2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team

2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball

Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2015–16 record	14–18 (4–12 ACC)
Head coach	Sylvia Hatchell (30th year)
Assistant coach	Andrew Calder
Assistant coach	Tracey Williams-Johnson
Assistant coach	Sylvia Crawley
Home arena	Carmichael Arena

2015–16 ACC women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#2 Notre Dame †	16	–	0	1.000	33	–	2	.943
#8 Louisville	15	–	1	.938	26	–	8	.765
#14 Syracuse	13	–	3	.813	30	–	8	.789
#17 Florida State	13	–	3	.813	25	–	8	.758
#19 Miami (FL)	10	–	6	.625	24	–	9	.727
NC State	10	–	6	.625	20	–	11	.645
Duke	8	–	8	.500	20	–	12	.625
Georgia Tech	8	–	8	.500	20	–	13	.606
Virginia	6	–	10	.375	18	–	16	.529
Wake Forest	6	–	10	.375	17	–	16	.515
Virginia Tech	5	–	11	.313	18	–	14	.563
North Carolina	4	–	12	.250	14	–	18	.438
Pittsburgh	4	–	12	.250	13	–	18	.419
Boston College	2	–	14	.125	15	–	16	.484
Clemson	0	–	16	.000	4	–	26	.133


† 2016 ACC Tournament winner As of April 5, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team will represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tar Heels, led by thirtieth year head coach Sylvia Hatchell, play their games at Carmichael Arena and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 4–12 in ACC play to finish in a tie for twelfth place. They lost in the first round of the ACC Women's Tournament to Pittsburgh.

Roster

2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	1	McGirt, RachaelRachael McGirt	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	4.0 !Sr	Jordan	Durham, NC
1.5 !G	5	Watts, StephanieStephanie Watts	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	1.0 !Fr	Weddington	Wesley Chapel, NC
1.5 !G	10	Cherry, JamieJamie Cherry	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	2.0 !So	West Craven	Cove City, NC
3.5 !F	13	Fuller, HillaryHillary Fuller	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	The Potter's House	Jacksonville, FL
1.5 !G	15	Riley, MarissaMarissa Riley	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	4.0 !Sr	Lake Norman	Mooresville, NC
1.5 !G	20	Corrigan, AnneAnne Corrigan	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	4.0 !Sr	Holton-Arms School	Vienna, GA
1.5 !G	22	Bryant, N'DeaN'Dea Bryant	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	4.0 !Sr	Goose Creek	Goose Creek, SC
1.5 !G	24	Walker, DestineeDestinee Walker	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	1.0 !Fr	Lake Highland Prep	Ocoee, FL
3.5 !F	30	Summers, HillaryHillary Summers	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Village Christian Academy	Fayetteville, NC
3.5 !F	31	Johnson, ErikaErika Johnson	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	Holy Names Academy California	Seattle, WA
3.5 !F	32	McDaniel, XylinaXylina McDaniel	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	4.0 !Sr	Spring Valley	Columbia, SC
1.5 !G	41	Kea, ParisParis Kea	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	2.0 !So	Page	Greenboro, NC
1.5 !G	44	Bembry, HadiyaHadiya Bembry	66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	1.0 !Fr	Holmes	Edenton, NC

Head coach

Sylvia Hatchell (Carson-Newman)

Assistant coach(es)

Andrew Calder (Coker)
Tracey Williams-Johnson (UNC Pembroke)
Sylvia Crawley (North Carolina)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2015-10-15

