2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team

The 2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tar Heels, led by thirtieth year head coach Sylvia Hatchell, played their games at Carmichael Arena and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 4–12 in ACC play to finish in a tie for twelfth place. They lost in the first round of the ACC women's tournament to Pittsburgh.

2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	14–18 (4–12 ACC)
Head coach	Sylvia Hatchell (30th season)
Assistant coaches	Andrew Calder Tracey Williams-Johnson Sylvia Crawley
Home arena	Carmichael Arena
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 ACC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame †	16	–	0		1.000			33	–	2		.943
No. 8 Louisville	15	–	1		.938			26	–	8		.765
No. 14 Syracuse	13	–	3		.813			30	–	8		.789
No. 17 Florida State	13	–	3		.813			25	–	8		.758
No. 19 Miami (FL)	10	–	6		.625			24	–	9		.727
NC State	10	–	6		.625			20	–	11		.645
Duke	8	–	8		.500			20	–	12		.625
Georgia Tech	8	–	8		.500			20	–	13		.606
Virginia	6	–	10		.375			18	–	16		.529
Wake Forest	6	–	10		.375			17	–	16		.515
Virginia Tech	5	–	11		.313			18	–	14		.563
North Carolina	4	–	12		.250			14	–	18		.438
Pittsburgh	4	–	12		.250			13	–	18		.419
Boston College	2	–	14		.125			15	–	16		.484
Clemson	0	–	16		.000			4	–	26		.133
† 2016 ACC tournament winner As of April 5, 2016 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Rachael McGirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Jordan Durham, NC G 5 Stephanie Watts 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Weddington Wesley Chapel, NC G 10 Jamie Cherry 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So West Craven Cove City, NC F 13 Hillary Fuller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr The Potter's House Jacksonville, FL G 15 Marissa Riley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Lake Norman Mooresville, NC G 20 Anne Corrigan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Holton-Arms School Vienna, VA G 22 N'Dea Bryant 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Goose Creek Goose Creek, SC G 24 Destinee Walker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Lake Highland Prep Ocoee, FL F 30 Hillary Summers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Village Christian Academy Fayetteville, NC F 31 Erika Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Holy Names Academy California Seattle, WA F 32 Xylina McDaniel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Spring Valley Columbia, SC G 41 Paris Kea 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Page Greenboro, NC G 44 Hadiya Bembry 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Holmes Edenton, NC	Head coach Sylvia Hatchell (Carson-Newman) Assistant coach(es) Andrew Calder (Coker) Tracey Williams-Johnson (UNC Pembroke) Sylvia Crawley (North Carolina) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2015-10-15

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2015* 6:00 pm	No. 21	Wingate	W 59–48		Carmichael Arena  Chapel Hill, NC
11/09/2015* 6:00 pm	No. 21	Mount Olive	W 99–45		Carmichael Arena  Chapel Hill, NC
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 4:00 pm	No. 21	Gardner–Webb	L 65–66	0–1	Carmichael Arena (1,527) Chapel Hill, NC
11/15/2015* 12:30 pm	No. 21	Oregon	L 77–79	0–2	Carmichael Arena (2,036) Chapel Hill, NC
11/17/2015* 6:00 pm		Florida A&M	W 94–58	1–2	Carmichael Arena (1,423) Chapel Hill, NC
11/20/2015* 6:00 pm		Fairleigh Dickinson Hall of Fame Women’s Challenge	W 64–46	2–2	Carmichael Arena (1,676) Chapel Hill, NC
11/21/2015* 3:00 pm		Iona Hall of Fame Women’s Challenge	W 64–52	3–2	Carmichael Arena (1,793) Chapel Hill, NC
11/22/2015* 3:00 pm		Yale Hall of Fame Women’s Challenge	W 70–63	4–2	Carmichael Arena (2,135) Chapel Hill, NC
11/25/2015* 6:00 pm		Pacific	L 63–66	4–3	Carmichael Arena (1,694) Chapel Hill, NC
11/29/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. Gonzaga Hall of Fame Women’s Challenge	W 67–62	5–3	Mohegan Sun Arena  Uncasville, CT
12/02/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		No. 15 Northwestern ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	L 72–85	5–4	Carmichael Arena (1,664) Chapel Hill, NC
12/12/2015* 2:00 pm		Appalachian State	W 68–59	6–4	Carmichael Arena (2,486) Chapel Hill, NC
12/14/2015* 8:00 pm, FSOK		at Oklahoma State	L 67–77	6–5	Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,672) Stillwater, OK
12/16/2015* 4:00 pm		USC Upstate	W 80–40	7–5	Carmichael Arena (1,487) Chapel Hill, NC
12/20/2015* 3:00 pm, ASN		vs. Southern Miss Carolinas Challenge	W 69–62	8–5	Myrtle Beach Convention Center  Myrtle Beach, SC
12/29/2015* 2:00 pm		New Hampshire	W 65–60	9–5	Carmichael Arena (1,646) Chapel Hill, NC
12/31/2015* 1:00 pm		Maine	W 59–58	10–5	Carmichael Arena (1,732) Chapel Hill, NC
ACC regular season
01/03/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Clemson	W 72–56	11–5 (1–0)	Carmichael Arena (2,163) Chapel Hill, NC
01/07/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Syracuse	W 77–73	12–5 (2–0)	Carmichael Arena (1,724) Chapel Hill, NC
01/10/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 3 Notre Dame	L 54–88	12–6 (2–1)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,942) South Bend, IN
01/14/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Georgia Tech	L 73–80	12–7 (2–2)	Hank McCamish Pavilion (917) Atlanta, GA
01/17/2016 12:30 pm, RSN		No. 21 Miami (FL)	L 61–76	12–8 (2–3)	Carmichael Arena (2,761) Chapel Hill, NC
01/21/2016 7:00 pm		at Wake Forest	L 63–75	12–9 (2–4)	LJVM Coliseum (635) Winston-Salem, NC
01/24/2016 3:00 pm, RSN		at Duke	L 55–71	12–10 (2–5)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (7,622) Durham, NC
01/31/2016 2:00 pm		at NC State Carolina–State Game	L 49–78	12–11 (2–6)	Broughton HS (2,811) Raleigh, NC
02/04/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Louisville	L 60–78	12–12 (2–7)	Carmichael Arena (2,176) Chapel Hill, NC
02/07/2016 1:00 pm		at Boston College	W 86–78	13–12 (3–7)	Conte Forum (1,112) Chestnut Hill, MA
02/11/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Virginia Tech	W 71–67	14–12 (4–7)	Carmichael Arena (1,752) Chapel Hill, NC
02/14/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 10 Florida State	L 63–94	14–13 (4–8)	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (3,534) Tallahassee, FL
02/18/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Pittsburgh	L 60–76	14–14 (4–9)	Carmichael Arena (1,727) Chapel Hill, NC
02/21/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN2		NC State Carolina–State Game	L 66–80	14–15 (4–10)	Carmichael Arena (3,872) Chapel Hill, NC
02/25/2016 7:00 pm, RSN		at Virginia	L 68–72	14–16 (4–11)	John Paul Jones Arena (3,109) Charlottesville, VA
02/28/2016 3:00 pm, ESPN3		Duke	L 57–93	14–17 (4–12)	Carmichael Arena (4,762) Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Women's Tournament
03/02/2016 1:00 pm, RSN		vs. Pittsburgh First Round	L 72–82 OT	14–18	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[1]

Rankings

Main article: 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	21	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	N/A
Coaches	20	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

See also

2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team