2004-05 UNC Women's Basketball Quick Facts

May 26, 2003 | Women's Basketball

By: UNC Athletic Communications

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University Information
Location: Chapel Hill, N.C.
Chartered: 1789, as the first state university
Enrollment: 25,480 (15,844 undergraduate)
Chancellor: Dr. James Moeser
Director of Athletics: Dick Baddour
Senior Women's Administrator: Dr. Beth Miller
Affiliation: NCAA Division I
Conference: Atlantic Coast Conference
Nickname: Tar Heels
School colors: Carolina blue and white
Home arena: Carmichael Auditorium (Capacity: 10,180)
Carmichael press row phone: (919) 843-9509
Athletic department phone: (919) 962-6000
Ticket office phones: (919) 962-2296, (800) 722-4335
Athletic department website: www.TarHeelBlue.com

Basketball Staff Information
Head coach: Sylvia Hatchell (Carson-Newman, '74)
Career record: 654-262 (29 seasons)
Record at school: 382-182 (18 seasons)
Basketball secretary: Joan Nipper
Basketball office phone: (919) 962-5187
Assistant head coach: Andrew Calder (Coker, '74)
Assistant coach: Tracey Williams (UNC Pembroke, '86)
Assistant coach: Charlotte Smith-Taylor (UNC, '95)
Director of Operations: Greg Law (East Tenn. State, '98)

Athletic Communications Information
Women's basketball contact: Dana Gelin
Office phone: (919) 962-0083
Office fax: (919) 962-0612
Email address: dgelin@uncaa.unc.edu
Mailing address: P.O. Box 2126, Chapel Hill, NC 27515
Overnight address: Second floor, Dean Smith Center, Bowles Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Athletic department website: www.TarHeelBlue.com

Program History
First season as a varsity program: 1974-75
All-time overall record: 600-312
All-time ACC record: 231-153
ACC Championships: Five - 1984, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998
NCAA Tournament appearances: 16
All-time NCAA Tournament record: 24-15
NCAA Championships: One - 1994
Most recent NCAA Tournament appearance: 2004
(Lost 67-62 to Middle Tennessee in the East Region first round)

Team Information
2003-04 record: 24-7
2003-04 ACC regular season record: 12-4 (Second)
2004 ACC Tournament: Runner-up
(Beat Virginia 64-45 in the quarterfinals; Beat NC State 75-64 in the semifinals; Lost 63-47 to Duke in the championship)
2004 Postseason: NCAA East Region, No. 4 seed
(In South Bend, Ind., lost 67-62 to Middle Tennessee in the first round)
Final 2004 rankings: #12 A.P., #21 USA Today/ESPN

2004-05 Roster Breakdown

Starters returning: Four
La'Tangela Atkinson (Jr., G/F, 6-1, 9.9 ppg, 8.1 rpg)
Nikita Bell (Sr., F/G, 6-0, 9.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 2.4 spg)
Ivory Latta (So., G, 5-6, 14.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 3.5 apg)
Camille Little (So., F, 6-1, 14.3 ppg, 7.9 rpg)

Letterwinners returning: Nine
La'Tangela Atkinson (Jr., G/F, 6-1, 9.9 ppg, 8.1 rpg)
Nikita Bell (Sr., F/G, 6-0, 9.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 2.4 spg)
Ivory Latta (So., G, 5-6, 14.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 3.5 apg)
Camille Little (So., F, 6-1, 14.3 ppg, 7.9 rpg)
Kenya McBee (Sr., F, 6-3, 4.1 ppg, 2.8 rpg)
Leah Metcalf (Sr., G, 5-7, 7.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 3.8 apg)
Jennifer Nelms (Sr., G, 5-7, 2.3 ppg, 0.9 rpg)
Jessica Sell (Jr., G, 5-11, 2.0 ppg, 1.2 rpg)
Tiffany Tucker (Jr., C, 6-5, 0.9 ppg, 1.1 rpg)