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
F 1 McGirt, RachaelRachael McGirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Jordan Durham, NC
G 5 Watts, StephanieStephanie Watts 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Weddington Wesley Chapel, NC
G 10 Cherry, JamieJamie Cherry 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So West Craven Cove City, NC
F 13 Fuller, HillaryHillary Fuller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr The Potter's House Jacksonville, FL
G 15 Riley, MarissaMarissa Riley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Lake Norman Mooresville, NC
G 20 Corrigan, AnneAnne Corrigan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Holton-Arms School Vienna, GA
G 22 Bryant, N'DeaN'Dea Bryant 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Goose Creek Goose Creek, SC
G 24 Walker, DestineeDestinee Walker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Lake Highland Prep Ocoee, FL
F 30 Summers, HillaryHillary Summers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Village Christian Academy Fayetteville, NC
F 31 Johnson, ErikaErika Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Holy Names Academy
California
Seattle, WA
F 32 McDaniel, XylinaXylina McDaniel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Spring Valley Columbia, SC
G 41 Kea, ParisParis Kea 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Page Greenboro, NC
G 44 Bembry, HadiyaHadiya Bembry 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Holmes Edenton, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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
#21 Wingate W 59–48 
Carmichael Arena 
Chapel Hill, NC

11/09/2015*
6:00 PM
#21 Mount Olive W 99–45 
Carmichael Arena 
Chapel Hill, NC
Non-conference regular season

11/13/2015*
4:00 PM
#21 Gardner–Webb L 65–66  0–1
Carmichael Arena (1,527)
Chapel Hill, NC

11/15/2015*
12:30 PM
#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
#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 #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
#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 #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

Regular Season Polls
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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

See also

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

References

  1. "2015-16 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball schedule". North Carolina Tar Heels. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
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