UNC Women's Basketball Recruiting

UNC Women's Basketball Adds Kennady Tucker To 2019 Signing Class

Kennady Tucker, a four-star guard from Little Rock, Arkansas, has signed her national letter of intent to play for the UNC women's basketball team beginning in the fall of 2019. Tucker, a 5-10 combo guard, is ranked the No. 25 overall player in the 2019 class by All Star Girls Report. ESPN ranks her as a four-star recruit with a grade of 95 (out of 100). (GoHeels.com)

UNC Women's Basketball Announces 2019 Signing Class

The North Carolina women's basketball program announced the signing of three outstanding student-athletes on the first day of the national signing period, released Wednesday by Naismith Hall of Fame head coach Sylvia Hatchell. The three-member signing class includes Nia Daniels (Harrisburg, N.C.), Lexi Duckett (Daytona Beach, Fla.) and Malu Tshitenge (Germantown, Md.). (GoHeels.com)

UNC women's basketball: Malu Tshitenge-Mutombo commits to Tar Heels

Malu Tshitenge-Mutombo, niece of former NBA star Dikembe Mutombo and one of the top women's basketball recruits in the 2019 class, on Friday committed to North Carolina. The 6-foot-3 senior post player at St. John's College High School (Washington, D.C.) and the No. 56 recruit in the espnW HoopGurlz Top 100 chose the Tar Heels over Notre Dame. Mutombo is the Tar Heels' second commit in the 2019 class. (ESPN.com)

Top 25 college programs ranked by athletic success

7. North Carolina: "Top 2017-18 sports: women’s field hockey; men’s soccer; women’s lacrosse. Trajectory: Down. Tar Heels slid out of the Top Ten for the first time since 2014, finishing 13th, and this also was the first time since ’14 that UNC wasn’t the top ACC program." 247Sports: At what point are the Tar Heels going to break through and win the College World Series? (247 Sports)

Ole Miss Transfer Madinah Muhammad Joins UNC Women's Basketball Program

Madinah Muhammad, a 1,000-point scorer in three seasons at Ole Miss, has signed an athletic scholarship agreement to play women's basketball at the University of North Carolina. Per NCAA regulations, Muhammad will sit out the 2018-19 school year and will have one season of eligibility remaining in 2019-20. Muhammad is a 5-8 shooting guard from Chicago. (GoHeels.com)

UNC Women's Basketball Adds All-State Guard Kennedy Boyd

The UNC women's basketball team is adding Kennedy Boyd to its roster for the 2018-19 season, announced Thursday by coach Sylvia Hatchell. Boyd, from Mint Hill, North Carolina, is a former high school teammate of 2018 ACC Freshman of the Year Janelle Bailey at Providence Day School. Boyd is a three-star rated guard named the 2018 CISAA Player of the Year. (GoHeels.com)

UNC Signees Leaky Black, Kennedy Boyd Among McDonald's All-American Game Nominees

Four Charlotte-area boys and two girls high school basketball players are nominees for the 2018 McDonald’s All-America game. Boys players include Concord Cox Mill’s Leaky Black, a UNC signee and Providence Day’s Devon Dotson, a Kansas signee. Girls players include Providence Day’s Kennedy Boyd, signed to UNC; and Mallard Creek’s Ahlana Smith, signed to UCLA. (Charlotte Observer)

Carolina Signs Two-Sport Star Claudia Dickey

The UNC women's basketball team has added Claudia Dickey during the fall signing period, announced Wednesday by Hall of Fame coach Sylvia Hatchell. A two-sport star from Charlotte, North Carolina, Dickey will participate in soccer and basketball for the Tar Heels beginning in fall 2018. All-Star Girls Report ranks Dickey the No. 40 overall basketball player in her class. (GoHeels.com)

UNC Women's Basketball Announces Signing Class

The North Carolina women's basketball team is proud to announce the signing of two outstanding student-athletes on the first day of the national signing period, released Wednesday by Naismith Hall of Fame head coach Sylvia Hatchell. The two members of the class are Shayla Bennett of Piedmont, South Carolina, and Jhileiya Dunlap of Columbia, South Carolina. (GoHeels.com)

By joining Tar Heels, 'nervous' Hickory Ridge star Nia Daniel makes decision of her dreams

Nia Daniel is usually cool, calm and collected with matters related to basketball, but on Sept. 19, things were different. As she picked up the phone that day, the Hickory Ridge High School junior could feel her heart began to race. This was the call she has been waiting to make since she began taking basketball seriously years ago. “Coach,” Daniel said, “I’m ready to be a Tar Heel.” (Independent Tribune)

Junior Guard Nia Daniel Commits to UNC Women's Basketball

The Hickory Ridge girls basketball program has had a number of players continue their careers at the college level. Now, the Ragin’ Bulls have their most high-profile college recruit yet. Highly-touted junior guard Nia Daniel recently committed to play for the University of North Carolina Tar Heels, Hickory Ridge coach Tolonda Simmons confirmed to the Independent Tribune. (Cabarrus Independent Tribune)

UNC Women's Basketball Signs Dazia Powell

The UNC women's basketball team has added Dazia Powell for the upcoming 2017-18 season, announced Thursday by coach Sylvia Hatchell. Powell, a McDonald's All-American nominee and an academic all-conference selection, is a 5-10 guard from Raleigh's (N.C.) Millbrook High School and club programs: Carolina All-Stars, Hoop Dreams Athletics and NC Zoom. (GoHeels.com)

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