North Carolina Quick Facts

September 5, 2005 | Women's Basketball

By: UNC Athletic Communications

2007-08 Quick Facts in PDF Format
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University Information

Location

Chapel Hill, N.C.
Chartered 1789
Enrollment 27,700
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 (Cap: 8,010)
Carmichael press row phone (919) 843-9509
Alternate home arena Dean E. Smith Center (Cap: 21,750)
Athletic department phone (919) 962-6000
Ticket office phones (919) 962-2296, (800) 722-4335 (HEEL)
Athletic department website www.TarHeelBlue.com

Basketball Staff Information

Head coach

Sylvia Hatchell (Carson-Newman, 1974)
Career record 751-272 (32 seasons)
Record at UNC 479-192 (21 seasons)
Basketball secretary Jane High
Basketball office phone (919) 962-5187
Assistant head coach Andrew Calder (Coker, 1974)
Assistant coach/Recruiting coordinator Tracey Williams-Johnson (UNC Pembroke, 1986)
Assistant coach Charlotte Smith (UNC, 1995)
Director of Operations Greg Law (East Tenn. State, 1998)
Video Coordinator Josh Wick
Head athletic trainer Terri Jo Rucinski
Team physician Dr. Mario Ciocca

Athletic Communications Information

Women's basketball contact Bobby Hundley
Office phone (919) 843-5678
Office fax (919) 962-0612
Email address bhundley@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 697-322
All-time ACC record 268-158
ACC Championships Eight (Most recent in 2007)
NCAA Tournament appearances 19
All-time NCAA Tournament record 35-18
NCAA Championships One (1994)
Most recent NCAA Tournament appearance 2007

Team Information

2006-07 record

34-4
2006-07 ACC record 11-3 (2nd)
2007 ACC Tournament Champion
(Beat Virginia Tech 90-60 in the quarterfinals; Beat Maryland 78-72 in the semifinals; Beat NC State 60-54 in the championship)
2007 NCAA Tournament Dallas Region, No. 1 seed
National semfinalist
(In Pittsburgh, Pa., beat Prairie View A&M 95-38 in the first round and Notre Dame 60-51 in the second round; In Dallas, Texas, beat George Washington 70-56 in the regional semifinal and beat Purdue 84-72 in the regional final; In Cleveland, Ohio, lost 56-50 to Tennessee in the national semifinal)
Final 2007 rankings #1 A.P., #3 USA Today/ESPN

2007-08 Roster Breakdown

Starters returning

Three
Erlana Larkins (Sr., F, 6-1, 12.9 ppg, 9.4 rpg)
Rashanda McCants (Jr., G/F, 6-1, 9.4 ppg, 4.3 rpg)
LaToya Pringle (Sr., F/C, 6-3, 9.7 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 3.2 bpg)

Letterwinners returning Ten
Meghan Austin (Sr., G, 5-7, 0.8 ppg, 0.6 rpg)
Jessica Breland (So., F, 6-3, 6.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg)
Trinity Bursey (So,. G/F, 1.3 ppg, 0.9 rpg)
Heather Claytor (Jr., G, 5-8, 4.4 ppg, 1.4 rpg)
Christina Dewitt (Jr., F, 6-2, 3.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg)
Erlana Larkins (Sr., F, 6-1, 12.9 ppg, 9.4 rpg)
Rashanda McCants (Jr., G/F, 6-1, 9.4 ppg, 4.3 rpg)
Iman McFarland (Jr., F, 6-3, 3.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg)
Alex Miller (Sr., G, 5-6, 5.8 ppg, 1.8 rpg)
LaToya Pringle (Sr., F/C, 6-3, 9.7 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 3.2 bpg)
Martina Wood (RS-So., F/C, 6-2)

Newcomers Four
Laura Barry (Sr., G, 5-8)
Cetera DeGraffenreid (Fr., G, 5-6)
Rebecca Gray (Fr., G, 5-10)
Italee Lucas (Fr., G, 5-8)

Starters lost Two
Ivory Latta (G, 16.2 ppg, 4.2 apg)
Camille Little (G/F, 13.7 ppg, 5.9 rpg)

Letterwinners lost Two
Ivory Latta (G, 16.2 ppg, 4.2 apg)
Camille Little (G/F, 13.7 ppg, 5.9 rpg)