UNC Women's Basketball

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

UNC Women's Basketball To Face South Carolina In 2026 Ally Tipoff In Charlotte

North Carolina Women's Basketball will square off against South Carolina in the 2026 Ally Tipoff in Charlotte next fall. Despite meeting this preseason, the Gamecocks and Tar Heels will meet during the season for the first time since the second round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament. In neutral-site games, the Tar Heels hold a 7-6 advantage in the series. (GoHeels.com)

UNC Women's Basketball Ranked No. 11 In AP Poll

UNC retained its spot at No. 11 in the AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll after winning twice last week. It’s the first time North Carolina has been in the top 11 for two straight weeks since last season, when it was No. 9 on Feb. 17 and No. 8 on Feb. 24. The longest previous such streak was five consecutive weeks from Nov. 21 to Dec. 19 in 2023. (Tar Heel Tribune)

UNC Women's Basketball Notebook: Nyla Brooks Getting Shots Up, Reniya Kelly's Minutes & More

Through two games, UNC freshman Nyla Brooks is second on the team in points per game. Brooks felt she was able to display most of her abilities in her debut, saying her teammates did a good job setting her up. "Practicing with my teammates, building that chemistry. They know where to find me. Getting to the paint and kicking it out, just let it fly." (Inside Carolina)

THT Newsletter: UNC Beats Kansas, Seth Trimble Injury, Football Downs Stanford, Dylan Mingo Cancels

UNC Basketball beat Kansas on Friday, but Seth Trimble suffered a tough break on Sunday. Tar Heel Football is two wins from bowl eligibility after beating Stanford, 5-star guard Dylan Mingo cancelled his official visit, Field Hockey claimed its 9th straight ACC title, Women’s Basketball routed Elon, and more. (Tar Heel Times Newsletter)

Art’s Angle: Winning Ways

Tar Heel teams showed up all weekend. UNC Men's Soccer upset Notre Dame under the golden dome. UNC Field Hockey beat Duke and Virginia for its ninth straight ACC title. Courtney Banghart’s remade women’s basketball team blew out Elon 42-17. Carolina Football beat Stanford, 20-15. And Hubert Davis’ No. 25 Tar Heels ran away from Kansas. (Chapelboro.com)

Reniya Kelly, Nyla Brooks Receive USBWA Watch List Recognition

UNC Women's Basketball standouts Nyla Brooks and Reniya Kelly picking up recognition on watch lists from the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. Brooks earned a spot on the Tamika Catchings award preseason watch list, honoring the nation's top freshman. Kelly was named to the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Watch List for national player of the year. (GoHeels.com)

UNC Women’s Basketball Dominates 2nd Half, Rolls Past Elon

UNC Women's Basketball is better when Nyla Brooks is logging more minutes on the court than miles on the exercise bike, and when they can find the shooting range from outside the 3-point arc. No. 11 North Carolina shook off a terrible first half to make it a 71–37 rout Thursday over Elon in Carmichael Arena despite going 4 of 26 from 3-point range. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Box Score: UNC Women's Basketball 71, Elon 37

View the complete box score from the No. 11 UNC Women's Basketball team's 71-37 victory over the Elon Phoenix on Thursday night at Carmichael Arena in Chapel Hill. (View Box Score)

Video: UNC Women's Basketball Post-Elon Press Conference

North Carolina head women's basketball coach Courtney Banghart joins forward Cierra Toomey and guard Indya Nivar to discuss the No. 11 Tar Heels' 71-37 victory over the Elon Phoenix on Thursday night in Chapel Hill. (View Video)

UNC Women's Basketball Hosts Elon: When, where to watch, notes, rosters, stats

UNC Women's Basketball leads the series with Elon 12–2, and has won the last 11 meetings, the last a 68–39 win in Carmichael Arena on Nov. 18, 2023. Elon, which beat Winston-Salem State 70–59 in an Oct. 28 exhibition, opened its season Monday at East Tennessee State with a 65–56 overtime win, with all 11 players who played scoring. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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