2022–23 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team

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The 2022–23 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tar Heels were led by head coach Courtney Banghart, who was in her fourth season as the Tar Heel head coach. She was assisted by Joanne Aluka-White, Adrian Walters, and Itoro Coleman. The Tar Heels played their home games at Carmichael Arena as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Quick Facts North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball, Phil Knight Invitational champions ...
2022–23 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 20
Record22–11 (11–7 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarmichael Arena
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2022–23 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 10т Notre Dame153 .833276  .818
No. 13 Duke144 .778267  .788
No. 4 Virginia Tech144 .778314  .886
Louisville126 .6672612  .684
Florida State126 .6672310  .697
Miami (FL)117 .6112213  .629
No. 20 North Carolina117 .6112211  .667
NC State99 .5002012  .625
Syracuse99 .5002013  .606
Clemson711 .3891916  .543
Boston College513 .2781617  .485
Wake Forest513 .2781717  .500
Virginia414 .2221515  .500
Georgia Tech414 .2221317  .433
Pittsburgh315 .1671020  .333
2023 ACC tournament winner
As of March 27, 2023
Rankings from AP poll
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The Tar Heels finished the season 22–11 overall record and 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the seventh seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated Clemson in the Second Round before losing to rivals Duke in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were the six seed in the Seattle 3 Regional. They defeated eleven seed St. John's before losing to third seed Ohio State in the Second Round to end their season.

Previous season

The Tar Heels finished the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season with a record of 25–7. They went 13–5 in ACC play, finishing in a three-way tie for third place in the conference. Due to tiebreakers, they earned the 4th seed and a double bye in the ACC tournament. They were defeated by Virginia Tech in the quarterfinals. The Tar Heels earned the 5th seed in the Greensboro region of the NCAA tournament, making it to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to the region's number one seed, South Carolina.

Off-season

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Carlie Littlefield2G5'9"Graduate StudentWaukee, IACompleted eligibliity
Morasha Wiggins24G6'0"FreshmanKalamazoo, MITransferred to Arizona State
Jaelynn Murray30F6'2"Redshirt SeniorColumbia, SCGraduated
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Recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Paulina Paris
G
Congers, NY Saddle River Day School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A Oct 30, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:Thumb   ESPN grade: 95
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.

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Roster

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2022–23 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Alexandria Zelaya 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrMillennium Goodyear, AZ
G 1 Alyssa Ustby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrLourdes Rochester, MN
G 2 Paulina Paris 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrSaddle River Day School Congers, NY
G 3 Kennedy Todd-Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrJacksonville Jacksonville, NC
G 10 Eva Hodgson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrNew Hampton School
William & Mary
Rindge, NH
G 11 Ariel Young 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrLincoln
Michigan
Tallahassee, FL
G/F 13 Teonni Key 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS FrCary Cary, NC
G 14 Kayla McPherson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS FrMadison County Hull, GA
G/F 20 Destiny Adams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoManchester Township Whiting, NJ
F 21 Malu Tshitenge 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrSt. John's College Germantown, MD
G 25 Deja Kelly 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrDuncanville San Antonio, TX
F 31 Anya Poole 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrSoutheast Raleigh Raleigh, NC
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Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: July 6, 2022