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/04/2015* 6:00 PM	No. 21	Wingate	W 59–48		Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC
11/09/2015* 6:00 PM	No. 21	Mount Olive	W 99–45		Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 4:00 PM	No. 21	Gardner–Webb	L 65–66	0–1	Carmichael Arena (1,527) Chapel Hill, NC
11/15/2015* 12:30 PM	No. 21	Oregon	L 77–79	0–2	Carmichael Arena (2,036) Chapel Hill, NC
11/17/2015* 6:00 PM		Florida A&M	W 94–58	1–2	Carmichael Arena (1,423) Chapel Hill, NC
11/20/2015* 6:00 PM		Fairleigh Dickinson Hall of Fame Women’s Challenge	W 64–46	2–2	Carmichael Arena (1,676) Chapel Hill, NC
11/21/2015* 3:00 PM		Iona Hall of Fame Women’s Challenge	W 64–52	3–2	Carmichael Arena (1,793) Chapel Hill, NC
11/22/2015* 3:00 PM		Yale Hall of Fame Women’s Challenge	W 70–63	4–2	Carmichael Arena (2,135) Chapel Hill, NC
11/25/2015* 6:00 PM		Pacific	L 63–66	4–3	Carmichael Arena (1,694) Chapel Hill, NC
11/29/2015* 2:00 PM, ESPN3		vs. Gonzaga Hall of Fame Women’s Challenge	W 67–62	5–3	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
12/02/2015* 6:00 PM, ESPN3		No. 15 Northwestern ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	L 72–85	5–4	Carmichael Arena (1,664) Chapel Hill, NC
12/12/2015* 2:00 PM		Appalachian State	W 68–59	6–4	Carmichael Arena (2,486) Chapel Hill, NC
12/14/2015* 8:00 PM, FSOK		at Oklahoma State	L 67–77	6–5	Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,672) Stillwater, OK
12/16/2015* 4:00 PM		USC Upstate	W 80–40	7–5	Carmichael Arena (1,487) Chapel Hill, NC
12/20/2015* 3:00 PM, ASN		vs. Southern Miss Carolinas Challenge	W 69–62	8–5	Myrtle Beach Convention Center Myrtle Beach, SC
12/29/2015* 2:00 PM		New Hampshire	W 65–60	9–5	Carmichael Arena (1,646) Chapel Hill, NC
12/31/2015* 1:00 PM		Maine	W 59–58	10–5	Carmichael Arena (1,732) Chapel Hill, NC
ACC regular season
01/03/2016 2:00 PM, ESPN3		Clemson	W 72–56	11–5 (1–0)	Carmichael Arena (2,163) Chapel Hill, NC
01/07/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Syracuse	W 77–73	12–5 (2–0)	Carmichael Arena (1,724) Chapel Hill, NC
01/10/2016 1:00 PM, ESPN2		at No. 3 Notre Dame	L 54–88	12–6 (2–1)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,942) South Bend, IN
01/14/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Georgia Tech	L 73–80	12–7 (2–2)	Hank McCamish Pavilion (917) Atlanta, GA
01/17/2016 12:30 PM, RSN		No. 21 Miami (FL)	L 61–76	12–8 (2–3)	Carmichael Arena (2,761) Chapel Hill, NC
01/21/2016 7:00 PM		at Wake Forest	L 63–75	12–9 (2–4)	LJVM Coliseum (635) Winston-Salem, NC
01/24/2016 3:00 PM, RSN		at Duke	L 55–71	12–10 (2–5)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (7,622) Durham, NC
01/31/2016 2:00 PM		at NC State Carolina–State Game	L 49–78	12–11 (2–6)	Broughton HS (2,811) Raleigh, NC
02/04/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Louisville	L 60–78	12–12 (2–7)	Carmichael Arena (2,176) Chapel Hill, NC
02/07/2016 1:00 PM		at Boston College	W 86–78	13–12 (3–7)	Conte Forum (1,112) Chestnut Hill, MA
02/11/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Virginia Tech	W 71–67	14–12 (4–7)	Carmichael Arena (1,752) Chapel Hill, NC
02/14/2016 2:00 PM, ESPN2		at No. 10 Florida State	L 63–94	14–13 (4–8)	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (3,534) Tallahassee, FL
02/18/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Pittsburgh	L 60–76	14–14 (4–9)	Carmichael Arena (1,727) Chapel Hill, NC
02/21/2016 1:00 PM, ESPN2		NC State Carolina–State Game	L 66–80	14–15 (4–10)	Carmichael Arena (3,872) Chapel Hill, NC
02/25/2016 7:00 PM, RSN		at Virginia	L 68–72	14–16 (4–11)	John Paul Jones Arena (3,109) Charlottesville, VA
02/28/2016 3:00 PM, ESPN3		Duke	L 57–93	14–17 (4–12)	Carmichael Arena (4,762) Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Women's Tournament
03/02/2016 1:00 PM, RSN		vs. Pittsburgh First Round	L 72–82 ^OT	14–18	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[1]

Rankings

Main article: 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	21	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	N/A
Coaches	20	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

References

↑ "2015-16 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball schedule". North Carolina Tar Heels. Retrieved 2015-10-15.

North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball

Venues	Dean Smith Center (2008–2009) Carmichael Auditorium (1974–2008, 2009–present)

Rivalries	NC State

Culture & lore	Rameses The Marching Tar Heels Tobacco Road

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References