Sylvia Hatchell gets new six-year contract
Posted May 26, 2006
Sylvia Hatchell led the North Carolina women's basketball team to a second consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference championship, a No. 1 final ranking and the Final Four last season. On Thursday, the school rewarded her with a new six-year contract, running through the 2010-11 season. Hatchell has a remarkable 445-188 mark in 20 years at UNC and is 717-268 in 31 seasons as a collegiate head coach. Inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2004, Hatchell is fourth in career wins among active coaches.
(Sports Network)
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