North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball

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The North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Atlantic Coast Conference of NCAA Division I women's college basketball. They are led by head coach Courtney Banghart, who is in her sixth season.

UniversityUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Head coachCourtney Banghart (7th season)
LocationChapel Hill, North Carolina
ArenaCarmichael Auditorium (1975–2008)
Dean Smith Center (2008–2009)
Carmichael Arena (2009–present)
(capacity: 6,822)
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North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball
2025–26 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Head coachCourtney Banghart (7th season)
LocationChapel Hill, North Carolina
ArenaCarmichael Auditorium (1975–2008)
Dean Smith Center (2008–2009)
Carmichael Arena (2009–present)
(capacity: 6,822)
ConferenceACC
NicknameTar Heels
ColorsCarolina blue and white[1]
   
NCAA Division I tournament champions
1994
Other NCAA Division I tournament results
Final Four1994, 2006, 2007
Elite Eight1994, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014
Sweet Sixteen1984, 1986, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2022, 2025, 2026
Appearances1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Conference tournament champions
1984, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Conference regular-season champions
1997, 2005, 2006, 2008
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
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Home arenas

While historic Carmichael Auditorium was under renovation, the women's team played the 2008–09 season at the Dean Smith Center to the south of campus. The final game at the old Carmichael was an 82–51 rout of local rivals Duke in front of a sell-out 8,010 attendance, completing an unbeaten home and conference season.[2] Upon reopening, the building's name was changed to Carmichael Arena.

Current roster

More information 2025–26 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team, Players ...
2025–26 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Lanie Grant 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoJames River Midlothian, VA
G 1 Jordan Zubich 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoMountain Iron-Buhl Mountain Iron, MN
F 2 Nyla Harris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrLake Highland Prep
Louisville		 Winermere, FL
G 3 Taliyah Henderson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrSalpointe Catholic Vail, AZ
F 4 Laila Hull 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SoZionsville Community Zionsville, IN
F 5 Liza Astakhova 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrZnaika School Moscow, Russia
G 7 Nyla Brooks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrBishop Ireton Waldorf, MD
G 10 Reniya Kelly 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrHoover Hoover, AL
G 15 Sydney Barker 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrJordan Durham, NC
G 17 Elina Aarnisalo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoMäkelänrinne
UCLA		 Helsinki, Finland
F 21 Ciera Toomey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS SoDunmore Dunmore, PA
G 24 Indya Nivar 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrApex Friendship
Stanford		 Apex, NC
G 26 Taissa Queiroz 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrCardinal Newman Belo Horizonte, Brazil
C 34 Blanca Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SoCharlotte Catholic Charlotte, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 5, 2025

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Retired and honored jerseys

For a player to have her jersey honored and hung in the Carmichael Auditorium rafters, she must have been a first-team All-American, been a member of an Olympic team as an undergraduate, or been selected by the coaches as Most Valuable Player of a national championship team. For retiring a jersey, a player must be named national player of the year.[3]

More information Name, # ...
Name   #  
Retired Charlotte Smith 23
Ivory Latta 12
  Honored   Marsha Mann 44
  Bernadette McGlade   14
Kathy Crawford 25
Tresa Brown 24
Pam Leake 20
Tonya Sampson 34
Sylvia Crawley 00
Marion Jones 20
Tracy Reid 00
LaQuanda Barksdale 33
Nikki Teasley 44
Camille Little 20
Erlana Larkins 2
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All-time record

The women's basketball team was officially established in 1971 as part of the Department of Physical Education. In 1974, basketball and several other women's sports came under the direction of the athletic department with Angela Lumpkin as coach. Conference play began in 1978, with a first qualification for the NCAA tournament in 1983.[3]

