UNC Heads To Myrtle Beach On The Verge Of History

North Carolina heads to Myrtle Beach for the 24th-straight year and history could be in the making with Tar Heel Hall of Fame head coach Sylvia Hatchell two wins shy of 1,000 career victories. Carolina faces Washington on Sunday at 4 p.m., and Grambling State on Tuesday at 2 p.m., inside the Myrtle Beach Convention Center.

1K CLUB
The exclusive 1,000 win club currently has three members, Duke's Mike Krzyzewski on the men's side, and former Tennessee legend Pat Summitt and Stanford's Tara VanDerveer. The club could grow to five coaches on Tuesday with both Hatchell and UConn's Geno Auriemma both having a chance to record career victory No. 1000 on the same day. The top-ranked Huskies host Oklahoma on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

HATCHELL BY THE NUMBERS
998 career victories
726 career wins at Carolina
285 Atlantic Coast Conference victories
272 career wins at Francis Marion
49 wins in the ACC Tournament
45 USA Basketball wins as a head coach or assistant coach
45 wins over Clemson are the most against an opponent
45 wins in the NCAA Tournament
35 wins against Duke
27 wins in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
8 ACC Tournament titles
3 National championships

HATCHELL MILESTONES
First career win: Jan. 14, 1976
Francis Marion d. Voorhees, 88-62
100th career win: Feb. 8, 1980
Francis Marion d. Winthrop 75-61
200th career win: Feb. 4, 1984
Francis Marion d. Presbyterian, 91-58
300th career win: Feb. 9, 1988
North Carolina d. NC State, 75-74 (OT)
400th career win: Feb. 12, 1994
North Carolina d. Georgia Tech, 89-79
500th career win: Jan. 22, 1998
North Carolina d. NC State, 67-64
600th career win: March 3, 2002
North Carolina d. NC State, 58-52
700th career win: Jan. 15, 2006
North Carolina d. NC State, 65-53
800th career win: Jan. 11, 2009
North Carolina d. NC State, 75-66 (OT)
900th career win: Feb. 7, 2013
North Carolina d. Boston College, 80-52

WHERE TO WATCH
Fans can watch the game on Stadium Network, and a live stream on BeachBallClassic.com.

TUNE IN
The audio broadcast is available worldwide on GoHeels.com and also on the TuneIn app.

SERIES HISTORY
Washington picked up a 72-60 victory over North Carolina in the only previous meeting. The game was held as part of the Rainbow Wahine Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Nov. 25, 1988.

LAST TIME OUT
North Carolina head coach Sylvia Hatchell earned career victory No. 998 with an 84-56 victory over Furman. The Tar Heels extended their winning streak to six games by topping the Paladins on Sunday afternoon. Paris Kea led three North Carolina players in double figures scoring with 20 points and nine assists, while Taylor Koenen had 16 points and 12 rebounds for a double-double and Janelle Bailey added 12 points. Jaelynn Murray ripped down 12 boards to help UNC dominate the glass to the tune of a 46-29 edge over the Paladins.

KEA STATS
• Paris Kea is having a a phenomenal second season with the Tar Heels, ranking fourth in the ACC at 19.9 points per game. She is third in the ACC with 7.1 assists, sixth with 2.8 steals per game and 9th in field goal percentage (54.8).
• Leads the ACC by shooting 50.0 percent from three-point land.
• Only ACC player to score 30 points and have 10 assists in a game this season.
• Kea scored 31 points against South Alabama, one shy of her career high, and handed out a career-high 11 assists against the Jaguars to notch her second career double-double.
• Kea is one of six ACC players to score 30 point in a game this season.
• Her six 20-point games is tied for second most in the league.
• Kea has either made (74) or assisted (71) on 47.4 percent (145-of-306) of Carolina's field goals this season.
• She has scored in double figures in 23 straight games going back to last season.

BAILEY'S BEEN BALLING
• Among ACC freshman, Janelle Bailey ranks second in the league in both scoring (14.2 points) and rebounding (7.8) per game. She is shooting a robust 50.0 percent from the field.
• She has earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors twice.
• Bailey had a season-high 25 points against Hartford, and registered 13 rebounds against the Hawks for her third double-double of her rookie season.
• Bailey ranks third in the ACC with three double-doubles
• 10th in the ACC with 1.5 blocks per game

HATCHELL THIRD AMONG ACTIVE CAREER WINS LEADER
With 998 career wins, UNC Hall of Fame coach Sylvia Hatchell owns the third most wins among active women's basketball coaches, trailing only Stanford's Tara VanDerveer and UConn's Geno Auriemma.Tennessee legend Pat Summitt is the all-time leader with 1,098 wins.

BAILEY NAMED USA BASKETBALL FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
After helping lead the 2017 USA Basketball Women's 3x3 U18 World Cup Team to a 7-0 record and a gold medal at the FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup from June 28-July 2 in Chengdu, China, Janelle Bailey IS the 2017 USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year. Bailey is the first USA 3x3 national team player to be recognized as USA Basketball's Female Athlete of the Year.

"It means the world to me to receive this award," Bailey said. "Being a part of USA Basketball has been an extremely incredible opportunity that I'm truly grateful for. USA Basketball has allowed me to travel the world and build relationships with my teammates and coaches that I am thankful for. To be recognized as USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year is an honor, and I am humbled to be in the company of the other fantastic players that have won this award."

One of three players selected to the 2017 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup All-Tournament Team, Bailey led all players in the 20-team tournament in scoring, with 40 of the USA's 129 total points and 5.7 points per game, and she scored a team-high 11 points in the 21-14 gold-medal win against Czech Republic.

FASTBREAK POINTS
• Carolina is 27-6 all-time playing in Myrtle Beach going back to 1994.
• Carolina has won six games in a row leading into the weekend. A win over the Huskies would be the Tar Heels longest streak since winning nine straight to open the 2014-15 season.
• Carolina is the only ACC club with three players among the top-20 league scorers. Paris Kea is 4th in scoring (19.9), Jaime Cherry is 11th (15.0) and Janelle Bailey is 18th (14.2).
• UNC is shooting 48.0 percent as a team this season, a significant increase from last season's club that averaged 41.4% from the field.
• Carolina leads the ACC with an average of 19.5 assists per game.
• UNC has the top-3 ACC leaders in minutes per game - Jamie Cherry (37.1), Paris Kea (35.4) and Taylor Koenen with 34.4 mpg.
• Carolina has had at least four double-digit scorers in eight of 10 games.

NEXT UP
Carolina returns home after the holiday break to host Mercer on Dec. 28.

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Players Mentioned

Janelle Bailey

Jamie Cherry

Paris Kea

Taylor Koenen

Jaelynn Murray

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