North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball


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 basketball. They are led by head coach Courtney Banghart, who will enter her second season.

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. Upon reopening, the building's name was changed to Carmichael Arena.

2019–20 roster

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.
Name #
RetiredCharlotte Smith23
RetiredIvory Latta12
Honored Marsha Mann44
Honored Bernadette McGlade 14
Honored Kathy Crawford25
Honored Tresa Brown24
Honored Pam Leake20
Honored Tonya Sampson34
Honored Sylvia Crawley00
Honored Marion Jones20
Honored Tracy Reid00
Honored LaQuanda Barksdale33
Honored Nikki Teasley44
Honored Camille Little20
Honored Erlana Larkins2

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.
Conference tournament winners noted with #

NCAA Tournament results