Courtney Banghart ready for challenge of turning around UNC Women's Basketball

Posted Nov 7, 2019
Courtney Banghart knows she has lot of work ahead to overhaul the UNC women’s basketball program. Banghart takes over for the Tar Heels’ first coaching change since 1986. She aims to restore a program that has gone from contending for ACC championships to struggling to keep up with ACC and national powers Notre Dame and Louisville. (Associated Press)

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