UNC Women's Basketball

Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Women's Basketball.

UNC Women's Basketball Adds Izzy Leazier As Graduate Assistant

UNC Women's Basketball has added a new member to the family, with coach Courtney Banghart announcing the addition of Izzy Leazier as a graduate assistant. "We are so excited to be adding Izzy Leazier to our team as our new grad assistant. She comes to us after a successful playing career at TCNJ and has just completed her MBA at Penn State." (GoHeels.com)

UNC Women's Basketball Welcomes Russian Wing Liza Astakhova

It took about 75 days for Coach Hubert Davis’ European wing player to arrive in Chapel Hill, but it only took about 64 days for Coach Courtney Banghart to welcome hers. After Montenegrin Luka Bogavac finally made it to UNC last week, Russian Liza Astakhova finally met her new Tar Heel teammates this week after committing to Carolina on June 17. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Chansky’s Notebook: New Pathways

The athletic director knows where the money is. Bubba Cunningham said last week that UNC’s first revenue share is splitting up the $20.5 million with 65 percent to football, 35 percent to men’s basketball, and if any leftovers, women’s hoops and baseball might get some of the pie. But Courtney Banghart’s and Scott Forbes’ programs will benefit regardless. (Chapelboro.com)

UNC Basketball's Dribble For Victory Over Cancer Set For Sept. 14

UNC Athletics announces the fourth annual Dribble for Victory Over Cancer on Sunday, Sept. 14 on the UNC campus. Festivities begin at 10 a.m. at Carmichael Arena. Participants will dribble alongside Tar Heel men's and women's basketball players up to the Old Well, over to the Bell Tower and completing at Carmichael where lunch will be available. (GoHeels.com)

UNC adjusts default revenue-sharing, favoring men’s basketball; women’s basketball has $1M payroll

UNC athletics director Bubba Cunningham laid out on Friday how the Tar Heels will distribute their revenue-sharing pool among four sports, including doling out a larger slice to men’s basketball than the standard split, and creating a women’s basketball payroll of over $1 million. "We tried to match who generated the money, their team got it." (Tar Heel Tribune)

THT Newsletter: Luka and Ivan Arrive, More Basketball Official Visits, UNC Football Puts on the Pads

UNC men’s basketball received a couple of new members Wednesday with the long-awaited arrival of Montenegrin guard Luka Bogavac and High Point transfer center Ivan Matlekovic. There are more basketball official visitors on the calendar. Carolina Football has put on the pads, and the sports year kicks off with Women's Soccer on Thursday. (Tar Heel Times Newsletter)

THT Newsletter: UNC's Major Recruiting Win, Injury Setback, and Defending Champs Impress

The North Carolina sports year is underway with the first two women’s soccer scrimmages in the books. Football training camp is in full swing, Montenegrin UNC Basketball commit Luka Bogavac is expected in Chapel Hill this week, and women’s basketball landed the No. 1 recruit in the 2026 class. All that and more in Monday's edition. (Tar Heel Times Newsletter)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - UNC Athletics Top 10 from 2024-25

Host Isaac Schade kicks off the Top 10 countdown of the moments that defined UNC athletics over the last academic year. In episode 1, 10: The Lane Violation, 9: Field Hockey's perfect season falls just shy, 8: Ethan Strand's record-shattering track performances, 7: Best season of the Courtney Banghart era for Women's Basketball. (View Video)

UNC's Taissa Queiroz Running It Back With Brazil, Competing At 2025 GloblJam

UNC Women's Basketball freshman Taissa Queiroz will again represent her native country Brazil this summer by heading to the 2025 GloblJam. U-23 teams from around the globe will go head-to-head in Toronto Aug. 13-17. A native of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Queiroz recently represented her country this past spring for the Tour Brazil at the WNBA. (GoHeels.com)

Carolina Women's Basketball Features 'Game-Ready' Freshman Class

UNC Women's Basketball brings in five-star recruits Nyla Brooks and Taliyah Henderson and four-star Taissa Queiroz, who enrolled early this spring to practice with the team. The freshmen will seek to carve out roles on a UNC team that lost three starters from last season. Coach Courtney Banghart broke down the strengths of each player last week. (Inside Carolina)

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