UNC Women's Basketball

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

Courtney Banghart Announces 2025-26 UNC Women’s Basketball Roster

Entering year seven of the head coach Courtney Banghart era, the North Carolina women's basketball program remains on the upward trend with the announcement of the 2025-26 roster. The Tar Heels return 10 players from last season's Sweet 16 run and welcome the addition of four newcomers in two transfers plus two true freshmen. (GoHeels.com)

UNC Women's Basketball to visit Texas Longhorns in ACC/SEC Women’s Challenge

The North Carolina women's basketball team will play in Texas for the second consecutive season, taking on the Texas Longhorns for the first time in 45 years. The matchup at the Moody Center in Austin will be part of the third ACC/SEC Women’s Challenge. The game will take place on the second night of women’s games, on Thursday, Dec. 4. (Tar Heel Tribune)

UNC Women's Basketball to face UCLA, Fairfield in Las Vegas

UNC Women's Basketball reportedly will play two November games in Las Vegas, likely on Thursday, Nov. 13, and Sunday, Nov. 16, at the Michelob Ultra Arena, home of the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces. On one day, UNC will face UCLA, and Fairfield will play South Florida. On the other day, Carolina would play Fairfield, and UCLA would take on South Florida. (Tar Heel Tribune)

UNC to play in Las Vegas women’s basketball event this season

Four teams that played in the NCAA Tournament this past season will meet in November at a two-day event in Las Vegas. Multiple sources confirmed that the teams involved will be North Carolina, UCLA, South Florida, and Fairfield. The event is sponsored in-part by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association and will be broadcast on ESPN platforms. (SB Nation)

Lanie Grant Invited To USA Women’s U19 Trials

Lanie Grant has already helped her country win gold in international competition twice and aims do it again. Grant, a rising sophomore guard for the UNC Women's Basketball team, has been invited to tryouts in Colorado Springs beginning June 18 for the American team that will compete in the FIBA U19 Women’s World Cup on July 12-20 in Brno, Czechia. (Tar Heel Tribune)

UNC Women's Basketball Adds Lexi Weger As Video Coordinator

Following two seasons as a graduate assistant for North Carolina women's basketball, Lexi Weger has been named the program's video coordinator, head coach Courtney Banghart announced Thursday. Weger joined Carolina in 2023 after graduating from Princeton with a degree in psychology, spending the last two seasons as a graduate assistant. (GoHeels.com)

Alyssa Ustby Furthering Basketball Career, Joining 3XBA For Spokane Hoopfest

Coming off a record-breaking career, UNC Women's Basketball's Alyssa Ustby is taking the next step in her basketball journey by joining the 3XBA 3-on-3 league for the annual Spokane Hoopfest Tournament from June 25-28 in Washington. The tournament's winning team earns an automatic spot for future FIBA 3x3 women's events later this summer. (GoHeels.com)

Adrian Walters leaves UNC women’s basketball staff to become associate head coach in Big 12

After five seasons as an assistant coach under head coach Courtney Banghart at UNC, Adrian Walters will become the associate head coach for Texas Tech’s women’s basketball program. In the previous offseason, Itoro Coleman left the Tar Heels' staff to become the associate head coach at Virginia Tech under first-year head coach Megan Duffy. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Video: IC Podcast - 2024-25 UNC Sports Year Superlatives

The crew from Inside Carolina dishes out their superlatives for the 2024-25 North Carolina Tar Heels sports year. The awards recognize the top players and moments from the UNC men's basketball team, football team, women's basketball team, and women's soccer team. (View Video)

UNC Women's Basketball Notebook: 2025-26 Preseason Snapshot

UNC Women's Basketball will enter the season with a younger roster. With Alyssa Ustby, Maria Gakdeng, Lexi Donarski, and Grace Townsend graduating, and Trayanna Crisp transferring, the Tar Heels are losing 59% of their scoring. UNC does have a slew of familiar faces coming back as well as additions through the transfer portal and from high school. (Inside Carolina)

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