2018–19 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team

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.

2018–19 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record18–15 (8–8 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarmichael Arena
Seasons
2018–19 ACC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Notre Dame142 .875354 .897
No. 5 Louisville142 .875324 .889
No. 10 NC State124 .750286 .824
No. 19 Miami (FL)124 .750259 .735
No. 12 Syracuse115 .688259 .735
No. 25 Florida State106 .625249 .727
Clemson97 .5632013 .606
North Carolina88 .5001815 .545
Georgia Tech79 .4381713 .567
Virginia Tech610 .3752212 .647
Duke610 .3751515 .500
Virginia511 .3131219 .387
Boston College313 .1881416 .467
Pittsburgh214 .1251120 .355
Wake Forest115 .0631020 .333
2019 ACC tournament winner
As of March 7, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

On April 18, Hatchell resigned after an external review confirmed reports that she had made racially insensitive comments and mismanaged players' medical issues. Hatchell, the only coach with national titles in the AIAW, NAIA, and NCAA, left Chapel Hill with 1,023 wins overall and 751 in 33 seasons with the Tar Heels, including the 1994 NCAA title.[1] The school tabbed Princeton's Courtney Banghart as their new head coach on April 29, officially announcing her the next day.[2]

Previous season

For the 2017–18 season, the Tar Heelss finished 15–16 overall and 4–12 in ACC play which was 12th place. North Carolina was eliminated in the second round of the ACC tournament by North Carolina State. The Tar Heels were not invited to post-season play

Off-season

Recruiting Class

Source:[3]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Kennedy Boyd
PG
Mint Hill, North CarolinaProvidence Day School5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)N/A 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 90
Claudia Dickey
G
Charlotte, North CarolinaCharlotte Latin School5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)N/A 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2018–19 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G0Shayla Bennett5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)JrChrist Church School
Gulf Coast State
Piedmont, SC
G1Taylor Koenen6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)JrShakopeeSavage, MN
G2Kennedy Boyd5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)FrProvidence Day SchoolMint Hill, NC
G3Madinah Muhammad5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)SrWhitney Young
Ole Miss
Chicago, IL
G4Jocelyn Jones6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)RS SoCosbyRichmond, VA
G5Stephanie Watts5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)RS JrWeddingtonWesley Chapel, NC
G10Claudia Dickey5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)FrCharlotte LatinCharlotte, NC
F11Emily Sullivan6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)JrReitz MemorialEvansville, IN
F13Hunter West6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)RS FrSouth LenoirDeep Run, NC
G14Liz Roberts (W)5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)JrDurham AcademyChapel Hill, NC
G15Olivia Smith6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)JrCardinal GibbonsRaleigh, NC
G20Leah Church5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)SoForest Trail AcademyPurlear, NC
G22Paris Kea5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)RS SrPage
Vanderbilt
Greenboro, NC
G24Destinee Walker5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)RS JrLake Highland PrepOcoee, FL
F30Jaelynn Murray6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)SoDreherColumbia, SC
C34Naomi Van Nes6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)JrHamden Country DayDorchester, England
C44Janelle Bailey6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)FrProvidence Day SchoolMatthews, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 25, 2018

