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

The 2018–19 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team represented 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, played their games at Carmichael Arena and were 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, where 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
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	18–15 (8–8 ACC)
Head coach	Sylvia Hatchell (33rd season)
Assistant coaches	Andrew Calder Bett Shelby Sylvia Crawley
Home arena	Carmichael Arena
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 ACC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Notre Dame†	14	–	2		.875			35	–	4		.897
No. 5 Louisville	14	–	2		.875			32	–	4		.889
No. 10 NC State	12	–	4		.750			28	–	6		.824
No. 19 Miami (FL)	12	–	4		.750			25	–	9		.735
No. 12 Syracuse	11	–	5		.688			25	–	9		.735
No. 25 Florida State	10	–	6		.625			24	–	9		.727
Clemson	9	–	7		.563			20	–	13		.606
North Carolina	8	–	8		.500			18	–	15		.545
Georgia Tech	7	–	9		.438			17	–	13		.567
Virginia Tech	6	–	10		.375			22	–	12		.647
Duke	6	–	10		.375			15	–	15		.500
Virginia	5	–	11		.313			12	–	19		.387
Boston College	3	–	13		.188			14	–	16		.467
Pittsburgh	2	–	14		.125			11	–	20		.355
Wake Forest	1	–	15		.063			10	–	20		.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]

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kennedy Boyd PG	Mint Hill, North Carolina	Providence Day School	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Claudia Dickey G	Charlotte, North Carolina	Charlotte Latin School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Shayla Bennett 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Christ Church School Gulf Coast State Piedmont, SC G 1 Taylor Koenen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Shakopee Savage, MN G 2 Kennedy Boyd 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Providence Day School Mint Hill, NC G 3 Madinah Muhammad 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Whitney Young Ole Miss Chicago, IL G 4 Jocelyn Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Cosby Richmond, VA G 5 Stephanie Watts 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Weddington Wesley Chapel, NC G 10 Claudia Dickey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Charlotte Latin Charlotte, NC F 11 Emily Sullivan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Reitz Memorial Evansville, IN F 13 Hunter West 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr South Lenoir Deep Run, NC G 14 Liz Roberts (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Durham Academy Chapel Hill, NC G 15 Olivia Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Cardinal Gibbons Raleigh, NC G 20 Leah Church 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Forest Trail Academy Purlear, NC G 22 Paris Kea 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Page Vanderbilt Greenboro, NC G 24 Destinee Walker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Lake Highland Prep Ocoee, FL F 30 Jaelynn Murray 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Dreher Columbia, SC C 34 Naomi Van Nes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Jr Hamden Country Day Dorchester, England C 44 Janelle Bailey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Providence Day School Matthews, NC	Head coach Sylvia Hatchell (Carson–Newman) Assistant coach(es) Andrew Calder (Coker) Bett Shelby (UNC Wilmington) Sylvia Crawley (North Carolina) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 25, 2018

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2018* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Carson-Newman	W 115–74		Carmichael Arena  Chapel Hill, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Elon	W 100–69	1–0	Schar Center (1,622) Elon, NC
November 9, 2018* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Kent State	W 73–60	2–0	Carmichael Arena (2,005) Chapel Hill, NC
November 14, 2018* 11:00 am, ACCN Extra		VCU	W 59–47	3–0	Carmichael Arena (2,893) Chapel Hill, NC
November 18, 2018* 3:00 pm		at Colorado	L 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		Maine	L 73–85	5–4	Carmichael Arena (2,159) Chapel Hill, NC
December 5, 2018* 3:30 pm, ACCN Extra		UNC Wilmington	W 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 OT	8–5	Myrtle Beach Convention Center  Myrtle Beach, SC
December 28, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Howard	W 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 Louisville	L 66–73	9–6 (0–1)	KFC Yum! Center (8,506) Louisville, KY
January 6, 2019 1:00 pm, RSN		Florida State	L 63–64	9–7 (0–2)	Carmichael Arena (2,497) Chapel Hill, NC
January 13, 2019 3:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at No. 12 Syracuse	L 77–90	9–8 (0–3)	Carrier Dome (4,982) Syracuse, NY
January 17, 2019 7:00 pm, RSN		Wake Forest	W 84–61	10–8 (1–3)	Carmichael Arena (2,056) Chapel Hill, NC
January 20, 2019 7:00 pm, RSN		at Miami	L 68–76	10–9 (1–4)	Watsco Center (1,560) Coral Gables, FL
January 24, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Virginia Tech	W 81–69	11–9 (2–4)	Cassell Coliseum (1,450) Blacksburg, VA
January 27, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		No. 1 Notre Dame	W 78–73	12–9 (3–4)	Carmichael Arena (4,704) Chapel Hill, NC
January 31, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Georgia Tech	W 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 Clemson	W 70–64	15–10 (6–5)	Littlejohn Coliseum (2,224) Clemson, SC
February 14, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Pittsburgh	L 78–91	15–11 (6–6)	Peterson Events Center (754) Pittsburgh, PA
February 17, 2019 3:00 pm, RSN		Virginia	W 70–53	16–11 (7–6)	Carmichael Arena (3,445) Chapel Hill, NC
February 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Boston College	W 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

Main article: 2018–19 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				RV	RV									RV
Coaches														RV	RV

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