A New Start for Sylvia Hatchell, a Veteran Tar Heel

Posted Mar 27, 2015
In this season of many returns — to health, to basketball, to the N.C.A.A. tournament — Sylvia Hatchell has embraced a saying. “I tell people, ‘This is my 40th year,’ but in a lot of ways, it feels like my first,” Hatchell, the 63-year-old coach of the North Carolina women’s basketball team for the past 29 years, said of her coaching career after her fourth-seeded Tar Heels survived No. 13 Liberty, 71-65, in the first round of the N.C.A.A. tournament on Saturday at Carmichael Arena. (New York Times)

Related: Women's Basketball, WBB Recruiting

She emcees Tar Heel sports
When you attend a UNC sporting event, you may hear Olivia Mundorf on the loudspeaker. For the last year, the sports administration graduate student has...
Wed Apr 30, 2025

UNC Athletics Gathers To Celebrate 2025 RAMMYs
Following a year of excellence in athletics and in the classroom, UNC student-athletes dressed to impress and came together to celebrate championships and outstanding feats...
Tue Apr 29, 2025

Eight UNC Women’s Basketball Players Earn Spots On All-ACC Academic Team
Coming off of a 2024-25 season where UNC Women's Basketball reached its 19th Sweet 16, eight Tar Heels shined in the classroom by earning spots...
Mon Apr 28, 2025

UNC Basketball: The best “baskets” in Tar Heel history
In 1994, the Carolina women made it all the way to the national championship game, where they trailed 59-57 with just 0.7 seconds left. On...
Mon Apr 21, 2025