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2021–22 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team

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2021–22 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball
Goombay Splash Champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 17
Record25–7 (13–5 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarmichael Arena
Seasons
2021–22 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 NC State 17 1   .944 32 4   .889
No. 4 Louisville 16 2   .889 29 5   .853
No. 17 North Carolina 13 5   .722 25 7   .781
No. 21 Notre Dame 13 5   .722 24 9   .727
No. 16 Virginia Tech 13 5   .722 23 10   .697
Georgia Tech 11 7   .611 21 11   .656
Boston College 10 8   .556 21 12   .636
Miami (FL) 10 8   .556 21 13   .618
Florida State 10 8   .556 17 14   .548
Duke 7 11   .389 17 13   .567
Wake Forest 4 14   .222 16 17   .485
Syracuse 4 14   .222 11 18   .379
Clemson 3 15   .167 10 21   .323
Pittsburgh 2 16   .111 11 19   .367
Virginia 2 16   .111 5 22   .185
2022 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tar Heels were led by head coach Courtney Banghart, who was in her third season as head coach. She was assisted by Joanne Aluka-White, Adrian Walters, and former Clemson head coach Itoro Coleman. The Tar Heels played their home games at Carmichael Arena as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Tar Heels finished the season 25–7 overall and 13–5 in ACC play, to finish in a three way tie for third place. As the fourth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to fifth seed Virginia Tech in the Quarterfinals. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were the fifth seed in the Greensboro Region. They defeated twelfth seed Stephen F. Austin in the First Round and fourth seed Arizona in the Second Round before falling to top seed South Carolina in the Sweet Sixteen to end their season.

Previous season

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For the 2020–21 season, the Tar Heels finished 13–11 and 8–9 in the ACC, finishing eighth in regular season play. The Tar Heels were the eight seed in the ACC tournament, where they lost to Wake Forest in the Second Round. The Tar Heels earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament that was held in San Antonio, TX. As the ten seed in the HemisFair Region, they faced seventh seeded Alabama, losing 80–71 in the first round of the tournament.

Off-season

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Petra Holešínská 2 G 5'10" Graduate Student Vracov, Czech Republic Turned pro, signed with Chicago Sky
Kennady Tucker 4 G 5'10" Junior Little Rock, AR Transferred to Oklahoma
Stephanie Watts 5 G 5'11" Graduate Student Wesley Chapel, NC Drafted by Los Angeles Sparks
Janelle Bailey 44 C 6'4" Senior Charlotte, NC Graduated and signed with New York Liberty

Incoming transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Carlie Littlefield 2 G 5'9" Graduate Student Waukee, IA Princeton
Eva Hodgson 10 G 5'11" Redshirt Junior Rindge, NH William & Mary

Recruiting class

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Source:[1]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Teonni Key
G/F
Cary, NC Cary 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
Kayla McPherson
G
Hull, GA Madison County 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 95
Morasha Wiggins
G
Kalamazoo, MI Kalamazoo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 95
Destiny Adams
G/F
Whiting, NJ Manchester Township 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   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

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2021–22 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) So Millennium Goodyear, AZ
G 1 Alyssa Ustby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Lourdes Rochester, MN
G 2 Carlie Littlefield 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Waukee
Princeton
Waukee, IA
G 3 Kennedy Todd-Williams 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Jacksonville Jacksonville, NC
G 10 Eva Hodgson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr New Hampton School
William & Mary
Rindge, NH
G 11 Ariel Young Injured 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Lincoln
Michigan
Tallahassee, FL
G/F 13 Teonni Key Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Cary Cary, NC
G 14 Kayla McPherson Injured Current redshirt 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Madison County Hull, GA
G/F 20 Destiny Adams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Manchester Township Whiting, NJ
F 21 Malu Tshitenge 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr St. John's College Germantown, MD
F 24 Morasha Wiggins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Kalamazoo Kalamazoo, MI
G 25 Deja Kelly 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Duncanville San Antonio, TX
F 30 Jaelynn Murray 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Dreher Columbia, SC
F 31 Anya Poole 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Southeast Raleigh Raleigh, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 21, 2021