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2018*
6:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Carson-NewmanW 115–74  
Carmichael Arena 
Chapel Hill, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:00 pm
at ElonW 100–69 1–0
Schar Center (1,622)
Elon, NC
November 9, 2018*
6:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Kent StateW 73–60 2–0
Carmichael Arena (2,005)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 14, 2018*
11:00 am, ACCN Extra
VCUW 59–47 3–0
Carmichael Arena (2,893)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 18, 2018*
3:00 pm
at ColoradoL 74–86 3–1
CU Events Center (1,739)
Boulder, CO
November 22, 2018*
3:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. UCLA
Paradise Jam tournament Island Division
W 83–49 4–1
Sports and Fitness Center (874)
Saint Thomas, USVI
November 23, 2018*
3:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. No. 17 South Florida
Paradise Jam Island Division
W 71–69 5–1
Sports and Fitness Center (715)
Saint Thomas, USVI
November 24, 2018*
1:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Kentucky
Paradise Jam Island Division
L 75–85 5–2
Sports and Fitness Center (814)
Saint Thomas, USVI
November 29, 2018*
7:00 pm, BTN+
at Ohio State
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 69–76 5–3
Value City Arena (4,997)
Columbus, OH
December 2, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
MaineL 73–85 5–4
Carmichael Arena (2,159)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 5, 2018*
3:30 pm, ACCN Extra
UNC WilmingtonW 82–55 6–4
Carmichael Arena (2,007)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 14, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
UNC Greensboro
Postponed from 12/9
W 83–62 7–4
Carmichael Arena (2,149)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 18, 2018*
8:30 pm
vs. Rice
Carolinas Challenge
W 71–50 8–4
Myrtle Beach Convention Center 
Myrtle Beach, SC
December 20, 2018*
6:30 pm, Stadium
vs. Auburn
Carolinas Challenge
L 81–86 OT8–5
Myrtle Beach Convention Center 
Myrtle Beach, SC
December 28, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
HowardW 85–63 9–5
Carmichael Arena (3,005)
Chapel Hill, NC
ACC regular season
January 3, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 3 LouisvilleL 66–73 9–6
(0–1)
KFC Yum! Center (8,506)
Louisville, KY
January 6, 2019
1:00 pm, RSN
Florida StateL 63–64 9–7
(0–2)
Carmichael Arena (2,497)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 13, 2019
3:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 12 SyracuseL 77–90 9–8
(0–3)
Carrier Dome (4,982)
Syracuse, NY
January 17, 2019
7:00 pm, RSN
Wake ForestW 84–61 10–8
(1–3)
Carmichael Arena (2,056)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 20, 2019
7:00 pm, RSN
at MiamiL 68–76 10–9
(1–4)
Watsco Center (1,560)
Coral Gables, FL
January 24, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Virginia TechW 81–69 11–9
(2–4)
Cassell Coliseum (1,450)
Blacksburg, VA
January 27, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 1 Notre DameW 78–73 12–9
(3–4)
Carmichael Arena (4,704)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 31, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Georgia TechW 91–90 13–9
(4–4)
Carmichael Arena (1,954)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 3, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 7 NC State
Rivalry
W 64–51 14–9
(5–4)
Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
February 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Duke
Rivalry
L 69–85 14–10
(5–5)
Carmichael Arena (3,123)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 10, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at ClemsonW 70–64 15–10
(6–5)
Littlejohn Coliseum (2,224)
Clemson, SC
February 14, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at PittsburghL 78–91 15–11
(6–6)
Peterson Events Center (754)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 17, 2019
3:00 pm, RSN
VirginiaW 70–53 16–11
(7–6)
Carmichael Arena (3,445)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 21, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Boston CollegeW 93–78 17–11
(8–6)
Carmichael Arena (1,950)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 24, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 9 NC State
Rivalry
L 69–74 17–12
(8–7)
Carmichael Arena (4,863)
Chapel Hill, NC
March 3, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN2
at Duke
Rivalry
L 44–62 17–13
(8–8)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
ACC Women's tournament
March 7, 2019
2:00 pm, RSN
(8) vs. (9) Georgia Tech
Second Round
W 80–73 18–13
Greensboro Coliseum (3,413)
Greensboro, NC
March 8, 2019
2:00 pm, RSN
(8) vs. (1) No. 4 Notre Dame
Quarterfinals
L 77–95 18–14
Greensboro Coliseum (4,024)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA Women's tournament
March 23, 2019
3:30 pm, ESPN2
(9 G) vs. (8 G) California
First Round
L 72–92 18–15
Ferrell Center 
Waco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
G=Greensboro.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[4]

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
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Final
APRVRVRV
CoachesRVRV
Legend
 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
(RV) Received Votes

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

See also

2018–19 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

References