reports

By Ryan Wilcox

Coaches of the North Carolina women's basketball team will be placed on paid administrative leave as the program is reviewed due to "issues raised by student-athletes and others," the UNC athletics department announced on Monday.

3/24/2019 10:59am

Five takeaways from UNC women's basketball's first-round NCAA Tournament loss

By Brennan Doherty

On Saturday, the North Carolina women's basketball team fell in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Here are five takeaways from the loss.

3/15/2019 2:39pm

Analysis: UNC women’s basketball a different team when Watts, Kea and Bailey all play

By Brennan Doherty

“This is our time to heal up and get ready to come back and have a few good practices and go play,”  head coach Sylvia Hatchell said. “But that is one of the things that I addressed in the locker room, because we're a little bit banged up.”

3/8/2019 7:20pm

After ACC Tournament loss to Notre Dame, UNC focused on return to postseason

By James Tatter

GREENSBORO — The PA announcer had an update for the Greensboro Coliseum coming out of the halftime break of Friday’s game between No. 1 seed Notre Dame and No. 8 seed North Carolina.

3/8/2019 7:04pm

Bailey a bright spot in UNC women's basketball's loss to Notre Dame in ACC Tournament

By Brennan Doherty

GREENSBORO– A day after helping the North Carolina women’s basketball team as an extra coach during its game against Georgia Tech, Janelle Bailey returned to the court on Friday and this time contributed in ways that show up in the box score.

3/7/2019 10:00pm

Jocelyn Jones and Leah Church live up to challenge for UNC against Georgia Tech

By Brennan Doherty

No. 8 seed North Carolina’s 80-73 win over No. 9 seed Georgia Tech in the second round of the ACC Tournament was a career day for Jones and Church.

3/3/2019 10:20pm

UNC women's basketball drops regular season finale against Duke due to poor shooting

By Brian Keyes

Paris Kea stared out into the faces of the media members gathered for the postgame press conference after the UNC-Duke women’s basketball game. The redshirt senior guard took a long moment to think, before offering a few words to summarize her final regular season game in a Tar Heel uniform. 

3/3/2019 4:25pm

UNC women's basketball loses to Duke, 62-44, falls to eighth seed in ACC Tournament

By Madeline Coleman

DURHAM — The North Carolina women’s basketball team (17-13, 8-8 ACC) fell, 62-44, to Duke (14-14, 6-10) on Sunday afternoon. With the loss, UNC will be the eighth seed in next week's ACC Tournament. 

2/28/2019 8:37pm

Sports weekend preview: 10 teams in action means a busy weekend for UNC athletics

By Ryan Wilcox

From basketball to gymnastics, it's a busy weekend for Tar Heel athletics.

2/24/2019 11:19pm

In senior day loss, Paris Kea remains a hero for UNC basketball

By James Tatter

Paris Kea would be the hero. With seven seconds to play, the ball was in the air on its way to her.