More information Season, Team ...
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason Coaches' poll AP poll
Angela Lumpkin (Independent) (1974–1977)
1974–75 Angela Lumpkin 15–3 NWIT First Round
1975–76 Angela Lumpkin 16–7 NCAIAW Tournament
1976–77 Angela Lumpkin 8–16 NCAIAW Tournament
Angela Lumpkin: 39–26 
Atlantic Coast Conference
Jennifer Alley (ACC) (1977–1986)
1977–78 Jennifer Alley 16–136–43rdAIAW Southern Region II
1978–79 Jennifer Alley 18–144–54thAIAW Region II Tournament
1979–80 Jennifer Alley 21–155–5T-4thNWIT Runner-Up
1980–81 Jennifer Alley 17–145–45thNCAIAW Tournament
1981–82 Jennifer Alley 17–1210–33rd
1982–83 Jennifer Alley 22–810–3T-2ndNCAA First Round18
1983–84 Jennifer Alley 24–89–5T-3rdNCAA Sweet Sixteen14
1984–85 Jennifer Alley 21–1111–32ndNCAA First Round
1985–86 Jennifer Alley 23–910–42ndNCAA Sweet Sixteen1516
Jennifer Alley: 179–10470–36
Sylvia Hatchell (ACC) (1986–2019)
1986–87 Sylvia Hatchell 19–109–53rdNCAA Second Round (Bye)
1987–88 Sylvia Hatchell 10–174–106th
1988–89 Sylvia Hatchell 10–201–138th
1989–90 Sylvia Hatchell 13–153–118th
1990–91 Sylvia Hatchell 12–162–128th
1991–92 Sylvia Hatchell 22–99–7T-3rdNCAA Second Round (Bye)
1992–93 Sylvia Hatchell 23–711–5T-2ndNCAA Sweet Sixteen1517
1993–94 Sylvia Hatchell 33–214–22ndNCAA Champions14
1994–95 Sylvia Hatchell 30–512–42ndNCAA Sweet Sixteen1111
1995–96 Sylvia Hatchell 13–148–85th
1996–97 Sylvia Hatchell 29–315–11stNCAA Sweet Sixteen94
1997–98 Sylvia Hatchell 27–711–54thNCAA Elite Eight37
1998–99 Sylvia Hatchell 28–811–5T-3rdNCAA Sweet Sixteen1414
1999–2000 Sylvia Hatchell 20–138–95thNCAA Sweet Sixteen18
2000–01 Sylvia Hatchell 15–147–97th
2001–02 Sylvia Hatchell 26–911–52ndNCAA Sweet Sixteen1116
2002–03 Sylvia Hatchell 28–613–32ndNCAA Second Round1512
2003–04 Sylvia Hatchell 24–712–42ndNCAA First Round2112
2004–05 Sylvia Hatchell 30–412–2T-1stNCAA Elite Eight64
2005–06 Sylvia Hatchell 33–213–11stNCAA Final Four31
2006–07 Sylvia Hatchell 34–411–32ndNCAA Final Four32
2007–08 Sylvia Hatchell 33–314–01stNCAA Elite Eight52
2008–09 Sylvia Hatchell 28–710–44thNCAA Second Round1711
2009–10 Sylvia Hatchell 19–126–8T-7thNCAA First Round
2010–11 Sylvia Hatchell 28–98–66thNCAA Sweet Sixteen1214
2011–12 Sylvia Hatchell 20–119–7T-6th1913
2012–13 Sylvia Hatchell 29–714–4T-2ndNCAA Second Round1813
2013–14 Sylvia Hatchell 27–1010–6T-5thNCAA Elite Eight1213
2014–15 Sylvia Hatchell 26–910–66thNCAA Sweet Sixteen1512
2015–16 Sylvia Hatchell 14–184–1212th
2016–17 Sylvia Hatchell 15–163–13T–13
2017–18 Sylvia Hatchell 14–154–1213th
2018–19 Sylvia Hatchell 18–158–88thNCAA First Round
Sylvia Hatchell: 751–324297–209
Courtney Banghart (ACC) (2019–present)
2019–20 Courtney Banghart 16–147–11T–11th
2020–21 Courtney Banghart 13–118–98thNCAA First Round
2021–22 Courtney Banghart 25–713–5T–3rdNCAA Sweet Sixteen1617
2022–23 Courtney Banghart 22–1111–7T–6thNCAA Second Round2120
2023–24 Courtney Banghart 20–1311–7T–7thNCAA Second Round
2024–25 Courtney Banghart 29–813–5T–4thNCAA Sweet Sixteen1412
2025–26 Courtney Banghart 28–814–43rdNCAA Sweet Sixteen1313
Courtney Banghart: 153–7277–48
Total:1123–525 (.681)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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NCAA tournament results

North Carolina has appeared in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 33. They have a record of 55–32.

