UNC Women's Basketball

Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Women's Basketball.

Video: UNC Women's Basketball Coach Courtney Banghart Summer Media Availability

North Carolina head Women's Basketball coach Courtney Banghart meets with the media on Tuesday to discuss the Tar Heels' summer workouts, roster additions, challenging non-conference schedule, the upcoming 2026-27 season, and more. (View Video)

UNC Women's Basketball to Face Texas Tech, Alabama at Disney World in November

UNC Women's Basketball will head to Walt Disney World for a pair of games the week before Thanksgiving. The Tar Heels will go to Orlando for the WBCA Showcase at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, where they will square off against two teams that made the NCAA tournament last season: Texas Tech on Nov. 19 and Alabama on Nov. 21. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Newsletter: CJ Rosser Visits, 4 New Basketball Offers, Football Training Camp Nears, MLB Signings

CJ Rosser, the nation's No. 1 basketball recruit, was back in Chapel Hill this past week, and Michael Malone's UNC Basketball staff extended four new scholarship offers. Bill Belichick says his second UNC Football team barely resembles his first, even with the quarterback race wide open. And several Tar Heels cashed MLB Draft signing bonuses. (Tar Heel Times Newsletter)

UNC Dribble For Victory Over Cancer Set For Sept. 13

UNC Athletics announces the fifth annual Dribble For Victory Over Cancer in partnership with the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation and the V Foundation for Cancer Research. The event is Sunday, Sept. 13 on the UNC campus. Participants will raise funds and awareness for pediatric cancer research while dribbling through a short on-campus course. (GoHeels.com)

Taissa Queiroz Set To Attend Brazilian National Team Training Camp

UNC rising sophomore guard Taissa Queiroz returns to her home country to attend training camp for the Brazilian National Team with the hopes of making the team before the FIBA Women's Americup South American Qualifiers. Queiroz previously represented Brazil last summer at the 2025 Globajam and in multiple exhibition games against WNBA teams. (GoHeels.com)

UNC Women's Basketball Earns WBCA Academic Top 25 Special Mention

UNC has been praised by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association by earning a spot on the 2025-26 Academic Top 25 Honor Roll as a special mention. The WBCA highlights college women's basketball programs that boast the highest GPAs among student-athletes on their rosters this past season. As a team, the Tar Heels earned a collective 3.442 GPA. (GoHeels.com)

Deja Kelly’s WNBA goal within reach as her game evolves

Deja Kelly has played many times at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex, but on Thursday she was in front of screaming kids on camp day in the more intimate Novant Health Fieldhouse. "I feel good," she said after her Charlotte Crown’s 85-75 victory over the Greensboro Groove. "It’s good to be out here playing. Good to be back in North Carolina." (Tar Heel Tribune)

Atlanta Dream waive, then re-sign Indya Nivar

A day after the Atlanta Dream waived rookie guard Indya Nivar, the team signed her to a developmental contract to bring her back on their roster. The former UNC Women's Basketball star, a second-round pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft, has appeared in 19 regular-season games for Atlanta, while bringing her patented tough defense off the bench. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Alyssa Ustby stars in Italy, although language creates challenges

Alyssa Ustby’s rookie pro season in Italy began with grocery adventures and ended with a new chapter in a career built on grit and a willingness to try anything. Fans marveled at the versatility of the most prolific rebounder in UNC Women's Basketball history, and she showed more of it in the Serie A league, returning to her high school roots as a point guard. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Kayla McPherson Named Western Carolina Women's Basketball Assistant Coach

Kayla McPherson, a former standout player and student assistant coach at the University of North Carolina, joins the Western Carolina women's basketball coaching staff, announced this week by coach Jonathan Tsipis. McPherson comes to Cullowhee after serving as a student assistant for the UNC staff in 2025-26 after her playing career was cut short. (Catamount Sports)

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