2017–18 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team

The 2017–18 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team will represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tar Heels, led by thirty-second year head coach Sylvia Hatchell, play their games at Carmichael Arena and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 4–12 in ACC play in twelfth place. They defeated Boston College in the first round before losing in the second round of the ACC Women's Tournament to NC State.

2017–18 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2017–18 record15–16 (4–12 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarmichael Arena
2017–18 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Louisville *†151 .938  363  .923
No. 5 Notre Dame151 .938  353  .921
No. 11 Florida State124 .750  267  .788
No. 21 NC State115 .688  269  .743
No. 20 Duke115 .688  249  .727
Syracuse106 .625  229  .710
Miami (FL)106 .625  2111  .656
Virginia106 .625  1914  .576
Virginia Tech610 .375  2314  .622
Georgia Tech610 .375  2014  .588
Wake Forest511 .313  1417  .452
North Carolina412 .250  1516  .484
Pittsburgh214 .125  1020  .333
Boston College214 .125  723  .233
Clemson115 .063  1119  .367
2018 ACC Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed
As of 31 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2017–18 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Taylor Koenen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoShakopee Savage, MN
G 4 Jocelyn Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS FrCosby Richmond, VA
G 5 Stephanie Watts 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrWeddington Wesley Chapel, NC
G 10 Jamie Cherry 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrWest Craven Cove City, NC
F 11 Emily Sullivan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoReitz Memorial Newburgh, IN
G 13 Dazia Powell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS FrMillbrook Raleigh, NC
G 14 Liz Roberts (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoDurham Academy Chapel Hill, NC
G 15 Olivia Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoCardinal Gibbons Raleigh, NC
G 20 Leah Church 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrForest Trail Academy Purlear, NC
G 22 Paris Kea 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrPage
Vanderbilt
Greenboro, NC
G 24 Destinee Walker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoLake Highland Prep Ocoee, FL
F 30 Jaelynn Murray 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrDreher Columbia, SC
C 34 Naomi Van Nes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) SoHamden Country Day Dorchester, England
C 44 Janelle Bailey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrProvidence Day School Matthews, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 20, 2018

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2017*
6:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Wingate W 84–62 
Carmichael Arena 
Chapel Hill, NC
November 6, 2017*
6:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Mount Olive W 102–47 
Carmichael Arena 
Chapel Hill, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017*
3:30 pm, ACCN Extra
Hampton L 66–70  0–1
Carmichael Arena (1,965)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 12, 2017*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Colorado W 87–80 OT 1–1
Carmichael Arena (2,181)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 16, 2017*
6:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Radford W 79–46  2–1
Carmichael Arena (2,250)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 19, 2017*
3:00 pm, ACCN Extra
South Alabama L 84–85  2–2
Carmichael Arena (2,380)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 22, 2017*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
UNC Wilmington W 86–60  3–2
Carmichael Arena (2,823)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 29, 2017*
3:30 pm, ACCN Extra
Minnesota
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 88–83  4–2
Carmichael Arena (2,315)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 1, 2017*
3:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Hartford W 90–70  5–2
Carmichael Arena (1,960)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 3, 2017*
5:30 pm, ACCN Extra
Appalachian State W 56–43  6–2
Carmichael Arena (2,617)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 5, 2017*
6:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Presbyterian W 91–56  7–2
Carmichael Arena (2,304)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 10, 2017*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Furman W 84–56  8–2
Carmichael Arena (2,268)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 17, 2017*
4:00 pm, Stadium
vs. Washington
Carolina's Challenge
W 90–78  9–2
Myrtle Beach Convention Center (500)
Myrtle Beach, SC
12/20/2016*
2:00 pm
vs. Grambling State
Carolina's Challenge
W 79–63  10–2
Myrtle Beach Convention Center (500)
Myrtle Beach, SC
December 28, 2017*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Mercer L 86–97  10–3
Carmichael Arena (2,988)
Chapel Hill, NC
ACC regular season
December 31, 2017
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 13 Florida State L 65–103  10–4
(0–1)
Donald L. Tucker Center (3,219)
Tallahassee, FL
January 5, 2018
11:00 am, ACCN Extra
at Boston College L 64–77  10–5
(0–2)
Conte Forum (747)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 7, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Pittsburgh W 68–67  11–5
(1–2)
Carmichael Arena (2,325)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 11, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Clemson W 59–52  12–5
(2–2)
Carmichael Arena (2,239)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 14, 2018
12:30 pm, ACCN Extra
at Wake Forest W 79–76 OT 13–5
(3–2)
LJVM Coliseum (937)
Winston–Salem, NC
January 18, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
NC State
Rivalry
W 66–53  13–6
(3–3)
Carmichael Arena (2,037)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 21, 2018
2:30 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 15 Duke
Rivalry
W 92–86 OT 14–6
(4–3)
Carmichael Arena (4,634)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 25, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Virginia L 70–82  14–7
(4–4)
John Paul Jones Arena (2,971)
Charlottesville, VA
February 1, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 5 Notre Dame L 62–94  14–8
(4–5)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,617)
South Bend, IN
February 4, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Miami L 72–92  14–9
(4–6)
Carmichael Arena (3,549)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 7, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Virginia Tech L 74–90  14–10
(4–7)
Carmichael Arena (2,744)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 11, 2018
3:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 20 NC State
Rivalry
L 54–73  14–11
(4–8)
Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
February 15, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Georgia Tech L 61–79  14–12
(4–9)
McCamish Pavilion (1,122)
Atlanta, GA
November 18, 2018
2:30 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 4 Louisville L 57–67  14–13
(4–10)
Carmichael Arena (3,934)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 22, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Syracuse L 80–86  14–14
(4–11)
Carmichael Arena (2,357)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 25, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 20 Duke
Rivalry
L 54–70  14–15
(4–12)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
ACC Women's Tournament
February 28, 2018
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
(12) vs. (13) Boston College
First Round
W 69–64  15–15
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
March 1, 2018
11:00 am, ACCN Extra
(12) vs. (5) No. 23 NC State
Second Round
L 64–77  15–16
Greensboro Coliseum (6,164)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

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Rankings

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Legend
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(RV)   Received Votes

See also

2017–18 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

References

  1. "2017–18 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball schedule". North Carolina Tar Heels. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
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