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

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.

2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2015–16 record14–18 (4–12 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarmichael Arena
2015–16 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame160 1.000  332  .943
No. 8 Louisville151 .938  268  .765
No. 14 Syracuse133 .813  308  .789
No. 17 Florida State133 .813  258  .758
No. 19 Miami (FL)106 .625  249  .727
NC State106 .625  2011  .645
Duke88 .500  2012  .625
Georgia Tech88 .500  2013  .606
Virginia610 .375  1816  .529
Wake Forest610 .375  1716  .515
Virginia Tech511 .313  1814  .563
North Carolina412 .250  1418  .438
Pittsburgh412 .250  1318  .419
Boston College214 .125  1516  .484
Clemson016 .000  426  .133
2016 ACC Tournament winner
As of April 5, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Rachael McGirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrJordan Durham, NC
G 5 Stephanie Watts 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrWeddington Wesley Chapel, NC
G 10 Jamie Cherry 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoWest Craven Cove City, NC
F 13 Hillary Fuller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS JrThe Potter's House Jacksonville, FL
G 15 Marissa Riley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrLake Norman Mooresville, NC
G 20 Anne Corrigan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrHolton-Arms School Vienna, VA
G 22 N'Dea Bryant 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrGoose Creek Goose Creek, SC
G 24 Destinee Walker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrLake Highland Prep Ocoee, FL
F 30 Hillary Summers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS JrVillage Christian Academy Fayetteville, NC
F 31 Erika Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrHoly Names Academy
California
Seattle, WA
F 32 Xylina McDaniel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrSpring Valley Columbia, SC
G 41 Paris Kea 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoPage Greenboro, NC
G 44 Hadiya Bembry 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrHolmes 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
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.

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Rankings

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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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