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Schedule

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time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 9, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 12 Jackson State W 91–59  1–0
Carmichael Arena (2,315)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 12, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 12 TCU W 75–48  2–0
Carmichael Arena (2,015)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 16, 2022*
11:00 a.m., ACCNX
No. 13 South Carolina State W 93–25  3–0
Carmichael Arena (2,293)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 20, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 13 at James Madison W 76–65  4–0
Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,255)
Harrisonburg, VA
November 24, 2022*
5:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 8 vs. No. 18 Oregon
Phil Knight Invitational semifinals
W 85–79  5–0
Chiles Center 
Portland, OR
November 27, 2022*
7:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 8 vs. No. 5 Iowa State
Phil Knight Invitational championship
W 73–64  6–0
Moda Center 
Portland, OR
December 1, 2022*
6:00 p.m., BTN
No. 6 at No. 5 Indiana
Big Ten/ACC Challenge
L 63–87  6–1
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (5,939)
Bloomington, IN
December 7, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 8 UNCW W 64–42  7–1
Carmichael Arena (1,918)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 11, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 8 Wofford W 99–67  8–1
Carmichael Arena (1,934)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 16, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 7 USC Upstate W 89–47  9–1
Carmichael Arena (1,688)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 20, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 6 vs. No. 19 Michigan
Jumpman Invitational
L 68–76  9–2
Spectrum Center 
Charlotte, NC
ACC Regular Season
December 29, 2022
8:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 13 Florida State L 71–78  9–3
(0–1)
Carmichael Arena (2,237)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 1, 2023
4:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 13 at No. 7 Virginia Tech L 65–68  9–4
(0–2)
Cassell Coliseum (4,186)
Blacksburg, VA
January 5, 2023
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 22 at Miami (FL) L 58–62  9–5
(0–3)
Watsco Center (2,044)
Coral Gables, FL
January 8, 2023
4:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 22 No. 4 Notre Dame W 60–50  10–5
(1–3)
Carmichael Arena (3,976)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 12, 2023
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 22 at Virginia W 70–59  11–5
(2–3)
John Paul Jones Arena (3,191)
Charlottesville, VA
January 15, 2023
3:30 p.m., ESPN
No. 22 No. 11 NC State
Rivalry
W 56–47  12–5
(3–3)
Carmichael Arena (6,319)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 19, 2023
8:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 17 No. 13 Duke
Rivalry
W 61–56  13–5
(4–3)
Carmichael Arena (5,003)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 22, 2023
4:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 17 Georgia Tech W 70–57  14–5
(5–3)
Carmichael Arena (4,418)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 26, 2023
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 15 at Pittsburgh W 72–57  15–5
(6–3)
Petersen Events Center (571)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 29, 2023
4:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 15 at Clemson W 69–58  16–5
(7–3)
Littlejohn Coliseum (2,556)
Clemson, SC
February 2, 2023
6:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 11 Virginia W 73–62  17–5
(8–3)
Carmichael Arena (2,490)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 5, 2023
12:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 11 at Louisville L 55–62  17–6
(8–4)
KFC Yum! Center (10,069)
Louisville, KY
February 9, 2023
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 14 at Syracuse L 67–75  17–7
(8–5)
Carrier Dome (1,932)
Syracuse, NY
February 12, 2023
12:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 14 Boston College W 73–55  18–7
(9–5)
Carmichael Arena (2,841)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 16, 2023
8:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 19 at NC State
Rivalry
L 66–77 OT 18–8
(9–6)
Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
February 19, 2023
4:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 19 Wake Forest W 71–58  19–8
(10–6)
Carmichael Arena (3,724)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 23, 2023
8:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 22 No. 9 Virginia Tech L 59–61  19–9
(10–7)
Carmichael Arena (2,908)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 26, 2023
12:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 22 at No. 11 Duke
Rivalry
W 45–41  20–9
(11–7)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
March 2, 2023
6:00 p.m., ACCN
(7) No. 18 vs. (10) Clemson
Second Round
W 68–58  21–9
Greensboro Coliseum (4,578)
Greensboro, NC
March 3, 2023
6:00 p.m., ACCN
(7) No. 18 vs. (2) No. 13 Duke
Quarterfinals/Rivalry
L 40–44  21–10
Greensboro Coliseum (7,823)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA Tournament
March 18, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN
(6 S3) No. 20 vs. (11 S3) St. John's
First Round
W 61–59  22–10
Value City Arena (6,828)
Columbus, OH
March 20, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN
(6 S3) No. 20 at (3 S3) No. 12 Ohio State
Second Round
L 69–71  22–11
Value City Arena (5,186)
Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S3=Seattle 3.
All times are in Eastern.
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Rankings

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Coaches 12 13 10 6 9 7 7 12 18 22 20 19 14 16 17 21 19 19 19 21
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