University of North Carolina Athletics
Women's Basketball Preseason Notebook
October 29, 2008 | Women's Basketball
Oct. 29, 2008
By Bobby Hundley, UNC Athletic Communications
After just a week and a half of full practice, the North Carolina women's basketball team is just six days away from its first exhibition of the year against Carson-Newman on Nov. 4. With the regular season set to begin two weeks from Friday, new plays and sets are coming at the Tar Heels in a hurry. Several times in a recent film session, players watched clips of themselves in formations and defenses that had already been supplemented with new ones.
Media Day Set For Thursday: Senior Rashanda McCants and head coach Sylvia Hatchell met the local media last week at the annual ACC Media Day in Greensboro. Thursday the rest of the Tar Heels will get that opportunity, as media from throughout the area will meet and talk with players prior to practice.
McCants To Appear On SI Cover: McCants had another media obligation Wednesday, as the Asheville, N.C., native posed with fellow Tar Heel senior Tyler Hansbrough for Sports Illustrated. This year's regional covers for the college basketball preview issue will feature a men's player and a women's player from six different schools including UNC. With this appearance of the cover of SI, she will join her brother Rashad as a member of the McCants family to appear on the famous magazine. Rashad graced the cover of the 2004-05 preview issue before the men's team won the title in 2005.
Photos from the shoot can be found here.
Throughout the preseason, TarHeelBlue.com will bring you updates on the Carolina women's basketball team as it prepares for the 2008-09 season. Coming off a 33-3 season in which they went undefeated in the ACC, the Tar Heels will begin game action on Nov. 4 with an exhibition against Carson-Newman.
