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

2017–18 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record15–16 (4–12 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarmichael Arena
Seasons
2017–18 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Louisville *† 15 – 1   .938 36 – 3   .923
No. 5 Notre Dame 15 – 1   .938 35 – 3   .921
No. 11 Florida State 12 – 4   .750 26 – 7   .788
No. 21 NC State 11 – 5   .688 26 – 9   .743
No. 20 Duke 11 – 5   .688 24 – 9   .727
Syracuse 10 – 6   .625 22 – 9   .710
Miami (FL) 10 – 6   .625 21 – 11   .656
Virginia 10 – 6   .625 19 – 14   .576
Virginia Tech 6 – 10   .375 23 – 14   .622
Georgia Tech 6 – 10   .375 20 – 14   .588
Wake Forest 5 – 11   .313 14 – 17   .452
North Carolina 4 – 12   .250 15 – 16   .484
Pittsburgh 2 – 14   .125 10 – 20   .333
Boston College 2 – 14   .125 7 – 23   .233
Clemson 1 – 15   .063 11 – 19   .367
† 2018 ACC tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
As of 31 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team represented 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, played 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.

Roster

2017–18 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Taylor Koenen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Shakopee Savage, MN
G 4 Jocelyn Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Cosby Richmond, VA
G 5 Stephanie Watts 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Weddington Wesley Chapel, NC
G 10 Jamie Cherry 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr West Craven Cove City, NC
F 11 Emily Sullivan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Reitz Memorial Newburgh, IN
G 13 Dazia Powell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Millbrook Raleigh, NC
G 14 Liz Roberts (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Durham Academy Chapel Hill, NC
G 15 Olivia Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Cardinal Gibbons Raleigh, NC
G 20 Leah Church 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Forest Trail Academy Purlear, NC
G 22 Paris Kea 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Page
Vanderbilt 		Greenboro, NC
G 24 Destinee Walker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Lake Highland Prep Ocoee, FL
F 30 Jaelynn Murray 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Dreher Columbia, SC
C 34 Naomi Van Nes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) So Hamden Country Day Dorchester, England
C 44 Janelle Bailey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Providence 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.

Source[1]

Rankings

Main article: 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season		 Week
2		 Week
3		 Week
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5		 Week
6		 Week
7		 Week
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10		 Week
11		 Week
12		 Week
13		 Week
14		 Week
15		 Week
16		 Week
17		 Week
18		 Week
19		 Final
AP
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(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.