More information Year, Seed ...
Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1983 #7First Round#2 GeorgiaL 72–70
1984 #2First Round
Sweet Sixteen		#7 St. John's
#3 Cheyney		W 81–79 (OT)
L 73–72 (OT)
1985 #6First Round#3 Penn StateL 98–79
1986 #4Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#5 UNLV
#1 USC		W 82–76
L 84–70
1987 #4Second Round#5 Old DominionL 76–58
1992 #7First Round
Second Round		#10 Old Dominion
#2 Miami (FL)		W 60–54
L 86–72
1993 #4First Round
Second Round		#5 Alabama
#1 Tennessee		W 74–73 (OT)
L 74–54
1994 #3First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
Championship		#14 Georgia Southern
#6 Old Dominion
#2 Vanderbilt
#1 Connecticut
#1 Purdue
#3 Louisiana Tech		W 101–53
W 62–52
W 73–69
W 81–69
W 89–74
W 60–59
1995 #3First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#14 Western Illinois
#6 Seton Hall
#2 Stanford		W 89–48
W 59–45
L 81–71
1997 #1First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#16 Harvard
#8 Michigan State
#5 George Washington		W 78–53
W 81–71
L 55–46
1998 #2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#15 Howard
#7 FIU
#3 Illinois
#1 Tennessee		W 91–71
W 85–72
W 80–74
L 76–70
1999 #4First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#13 Northeastern
#5 Alabama
#1 Purdue		W 64–55
W 70–56
L 82–59
2000 #5First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#12 Maine
#13 Rice
#1 Georgia		W 62–57
W 83–50
L 83–57
2002 #4First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#13 Harvard
#5 Minnesota
#1 Vanderbilt		W 85–58
W 72–69
L 70–61
2003 #3First Round
Second Round		#14 Austin Peay
#6 Colorado		W 72–70
L 86–67
2004 #4First Round#13 MTSUL 67–62
2005 #1First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#16 Coppin State
#9 George Washington
#5 Arizona State
#2 Baylor		W 97–62
W 71–47
W 79–72
L 72–63
2006 #1First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four		#16 UC Riverside
#8 Vanderbilt
#4 Purdue
#2 Tennessee
#1 Maryland		W 75–51
W 89–70
W 70–68
W 75–63
L 81–70
2007 #1First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four		#16 Prairie View A&M
#9 Notre Dame
#5 George Washington
#2 Purdue
#1 Tennessee		W 95–38
W 60–51
W 70–56
W 84–72
L 56–50
2008 #1First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#16 Bucknell
#8 Georgia
#4 Louisville
#2 LSU		W 85–50
W 80–66
W 78–74
L 56–50
2009 #3First Round
Second Round		#14 UCF
#6 Purdue		W 85–80
L 85–70
2010 #10First Round#7 GonzagaL 82–76
2011 #5First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#12 Fresno State
#4 Kentucky
#1 Stanford		W 82–68
W 86–74
L 72–65
2013 #3First Round
Second Round		#14 Albany
#6 Delaware		W 59–54
L 78–69
2014 #4First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#13 UT Martin
#5 Michigan State
#1 South Carolina
#2 Stanford		W 60–58
W 62–53
W 65–58
L 74–65
2015 #4First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#13 Liberty
#5 Ohio State
#1 South Carolina		W 71–65
W 86–84
L 67–65
2019 #9First Round#8 CaliforniaL 92–72
2021 #10First Round#7 AlabamaL 71–80
2022 #5First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#12 Stephen F. Austin
#4 Arizona
#1 South Carolina		W 79–66
W 63–45
L 61–69
2023 #6First Round
Second Round		#11 St. John's
#3 Ohio State		W 61–59
L 69–71
2024 #8First Round
Second Round		#9 Michigan State
#1 South Carolina		W 59–56
L 41–88
2025 #3First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#14 Oregon State
#6 West Virginia
#2 Duke		W 70–49
W 58–47
L 38–47
2026 #4First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#13 Western Illinois
#5 Maryland
#1 UConn		W 83–51
W 74–66
L 42–63
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