Schedule and results

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Source[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 9, 2021*
4:30 p.m., ACCNX
NC A&T W 92–47  1–0
Carmichael Arena (2,133)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 14, 2021*
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Charlotte W 89–33  2–0
Dale F. Halton Arena (2,621)
Charlotte, NC
November 17, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Appalachian State W 89–44  3–0
Carmichael Arena (1,608)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 21, 2021*
4:30 p.m., ESPN+
at TCU
Maggie Dixon Classic
W 79–46  4–0
Schollmaier Arena (2,483)
Fort Worth, TX
November 26, 2021*
5:00 p.m., FloHoops
vs. VCU
Goombay Splash
W 72–59  5–0
Gateway Christian Academy (0)
Bimini, Bahamas
November 27, 2021*
Noon, FloHoops
vs. Washington
Goombay Splash
W 58–37  6–0
Gateway Christian Academy (100)
Bimini, Bahamas
December 1, 2021*
9:00 p.m., BTN
at Minnesota
Big Ten/ACC Challenge
W 82–76  7–0
Williams Arena (3,432)
Minneapolis, MN
December 5, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
James Madison W 93–47  8–0
Carmichael Arena (1,456)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 12, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
UNC Asheville W 107–46  9–0
Carmichael Arena (1,417)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 15, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 25 Jacksonville Canceled[3] Carmichael Arena 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 19, 2021
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 25 at Boston College W 76–73  10–0
(1–0)
Conte Forum (1,327)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 21, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 25 Alabama State W 83–47  11–0
Carmichael Arena (1,442)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 30, 2021
4:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 24 Syracuse W 79–43  12–0
(2–0)
Carmichael Arena (1,625)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 2, 2022
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 24 Clemson W 81–62  13–0
(3–0)
Carmichael Arena (1,443)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 6, 2022
8:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 19 at No. 5 NC State
Rivalry
L 45–72  13–1
(3–1)
Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
January 9, 2022
6:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 19 Virginia Tech W 71–46  14–1
(4–1)
Carmichael Arena (1,547)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 16, 2022
1:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 21 at No. 20 Notre Dame L 65–70  14–2
(4–2)
Purcell Pavilion (5,905)
South Bend, IN
January 20, 2022
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 20 Virginia W 61–52  15–2
(5–2)
Carmichael Arena (1,513)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 23, 2022
12:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 20 at No. 18 Georgia Tech L 38–55  15–3
(5–3)
McCamish Pavilion (2,357)
Atlanta, GA
January 27, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 21 Duke
Rivalry
W 78–62  16–3
(6–3)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,954)
Durham, NC
January 30, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 3 NC State
Rivalry
L 58–66  16–4
(6–4)
Carmichael Arena (4,136)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 3, 2022
8:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 24 at Wake Forest W 78–59  17–4
(7–4)
LJVM Coliseum (1,916)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 6, 2022
12:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 24 Miami (Fl) W 85–38  18–4
(8–4)
Carmichael Arena (2,759)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 10, 2022
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 23 Pittsburgh W 64–54  19–4
(9–4)
Carmichael Arena (1,479)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 13, 2022
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 23 at Virginia Tech L 61–66  19–5
(9–5)
Cassell Coliseum (1,964)
Blacksburg, VA
February 17, 2022
6:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 24 No. 3 Louisville W 66–65  20–5
(10–5)
Carmichael Arena (2,115)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 20, 2022
12:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 24 at Florida State W 64–49  21–5
(11–5)
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (3,322)
Tallahassee, FL
February 24, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 18 at Virginia W 68–57  22–5
(12–5)
John Paul Jones Arena (1,879)
Charlottesville, VA
February 27, 2022
4:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 18 Duke
Rivalry
W 74–46  23–5
(13–5)
Carmichael Arena (5,230)
Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Tournament
March 4, 2022
11:00 a.m., ACCRSN
(4) No. 16 vs. (5) No. 21 Virginia Tech
Quarterfinals
L 80–87 OT 23–6
Greensboro Coliseum (5,682)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 19, 2022*
7:30 p.m., ESPNEWS
(5 G) No. 17 vs. (12 G) Stephen F. Austin
First Round
W 79–66  24–6
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
March 21, 2022*
10:00 p.m., ESPN2
(5 G) No. 17 at (4 G) No. 19 Arizona
Second Round
W 63–45  25–6
McKale Center (8,333)
Tucson, AZ
March 25, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN
(5 G) No. 17 vs. (1 G) No. 1 South Carolina
Sweet Sixteen
L 61–69  25–7
Greensboro Coliseum (8,811)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
G=Greensboro.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

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Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season
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Final
AP RV RV 25 25 24 19 21 20 RV 24 23 24 18 16 18 17
Coaches RV RV RV 24 20 20 18 15 18 20 22 23 22 23 18 17 18 18 16
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

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2021-22 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "North Carolina Tar Heels 2021 Recruiting Class". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021–22 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball schedule". North Carolina Tar Heels. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "Women's Basketball Game Against Jacksonville Cancelled". goheels.com. University of North Carolina Athletics. December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2021.