University of North Carolina Athletics
Carlie Littlefield has signed a contract to play professional basketball in Belgium.
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Littlefield Signs Pro Contract
July 9, 2022 | Women's Basketball
Carlie Littlefield is taking her talents abroad.
The Tar Heel guard has signed a contract to play professional basketball in Belgium. She'll join the Liège Panthers, a Belgium League team based in Liège, Belgium, beginning in September
"I first recruited Carlie out of Des Moines, Iowa, seven years ago," UNC coach Courtney Banghart said. "Watching her grow as a player on both ends of the ball and mature as an elite floor and locker room leader has been one of my greatest joys as a coach. You can always judge the value of a player by how many teams they've been on that win. Carlie is a champion, a relentless worker, and she's been the floor general on every team that she's been on.
"The Liège Panthers just got one of the best true point guards in the country. We will miss her tremendously, but bring on the live stream!"
In her only season in Chapel Hill, Littlefield started all 32 games, averaging 8.8 points and a team-high 2.7 assists in 29.8 minutes per game. A team captain, she helped the Tar Heels to a 25-7 record and the program's first Sweet 16 berth since 2015.
She'll continue working toward her Kenan-Flagler MBA through online classwork.
Littlefield is currently playing professionally for the Chicago Force in the Red Bull 3X league.
The Tar Heels welcome back the other four starters and the other eight of their top nine scorers from 2021-22.
The Tar Heel guard has signed a contract to play professional basketball in Belgium. She'll join the Liège Panthers, a Belgium League team based in Liège, Belgium, beginning in September
"I first recruited Carlie out of Des Moines, Iowa, seven years ago," UNC coach Courtney Banghart said. "Watching her grow as a player on both ends of the ball and mature as an elite floor and locker room leader has been one of my greatest joys as a coach. You can always judge the value of a player by how many teams they've been on that win. Carlie is a champion, a relentless worker, and she's been the floor general on every team that she's been on.
"The Liège Panthers just got one of the best true point guards in the country. We will miss her tremendously, but bring on the live stream!"
In her only season in Chapel Hill, Littlefield started all 32 games, averaging 8.8 points and a team-high 2.7 assists in 29.8 minutes per game. A team captain, she helped the Tar Heels to a 25-7 record and the program's first Sweet 16 berth since 2015.
She'll continue working toward her Kenan-Flagler MBA through online classwork.
Littlefield is currently playing professionally for the Chicago Force in the Red Bull 3X league.
The Tar Heels welcome back the other four starters and the other eight of their top nine scorers from 2021-22.
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