UNC Women's Basketball

Janelle Bailey among 5 rising women’s college basketball stars for 2019-20 season

North Carolina's Janelle Bailey was the only sophomore to make first or second team All-ACC last season. She was second for the Tar Heels in scoring and first in rebounds with 16.7 points and 8.7 rebounds per-game. She also shot 75 percent from the charity stripe and totaled 22 blocks. UNC made the NCAA tournament, and Bailey was a big reason why. (NCAA.com)

Jessica Breland Survived Cancer to Thrive in the WNBA. Now She Runs a Spa Business

In 2009, Hodgkin’s lymphoma stole a season of college basketball at UNC from Jessica Breland. She recovered and played her way into the WNBA, but was out of the league within a year from the effects of the disease. Nonetheless, Breland worked her way back and became a WNBA All-Star. And the ups and downs were perfect preparation for owning a business. (OZY.com)

UNC Women's Basketball Hires Assistant Coach Carrie Moore

Courtney Banghart has made her first hire as head coach of the North Carolina women's basketball program with the addition of Carrie Moore, who served five seasons with Banghart at Princeton, as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the Tar Heels. The Tigers reached the postseason all three years with Moore as an assistant coach. (GoHeels.com)

UNC Women's Basketball To Play In Cancun Challenge

New head coach Courtney Banghart and her North Carolina women's basketball team will spend Thanksgiving at the 2019 Women's Cancun Challenge from the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya. UNC will face Temple on Thursday, Nov. 28 and Missouri on Friday, Nov. 29. UNC previously competed in Cancun during the 2005-06 and 2013-14 seasons. (GoHeels.com)

Former UNC Women's Basketball Player Destinee Walker Transfers to Notre Dame

The Notre Dame women's basketball team received a boost in the form of fifth-year transfer Destinee Walker. The move from North Carolina to Notre Dame was made official Friday. Walker, a 5'10" guard, will be eligible right away. Walker was the 17th nationally-ranked recruit out of high school where she earned McDonald's All-American and Naismith honors. (WNDU)

Janelle Bailey Reaches USA Basketball 3x3 Gold Medal Game

North Carolina All-ACC center Janelle Bailey guided her team to the finals of the USA Basketball 3x3 Nationals this past weekend but fell 21-20 in the gold medal game Saturday at the Las Vegas Downtown Events Center. Bailey won a gold medal at the 2017 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup and later was named USA Basketball's 2017 Female Athlete of the Year. (GoHeels.com)

Carmichael Comments: Leadership

"I'm a winner." With those words, Courtney Banghart declared to North Carolina fans exactly what kind of leader the Tar Heels were hiring to guide the women's basketball program. No beating around the bush here. Banghart is in Chapel Hill to maximize the enormous potential of this program. From a pure wins and losses standpoint, it's true. Banghart is a winner. (GoHeels.com)

Proud to call former UNC coach Sylvia Hatchell my friend

I am prouder than ever to be a friend and fan of Sylvia Hatchell. I haven’t read the UNC report don’t know UNC Athletic Director “Bubba” Cunningham. However, I do know Sylvia Hatchell, from high school and in our adult years. She has served the sport of basketball, women’s athletics, and my alma mater, with integrity, honor, and excellence for a third of a century. (Gaston Gazette)

UNC women's basketball head coach Courtney Banghart ready for 'a new beginning'

New North Carolina women's basketball coach Courtney Banghart was in high spirits on Wednesday. She'd already met with the full women’s basketball team for 30 to 45 minutes and dropped in on a meet-and-greet with other UNC coaches. Two main points arose from her wide-ranging interview: the importance of relationships and the chance for new beginnings. (Daily Tar Heel)

Courtney Banghart's First Day On The Job

As the women's basketball coaching carousel started spinning and schools came calling for Courtney Banghart once again, her older sister Jen secretly – or not so secretly – hoped she'd leave Princeton and come to North Carolina. A Montessori school teacher, Jen has lived in Chapel Hill for about six years. Her home is two miles from Carmichael Arena. (GoHeels.com)

Video: UNC Women's Basketball Coach Courtney Banghart First Day Interview

New North Carolina women's basketball coach Courtney Banghart and Matt Krause discuss the future of UNC Women's Basketball during her first day in Chapel Hill as the Tar Heels' coach on Wednesday. Read More...

Banghart's patience pays off, lands dream gig at UNC

Some opportunities in life are worth the wait. UNC's new head women's basketball coach Courtney Banghart, said, "I've gotten so many texts from many of the ACC head coaches congratulating me and saying how my patience paid off. I wasn't just going to go anywhere. I had a very clear goal, and it was to be here." Banghart had numerous coaching offers. (WRAL Sports Fan)

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