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2024–25 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team

2024–25 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 19
Record12–2 (0–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Joanne Aluka-White (6th season)
  • Adrian Walters (5th season)
  • Cory McNeill (1st season)
  • Daniel Metzelfeld (2nd season)
Home arenaCarmichael Arena
Seasons
2024–25 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 Georgia Tech 1 – 0   1.000 13 – 0   1.000
No. 24 California 1 – 0   1.000 13 – 1   .929
Miami (FL) 1 – 0   1.000 11 – 1   .917
Florida State 1 – 0   1.000 11 – 2   .846
No. 3 Notre Dame 1 – 0   1.000 10 – 2   .833
No. 9 Duke 1 – 0   1.000 10 – 3   .769
No. 21 NC State 1 – 0   1.000 9 – 3   .750
Boston College 1 – 0   1.000 10 – 4   .714
Clemson 1 – 0   1.000 8 – 4   .667
No. 19 North Carolina 0 – 1   .000 12 – 2   .857
Virginia Tech 0 – 1   .000 9 – 3   .750
Stanford 0 – 1   .000 8 – 4   .667
SMU 0 – 1   .000 8 – 5   .615
Virginia 0 – 1   .000 8 – 5   .615
Louisville 0 – 1   .000 7 – 5   .583
Wake Forest 0 – 1   .000 7 – 5   .583
Pittsburgh 0 – 1   .000 8 – 6   .571
Syracuse 0 – 1   .000 6 – 6   .500
† 2025 ACC tournament winner
As of December 22, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team will represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tar Heels will be led by head coach Courtney Banghart, in her sixth season in Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels played their home games at Carmichael Arena in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

Main article: 2023–24 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team

The Tar Heels finished the season 20–13 overall and 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the eighth seed in the ACC tournament,lost to ninth seed Miami in the Second Round. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament, marking the fourth straight time the Tar Heels qualified for the tournament. As the eighth seed in the Albany 1 region, they defeated ninth seed Michigan State in the First Round before losing at first seed South Carolina in the Second Round to end their season.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Alexandra Zelaya 0 F 6'4" Senior Goodyear, Arizona Transferred to UNC Wilmington[1]
Paulina Paris 2 G 5'9" Sophomore Congers, New York Transferred to Arizona[2]
Teonni Key 13 G/F 6'4" Redshirt Sophomore Cary, North Carolina Transferred to Kentucky[3]
RyLee Grays 22 F 6'3" Freshman Pearland, Texas Transferred to Virginia[4]
Deja Kelly 25 G 5'8" Senior San Antonio, Texas Transferred to Oregon[5]
Anya Poole 31 F 6'2" Senior Raleigh, North Carolina Transferred to Clemson[6]

Additions

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Grace Townsend 2 G 5'5" Graduate Student Midlothian, Virginia Richmond[7]
Trayanna Crisp 14 G 5'8" Junior Goodyear, Arizona Arizona State[8]

Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Lanie Grant
PG 		Midlothian, Virginia James River 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A Mar 31, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 94
Blanca Thomas
P 		Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte Catholic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A May 20, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 95
Jordan Zubich
G 		Mountain Iron, Minnesota Mountain Iron-Buhl 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A Feb 12, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Sources:[9][10]

Roster

2024–25 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Lanie Grant 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr James River Midlothian, VA
G/F 1 Alyssa Ustby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Lourdes Rochester, MN
G 2 Grace Townsend 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) GS James River
Richmond 		Midlothian, VA
G 3 Jordan Zubich 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Mountain Iron-Buhl Mountain Iron, MN
F 4 Laila Hull 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr Zionsville Community Zionsville, IN
F/C 5 Maria Gakdeng 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Boston College Lanham, MD
G 10 Reniya Kelly 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) So Hoover Hoover, AL
G 11 Kayla McPherson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Madison County Hull, GA
G 14 Trayanna Crisp 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Millennium
Arizona State 		Goodyear, AZ
G 15 Sydney Barker 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Jordan Durham, NC
G 20 Lexi Donarski 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Iowa State La Crosse, WI
F 21 Ciera Toomey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Fr Dunmore Dunmore, PA
G 24 Indya Nivar 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Stanford Apex, NC
C 34 Blanca Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Charlotte Catholic Charlotte, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 27, 2024

