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

2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record14–18 (4–12 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarmichael Arena
Seasons
2015–16 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame 16 0   1.000 33 2   .943
No. 8 Louisville 15 1   .938 26 8   .765
No. 14 Syracuse 13 3   .813 30 8   .789
No. 17 Florida State 13 3   .813 25 8   .758
No. 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 represented 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, played 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

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2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Rachael McGirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Jordan Durham, NC
G 5 Stephanie Watts 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Weddington Wesley Chapel, NC
G 10 Jamie Cherry 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So West Craven Cove City, NC
F 13 Hillary Fuller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr The Potter's House Jacksonville, FL
G 15 Marissa Riley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Lake Norman Mooresville, NC
G 20 Anne Corrigan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Holton-Arms School Vienna, VA
G 22 N'Dea Bryant 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Goose Creek Goose Creek, SC
G 24 Destinee Walker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Lake Highland Prep Ocoee, FL
F 30 Hillary Summers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Village Christian Academy Fayetteville, NC
F 31 Erika Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Holy Names Academy
California
Seattle, WA
F 32 Xylina McDaniel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Spring Valley Columbia, SC
G 41 Paris Kea 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Page Greenboro, NC
G 44 Hadiya 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

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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

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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

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

References

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