Sylvia Hatchell bans UNC women’s basketball team’s Twitter use

Posted Jan 25, 2012
After a promising start to ACC play, the UNC women’s basketball coach saw her team’s steady ascent come to an abrupt halt. Suddenly, a team that was averaging 79 points per contest was barely approaching 50. Whatever the reason for the nosedive, Hatchell knew her team needed focus to overcome it. So the coach eliminated one of the Tar Heels’ greatest off-the-court distractions: Twitter. (Daily Tar Heel)

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