UNC Women's Basketball
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UNC Women's Basketball loaded with talented depth despite losing three starters
UNC women’s basketball is evolving fast. With a roster retooled through the portal, a freshman class loaded with length and swagger, and a schedule built for statement wins, coach
Courtney Banghart explained during
her summer press conference why year seven might be the season the Tar Heels stop knocking on the door and start kicking it in. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Video: UNC Women's Basketball Coach Courtney Banghart Summer Press Conference
North Carolina women's basketball coach
Courtney Banghart meets with reporters during her summer press conference on Tuesday to discuss numerous topics, including NIL, revenue sharing, scheduling, how the Tar Heels' 2025-26 roster is shaping up, and more.
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Tue Jul 29, 2025
UNC Women's Basketball to play high-profile exhibition against South Carolina in Atlanta
Coach
Courtney Banghart’s seventh UNC Women's Basketball team will get a huge preseason test. The Tar Heels’ will face powerhouse South Carolina in an exhibition game at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena on Thursday, Oct. 30. The game will tip off at 6 p.m., but broadcast details haven’t been announced. UNC still hasn’t released its nonconference schedule. (
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UNC Women's Basketball Headed To 2025 Cancun Challenge
With the 2025-26 UNC Women's Basketball schedule coming together, the Tar Heels are grabbing their passports for another trip out of the country as they head to the 2025 Cancun Challenge. North Carolina will face Columbia, Kansas State, and South Dakota State in a three-game round-robin format Nov. 27-29 in the challenges' Mayan Tournament. (
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Bigger Than Basketball, Sydney Barker Traveling To Vietnam With Coach For College
UNC women's basketball player
Sydney Barker has spent most of her summer in Chapel Hill between class, the gym, the weight room, and assisting with summer basketball camps. With a reprieve coming soon, Barker will travel to Vietnam for three weeks to join Coach for College and run summer camps at schools in rural areas throughout the country. (
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UNC Women's Basketball Excelling In The Classroom, Named WBCA Academic Top 25 Special Mention
UNC Women's Basketball has earned the distinction from the Women's Basketball Coaches Association as a 2024-25 Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll Special Mention. Boasting a 3.53 grade point average as a team during the 2024-25 academic year, Carolina was one of 55 women's basketball programs honored with a GPA of 3.5 or above. (
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Alyssa Ustby puts up big numbers, leads team to runner-up finish at FIBA 3×3 event
Alyssa Ustby delivered standout performances throughout the FIBA 3x3 Series Bucharest Stop, helping lead Seattle 3XBA to the championship game Sunday before falling short against a tough Azerbaijan squad. On a challenging Sunday, Ustby and fellow Tar Heel
Carlie Littlefield led Seattle to a spot in the championship game in Romania. (
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Alyssa Ustby, Carlie Littlefield put unbeaten Seattle 3 wins away from 3×3 title in Romania
It’s on to the quarterfinals for
Alyssa Ustby,
Carlie Littlefield, and the Seattle 3XBA team at the FIBA 3×3 Women’s Series in Bucharest, Romania. Led by those two former UNC Women's Basketball standouts, Seattle cruised through Pool D Saturday with dominant wins, 21-8 over Benin and 21-11 over the Philippines, to improve to 4-0 in the tournament. (
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Alyssa Ustby stars as 3-on-3 team advances in Romanian tournament
Wearing No. 23,
Alyssa Ustby and fellow Tar Heel
Carlie Littlefield led Seattle 3XBA to a pair of blowout victories Friday at the FIBA 3-on-3 Bucharest 2025 tournament. In the second victory, 21-8 over host Kazakhstan, Ustby put on a Jordanesque performance, scoring 11 of Seattle’s points after her team won its Group B opener 21-5 over Bucharest. (
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Former UNC Women's Basketball Standouts Team Up For Seattle 3XBA
As women's 3x3 basketball takes rise globally, former Tar Heel standouts
Carlie Littlefield and
Alyssa Ustby are in on the action, joining the Seattle 3XBA Team for the FIBA 3x3 Women's Series in Bucharest, Romania this weekend. 3XBA launched in 2024 to provide opportunities on the women's FIBA 3x3 Tour as the game of 3x3 grows at a rapid rate. (
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