Tar Heel Women's Basketball Tabbed As ACC Preseason Favorite
Posted Oct 23, 2008
North Carolina, the recipient of 15 of 42 first-place votes, was selected as the top preseason pick for the 2008-09 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season, as determined by a vote of the newly formed Blue Ribbon Panel. In addition, Tar Heel senior guard/forward Rashanda McCants was named to the five-member preseason All-ACC squad. Carolina returns three starters and 10 letterwinners from last year's squad that posted 33 wins.
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