With deep backcourt, UNC Women's Basketball sets sights on deep NCAA Tournament run

Posted Sep 4, 2026
If there is a byword as UNC enters a women’s basketball season flush with talent and high expectations, it’s flexibility. Coach Courtney Banghart said the days of designating players as point guards, wings, small forwards, and centers are over for most programs. "The game has become much faster, quicker, and more positionless," Banghart said Thursday. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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