The North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Atlantic Coast Conference of NCAA Division I women's college basketball. They are led by head coach Courtney Banghart, who is in her sixth season.

Home arenas

In 1930, the first team of Carolina female students played somes against high school teams under the name "Tar Heelettes." The first women's team played an intercollegiate game against Campbell in 1933, which the Carolina team lost 12–36.

While historic Carmichael Auditorium was under renovation, the women's team played the 2008–09 season at the Dean Smith Center to the south of campus. The final game at the old Carmichael was an 82–51 rout of local rivals Duke in front of a sell-out attendance of 8,010, completing an unbeaten home and conference season."UNC runs the table in ACC." espn.com. Retrieved on March 29, 2008. Upon reopening, the building's name was changed to Carmichael Arena.

Year by year results

The women's basketball team was officially established in 1971 as part of the Department of Physical Education. In 1974, basketball and several other women's sports came under the direction of the athletic department with Angela Lumpkin as coach. Conference play began in 1978, with a first qualification for the NCAA tournament in 1983."2007–08 North Carolina Women's Basketball Media Guide." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on March 29, 2008.

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NCAA tournament results North Carolina has appeared in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 33. They have a record of 55–32. 1983 #7 First Round #2 Georgia L 72–70 1984 #2 First RoundSweet Sixteen #7 St. John's#3 Cheyney W 81–79 (OT)L 73–72 (OT) 1985 #6 First Round #3 Penn State L 98–79 1986 #4 Second RoundSweet Sixteen #5 UNLV#1 USC W 82–76L 84–70 1987 #4 Second Round #5 Old Dominion L 76–58 1992 #7 First RoundSecond Round #10 Old Dominion#2 Miami (FL) W 60–54L 86–72 1993 #4 First RoundSecond Round #5 Alabama#1 Tennessee W 74–73 (OT)L 74–54 1994 #3 First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite EightFinal FourChampionship #14 Georgia Southern#6 Old Dominion#2 Vanderbilt#1 Connecticut#1 Purdue#3 Louisiana Tech W 101–53W 62–52W 73–69W 81–69W 89–74W 60–59 1995 #3 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #14 Western Illinois#6 Seton Hall#2 Stanford W 89–48W 59–45L 81–71 1997 #1 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #16 Harvard#8 Michigan State#5 George Washington W 78–53W 81–71L 55–46 1998 #2 First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite Eight #15 Howard#7 FIU#3 Illinois#1 Tennessee W 91–71W 85–72W 80–74L 76–70 1999 #4 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #13 Northeastern#5 Alabama#1 Purdue W 64–55W 70–56L 82–59 2000 #5 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #12 Maine#13 Rice#1 Georgia W 62–57W 83–50L 83–57 2002 #4 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #13 Harvard#5 Minnesota#1 Vanderbilt W 85–58W 72–69L 70–61 2003 #3 First RoundSecond Round #14 Austin Peay#6 Colorado W 72–70L 86–67 2004 #4 First Round #13 MTSU L 67–62 2005 #1 First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite Eight #16 Coppin State#9 George Washington#5 Arizona State#2 Baylor W 97–62W 71–47W 79–72L 72–63 2006 #1 First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite EightFinal Four #16 UC Riverside#8 Vanderbilt#4 Purdue#2 Tennessee#1 Maryland W 75–51W 89–70W 70–68W 75–63L 81–70 2007 #1 First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite EightFinal Four #16 Prairie View A&M#9 Notre Dame#5 George Washington#2 Purdue#1 Tennessee W 95–38W 60–51W 70–56W 84–72L 56–50 2008 #1 First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite Eight #16 Bucknell#8 Georgia#4 Louisville#2 LSU W 85–50W 80–66W 78–74L 56–50 2009 #3 First RoundSecond Round #14 UCF#6 Purdue W 85–80L 85–70 2010 #10 First Round #7 Gonzaga L 82–76 2011 #5 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #12 Fresno State#4 Kentucky#1 Stanford W 82–68W 86–74L 72–65 2013 #3 First RoundSecond Round #14 Albany#6 Delaware W 59–54L 78–69 2014 #4 First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite Eight #13 UT Martin#5 Michigan State#1 South Carolina#2 Stanford W 60–58W 62–53W 65–58L 74–65 2015 #4 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #13 Liberty#5 Ohio State#1 South Carolina W 71–65W 86–84L 67–65 2019 #9 First Round #8 California L 92–72 2021 #10 First Round #7 Alabama L 71–80 2022 #5 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #12 Stephen F. Austin#4 Arizona#1 South Carolina W 79–66W 63–45L 61–69 2023 #6 First RoundSecond Round #11 St. John's#3 Ohio State W 61–59L 69–71 2024 #8 First RoundSecond Round #9 Michigan State#1 South Carolina W 59–56L 41–88 2025 #3 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #14 Oregon State#6 West Virginia#2 Duke W 70–49W 58–47L 38–47 2026 #4 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #13 Western Illinois#5 Maryland#1 UConn W 83–51W 74–66L 42–63

Retired numbers North Carolina Tar Heels retired numbers No.PlayerPositionCareerYear of retirement12 Ivory Latta G 2003-07200823 Charlotte Smith F 1991-951996

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