Schedule

Source[11]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 4, 2024*
11:00 a.m., ACCNX 		No. 15 Charleston Southern W 83–53  1–0
  18 – Ustby   8 – Ustby   5 – Ustby  Carmichael Arena 
Chapel Hill, NC
November 7, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 15 UNC Wilmington W 77–50  2–0
  21 – Donarski   10 – Thomas   8 – Townsend  Carmichael Arena (2,445)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 12, 2024*
7:00 p.m., FloHoops 		No. 14 at North Carolina A&T W 66–47  3–0
  14 – Hull   9 – Ustby   6 – Townsend  Corbett Sports Center (3,593)
Greensboro, NC
November 15, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 14 vs. No. 2 Connecticut L 58–69  3–1
  15 – Nivar   9 – Nivar   3 – Crisp  Greensboro Coliseum (10,467)
Greensboro, NC
November 23, 2024*
6:30 p.m., FloHoops 		No. 16 vs. Ball State
Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals 		W 63–52  4–1
  15 – Grant   11 – Ustby   3 – Tied  Imperial Arena (572)
Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 24, 2024*
4:00 p.m., FloHoops 		No. 16 vs. Villanova
Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals 		W 53–36  5–1
  14 – Tied   11 – Ustby   3 – Nivar  Imperial Arena (385)
Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 25, 2024*
12:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 16 vs. Indiana
Battle 4 Atlantis championship 		W 69–39  6–1
  15 – Tied   13 – Ustby   5 – Ustby  Imperial Arena (437)
Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 29, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 16 North Carolina Central W 119–43  7–1
  24 – Ustby   11 – Gakdeng   6 – Kelly  Carmichael Arena (2,499)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 5, 2024*
5:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 16 No. 14 Kentucky
ACC–SEC Challenge 		W 72–53  8–1
  18 – Kelly   9 – Gakdeng   6 – Kelly  Carmichael Arena (2,816)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 8, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 16 Coppin State W 72–46  9–1
  10 – Gakdeng   6 – Tied   3 – Tied  Carmichael Arena (2,415)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 11, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 14 UNC Greensboro W 80–56  10–1
  15 – Ustby   8 – Ustby   4 – Ustby  Carmichael Arena (2,249)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 15, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 14 No. 25 Georgia Tech L 76–82  10–2
(0–1) 		 21 – Gakdeng   8 – Ustby   10 – Ustby  Carmichael Arena (2,381)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 18, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 19 vs. Florida
Jumpman Invitational 		W 77–57  11–2
  14 – Gakdeng   8 – Gakdeng   3 – Tied  Spectrum Center 
Charlotte, NC
December 21, 2024*
12:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 19 Norfolk State W 90–47  12–2
  15 – Grant   11 – Ustby   5 – Townsend  Carmichael Arena (2,211)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 29, 2024
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Miami (FL)       Watsco Center 
Coral Gables, FL
January 5, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN 		Notre Dame       Carmichael Arena 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 9, 2025
7:00 p.m. 		Duke       Carmichael Arena 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 12, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		Boston College       Carmichael Arena 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 16, 2025
8:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at SMU       Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, TX
January 19, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Pittsburgh       Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburg, PA
January 23, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Wake Forest       Carmichael Arena 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 26, 2025
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		Florida State       Carmichael Arena 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 30, 2025
10:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at California       Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
February 2, 2025
3:00 p.m., The CW 		at Stanford       Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
February 9, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Clemson       Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
February 13, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Virginia Tech       Carmichael Arena 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 16, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN 		NC State       Carmichael Arena 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 20, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Syracuse       JMA Wireless Dome 
Syracuse, NY
February 23, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN 		at Louisville       KFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, KY
February 27, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		at Duke       Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
March 2, 2025
2:00 p.m., The CW 		Virginia       Carmichael Arena 
Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Tournament

vs.        Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
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References

  1. ^ "Women's Basketball Adds North Carolina Transfer". uncwsports.com. UNC Wilmington Athletics. April 24, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  2. ^ Brown, PJ (July 22, 2024). "Arizona basketball transfer Paulina Paris picked UA to 'play like herself,' contribute to winning culture". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  3. ^ Makauskas, Caroline (April 15, 2024). "Kentucky women's basketball adds former top-10 recruit battling back from injury". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  4. ^ "Virginia Signs UNC Transfer RyLee Grays". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. May 1, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  5. ^ Philippou, Alexa (May 6, 2024). "All-ACC guard Deja Kelly transferring to Oregon from UNC". ESPN. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  6. ^ "Former Five-Star Recruit Transfers to Clemson". WHNS. April 29, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  7. ^ Joachim, Zach (April 9, 2024). "James River products Townsend, Grant to team up at UNC". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  8. ^ "Crisp Signs To Join UNC WBB". goheels.com. University of North Carolina Athletics. May 6, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  9. ^ "2024 UNC Women's Basketball Recruiting Board". tarheeltimes.com. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  10. ^ "2024 High School Girls' Basketball Recruits - North Carolina". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  11. ^ "2024–25 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball schedule". goheels.com. North Carolina Tar Heels. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
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