UNC Women's Basketball Recruiting

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

UNC Women's Basketball Commits Move Up In Rankings

ESPN updated its Class of 2025 rankings Monday and upgraded UNC Women's Basketball commit Lanie Grant from a 4-star to a 5-star recruit and moved her up to No. 20 and the No. 3 point guard in the class. Class of 2024 center Blanca Thomas fell from No. 10 to No. 26, but guard Jordan Zubich is ranked No. 65 as a 4-star recruit after being unranked. (Tar Heel Tribune)

UNC Women's Basketball Commit Lanie Grant Earns Spot On U.S. U16 Team

Guard Lanie Grant, the only current UNC women’s basketball commit for the 2025 recruiting class, has earned a spot on the U.S. U16 team, which will play in the FIBA Women’s U16 Americas Championship June 13-19 in Merida, Mexico. High school players graduating in 2025 or 2026 make up the team, but Grant is one of only four Class of 2025 players. (Tar Heel Tribune)

UNC women's hoops signee Ciera Toomey named Miss Pennsylvania Basketball

For three-time, first-team all-state basketball player Ciera Toomey, it was one final high school victory. The 6-foot-4, UNC-bound center was named Miss Pennsylvania Basketball in ceremonies at the Country Club of Harrisburg. Toomey returned from a torn ACL to lead Dunmore to its first state title, a 42-30 win over River Valley in the Class 3A championship. (Yahoo! News)

Inside the Recruitment and Commitment of Blanca Thomas

No school was more constant in the recruitment of 5-star forward Blanca Thomas than UNC coach Courtney Banghart and her staff. After offering Thomas, a 6-5 standout at Charlotte Catholic, in April 2021, UNC never let up. It hosted Thomas on countless visits, an official visit, and took multiple trips to see her play. It was a simple recipe – always be there. (247 Sports)

'Family feel' led 5-star center Blanca Thomas to commit to UNC Women's Basketball

Charlotte Catholic 5-star forward Blanca Thomas announced her college commitment Monday. Thomas, a top 10 national recruit, will attend UNC. "It was honestly the family feel," Thomas said led her to pick the Tar Heels. "It was the school that I would always compare the other ones to. So I always knew in my heart that was the place I needed to be." (AOL.com)

Five-star center Blanca Thomas commits to UNC Women's Basketball

Charlotte Catholic 5-star center Blanca Thomas, a top 10 national recruit, committed to the UNC Women's Basketball program on Monday. Thomas chose the Tar Heels over Tennessee, South Carolina, Virginia Tech, Louisville, Duke Michigan, N.C. State, Notre Dame, and Stanford. Last season, Thomas averaged 16.6 points, 9.6 rebounds, and 4.2 blocks per game. (The State)

UNC Women's Basketball Commit Lanie Grant selected for U16 Team USA tryouts

James River (Va.) rising junior and UNC Women's Basketball class of 2025 commit Lanie Grant was selected to participate in the 2023 USA Women's U16 National Team trials. Grant, the 2022 Richmond All-Metro player of the year as a freshman, committed to UNC before playing her first high school game and averaged 28.4 points per game this past season. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

UNC Women's Basketball Announces Signing Of Indya Nivar

Indya Nivar is headed home. A 5-10 guard from Apex, N.C., Nivar has signed with the UNC women's basketball program and will transfer to Chapel Hill ahead of the 2023-24 school year. Nivar, who earned North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year and Ms. Basketball honors at Apex Friendship High School, spent her freshman season at Stanford. (GoHeels.com)

UNC Women's Basketball among winners of 2023 transfer portal

UNC Women's Basketball remained under the radar during the transfer portal window, but Courtney Banghart is building a contender in the ACC. The Tar Heels came out winners during the transfer season after securing Lexi Donarski (Iowa State), Indya Nivar (Stanford), and Maria Gakdeng (Boston College). The Tar Heels now have scorers at every position. (Just Women's Sports)

UNC Women's Basketball Announces Signing Of Lexi Donarski

Lexi Donarski, a 6-foot guard, will join the Carolina women's basketball team ahead of the 2023-24 season, coach Courtney Banghart announced Thursday. A McDonald's All-American out of high school, Donarski spent the past three seasons at Iowa State, where she was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and Big 12 Freshman of the Year. (GoHeels.com)

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