2022–23 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team

2022–23 ACC women's basketball standings
	† 2023 ACC tournament winner; Rankings from AP poll

2022–23 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball
2022–23 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 12
Record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Courtney Banghart (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Joanne Aluka-White; Itoro Coleman; Adrian Walters;
Home arena	Carmichael Arena
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team will represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tar Heels will be led by head coach Courtney Banghart, in her fourth season as the Tar Heel head coach. She will be assisted by Joanne Aluka-White, Adrian Walters, and Itoro Coleman. The Tar Heels will play their home games at Carmichael Arena as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Tar Heels finished the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season with a record of 25–7. They went 13–5 in ACC play, finishing in a three-way tie for third place in the conference. Due to tiebreakers, they earned the 4th seed and a double bye in the ACC tournament. They were defeated by Virginia Tech in the quarterfinals. The Tar Heels earned the 5th seed in the Greensboro region of the NCAA tournament, making it to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to the region's number one seed, South Carolina.

Off-Season

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Carlie Littlefield	2	G	5'9"	Graduate Student	Waukee, IA	Exhausted eligibliity
Morasha Wiggins	24	G	6'0"	Freshman	Kalamazoo, MI	Entered transfer portal
Jaeylnn Murray	30	F	6'2"	Senior	Columbia, SC	Graduated

Additions

Recruiting Class

Source:^[1]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Paulina Paris G	Congers, NY	Saddle River Day School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A	Oct 30, 2021
Paulina Paris G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 95
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Roster

2022–23 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Alexandria Zelaya	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	Millennium	Goodyear, AZ
G	1	Alyssa Ustby	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Lourdes	Rochester, MN
G	2	Paulina Paris	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Saddle River Day School	Congers, NY
G	3	Kennedy Todd-Williams	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Jacksonville	Jacksonville, NC
G	10	Eva Hodgson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Sr	New Hampton School William & Mary	Rindge, NH
G	11	Ariel Young	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Sr	Lincoln Michigan	Tallahassee, FL
G/F	13	Teonni Key	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	RS Fr	Cary	Cary, NC
G	14	Kayla McPherson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Fr	Madison County	Hull, GA
G/F	20	Destiny Adams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Manchester Township	Whiting, NJ
F	21	Malu Tshitenge	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	St. John's College	Germantown, MD
G	25	Deja Kelly	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Duncanville	San Antonio, TX
F	31	Anya Poole	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Southeast Raleigh	Raleigh, NC

Head coach

Courtney Banghart (Dartmouth)

Assistant coach(es)

Joanne Aluka-White (Middle Tennessee)
Adrian Walters (Saint Francis (PA))
Itoro Coleman (Clemson)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 6, 2022

Schedule

Source^[2]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
November 9, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 12	Jackson State	Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC
November 12, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 12	TCU	Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC
November 16, 2022* 11:00 a.m., ACCNX		South Carolina State	Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC
November 20, 2022* 2:00 p.m.		at James Madison	Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA
November 24, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPNU		vs. Oregon Phil Knight Invitational	Chiles Center Portland, OR
November 27, 2022* TBD, ESPN2		vs. TBD Phil Knight Invitational	TBD Portland, OR
December 1, 2022* 6:00 p.m., BTN		at Indiana Big Ten/ACC Challenge	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
December 7, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX		UNCW	Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC
December 11, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX		Wofford	Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC
December 16, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX		South Carolina - Upstate	Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC
December 20, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Michigan Jumpman Invitational	Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC
December 29, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCRSN		Florida State	Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC
January 1, 2023 4:00 p.m., ACCN		at Virginia Tech	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
January 5, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Miami (Fl)	Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
January 8, 2023 4:00 p.m., ACCN		Notre Dame	Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC
January 12, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Virginia	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
January 15, 2023 TBA, TBA		NC State Rivalry	Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC
January 19, 2023 8:00 p.m., ACCN		Duke Rivalry	Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC
January 22, 2023 4:00 p.m., ACCN		Georgia Tech	Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC
January 26, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Pittsburgh	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
January 29, 2023 4:00 p.m., ACCN		at Clemson	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
February 2, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCRSN		Virginia	Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC
February 5, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Louisville	KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
February 9, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
February 12, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCN		Boston College	Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC
February 16, 2023 8:00 p.m., ACCN		at NC State Rivalry	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
February 19, 2023 4:00 p.m., ACCN		Wake Forest	Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC
February 23, 2023 8:00 p.m., ACCRSN		Virginia Tech	Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC
February 26, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN		Duke Rivalry	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
March 1–5, 2023 TBA, TBA		TBA	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Final
AP	12
Coaches	12

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

References

^ "2022 High School Girls' Basketball Recruits - North Carolina". ESPN. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
^ "2022–23 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball schedule". North Carolina Tar Heels. Retrieved September 26, 2022.

[1] "2022 High School Girls' Basketball Recruits - North Carolina". ESPN. Retrieved July 10, 2022.

[2] "2022–23 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball schedule". North Carolina Tar Heels. Retrieved September 26, 2022.

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v t e North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball
Venues	Carmichael Auditorium (1974–2008, 2009–present) Dean Smith Center (2008–2009)
Rivalries	Duke NC State
Culture & lore	Rameses The Marching Tar Heels Tobacco Road
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

2022–23 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team

Contents

Previous season

Off-Season

Departures

Additions

Recruiting Class

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References

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2022–23 ACC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Boston College	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Clemson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Duke	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 7 Louisville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 12 North Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 10 NC State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 9 Notre Dame	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Syracuse	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wake Forest	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 13 Virginia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2023 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll