UNC women’s basketball builds team chemistry on a new type of court: pickleball

Posted Nov 3, 2023
Head coach Courtney Banghart said at the 2023 ACC Tipoff that meshing the entire team was something she worried about, but ultimately, this group was the "easiest team so far to coach." "These guys really like one another. They're connected." Sometimes they would venture off campus and participate in atypical activities like whitewater rafting. (Daily Tar Heel)

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