UNC Women's Basketball

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

UNC Women's Basketball star Alyssa Ustby has jumped feet first into NIL era

UNC basketball star Alyssa Ustby says NIL deals allow the best of all words for college athletes like herself. The All-ACC forward has stayed true to her school, about to play a fifth season at UNC. And thanks to NIL, she’s making some side profits, working on the business side of things, and tapping her creative side with her own advertisement content. (Rochester Post Bulletin)

UNC Women's Basketball Honored For Academic Performance

The UNC women's basketball team has received special mention as part of the 2023-24 WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Rolls for earning a team grade point average above 3.0 for the academic year. The Women's Basketball Coaches Association Academic Top 25 recognizes NCAA women's basketball teams across the nation with the highest GPAs. (GoHeels.com)

UNC freshman guard Lanie Grant wins USA gold for second straight summer

For the second consecutive summer, UNC freshman point guard Lanie Grant is returning home with gold. Grant started in all seven games as team USA finished the FIBA U17 Women’s World Cup 7–0 by rolling to an 84–64 victory over Canada in Leon, Mexico on Sunday night. Last summer, Grant helped the USA win gold at the FIBA Women’s U16 Championship. (Tar Heel Tribune)

USA teammates celebrate Lanie Grant’s high school graduation in Mexico

Most high school graduates enjoy a ceremony with their classmates, but Lanie Grant’s path was different, and so was her ceremony. Grant reclassified after earning Gatorade Virginia Player of the Year honors her junior season at James River High School in Midlothian, Va., so that she could join the UNC women’s basketball program next season. (Tar Heel Tribune)

UNC Women's Basketball names Shellie Greenman new Director of Basketball Operations

The UNC women's basketball program announced that they have named Shellie Greenman as the new Director of Basketball Operations. Greenman comes to Chapel Hill following stints at Clemson and North Florida as Director of Basketball Operations. She'll replace Jessika Carrington, who elected to leave North Carolina to pursue other opportunities. (Keeping It Heel)

Lanie Grant scores 15 with team-high +50 as USA rolls into FIBA U17 World Cup quarterfinals

It was another convincing United States victory with more domination and consistent play from UNC guard Lanie Grant. For the third straight game, Grant scored at least three 3-pointers, pouring in 15 points and was a team-high +50 as USA coasted to a 123-42 victory over Egypt in the quarterfinals of the FIBA U17 Women’s World Cup in Irapuato, Mexico. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Lanie Grant scores 17, swipes 3 of USA’s 30 steals in 81-point romp over Croatia

UNC freshman guard Lanie Grant scored 11 of her 17 points in the second quarter and had three of the USA’s record 30 steals as the Americans rolled to a 123-42 victory Tuesday over Croatia at the FIBA U17 Women’s World Cup. With UNC coach Courtney Banghart in the stands in Irapuato, Mexico, Grant started and had her best tournament game. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Lanie Grant scores 18, is team-high +60 in USA blowout of Puerto Rico

Lanie Grant and the No. 1-ranked United States team rolled Sunday against an overmatched Puerto Rico team at the FIBA Women’s World Cup. Grant, who an incoming freshman guard at UNC, scored 10 of her 18 points in the second half and was a team-high +60 as the Americans rolled to a 121-36 win in Irapuato, Mexico, over No. 15 Puerto Rico. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Lanie Grant starts, keys third-quarter surge as USA rolls by Australia in World Cup opener

Incoming UNC freshman point guard Lanie Grant started and scored all six of her points in a 40-second stretch when the United States took control in the third quarter in an easy 82-55 victory Saturday over Australia in the FIBA Women’s World Cup at the Inforum arena in Irapuato, Mexico. Grant is playing for a USA team for the second consecutive summer. (Tar Heel Tribune)

UNC’s ACC Network Takeover to air on Friday

While the action will begin right at midnight, Carolina’s biggest success of the year will air at 4:30 PM ET with the field hockey National Championship Game. After a legendary playing career at the school, Erin Matson took over as head coach before last year and immediately kept things rolling with a national title in her first season. (Tar Heel Blog)

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