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2024–25 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 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
Boston College 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
California 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Clemson 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Duke 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Florida State 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Georgia Tech 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Louisville 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Miami (FL) 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
NC State 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
North Carolina 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Notre Dame 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Pittsburgh 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
SMU 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Stanford 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Syracuse 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Virginia 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Virginia Tech 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Wake Forest 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
† 2025 ACC tournament winner
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

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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

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Departures

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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

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Incoming Transfers

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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

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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

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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

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Source[11]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 4*
11:00 a.m., ACCNX 		Charleston Southern       Carmichael Arena 
Chapel Hill, NC
November 7*
TBA, ACCNX 		UNC Wilmington       Carmichael Arena 
Chapel Hill, NC
November 12*
TBA 		at North Carolina A&T       Corbett Sports Center 
Greensboro, NC
November 15*
TBA 		vs. Connecticut       Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
November 23*
TBA 		vs. TBA
Battle 4 Atlantis 		      Imperial Arena 
Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 24*
TBA 		vs. TBA
Battle 4 Atlantis 		      Imperial Arena 
Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 25*
TBA 		vs. TBA
Battle 4 Atlantis 		      Imperial Arena 
Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 29*
TBA, ACCNX 		North Carolina Central       Carmichael Arena 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 5*
TBA 		Kentucky
ACC–SEC Challenge 		      Carmichael Arena 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 8*
TBA, ACCNX 		Coppin State       Carmichael Arena 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 11*
TBA, ACCNX 		UNC Greensboro       Carmichael Arena 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 18*
TBA 		vs. Florida
Jumpman Invitational 		      Spectrum Center 
Charlotte, NC
December 21*
TBA, ACCNX 		Norfolk State       Carmichael Arena 
Chapel Hill, NC
ACC regular season

 ACCNX 		      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

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

References

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  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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