2009–10 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record18-10 (6-8 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaCarmichael Arena
2009–10 ACC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Duke12–2 .85730–6  .833
Florida State12–2 .85729–6  .829
Virginia9–5 .64321–10  .677
Georgia Tech8–6 .57123–10  .697
North Carolina State7–7 .50020–14  .588
Wake Forest7–7 .50018–14  .563
North Carolina6–8 .42919–12  .613
Boston College6–8 .42917–15  .531
Maryland5–9 .35721–13  .618
Miami4–10 .28622–14  .611
Virginia Tech4–10 .28615–15  .500
Clemson4–10 .28613–18  .419
† 2010 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tar Heels were coached by Sylvia Hatchell. The Tar Heels played their home games at newly-renovated Carmichael Arena as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Offseason

  • May 5: The Atlantic Coast Conference and the Big Ten Conference announced the pairings for the annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge for women's basketball, which is in its third year of a four-year agreement. The Tar Heels will face Michigan State in East Lansing, Mich., on December 3.[1]
  • May 17: USA Basketball today announced the 14 finalists for the 2009 USA Women's U19 World Championship Team. North Carolina's Chay Shegog is among the finalists. The finalists will return to Colorado Springs on July 9 to begin training for the 2009 FIBA U19 World Championship, which will be held July 23-Aug. 2 in Bangkok, Thailand.[2]
  • May 14:Tar Heels head coach Sylvia Hatchell and Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner John Swofford are among six honorees who will be inducted into the 2009 North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.[3]
  • July 30: The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), on behalf of the Wade Coalition, announced the 2009-2010 preseason "Wade Watch" list for The State Farm Wade Trophy Division I Player of the Year. North Carolina senior forward Jessica Breland is one of 25 named to the list,[4] which is made up of top NCAA Division I student-athletes who best embody the spirit of Lily Margaret Wade. This is based on the following criteria: game and season statistics, leadership, character, effect on their team and overall playing ability.
  • August 21: The 2009-10 preseason candidates list for the Women’s Wooden Award was released, naming 31 student athletes. Jessica Breland from North Carolina was one of the candidates.[5]

Roster

Name [6] # Height Position Year Home Town
Nyree Williams 00 6'1" Forward Freshman Ellicott City, MD
She'la White 1 5'5" Guard Sophomore Portsmouth, VA
Trinity Bursey 3 5'10" Forward Senior Sanford, NC
Candace Wood 4 5'11" Guard Redshirt Charlotte, NC
Nicole Powell 5 5'10" Guard Junior Asheville, NC
Chay Shegog 20 6'5" Forward/Center Sophomore Stafford, VA
Krista Gross 21 6'0" Guard Freshman Charlotte, NC
Cetera DeGraffenreid 22 5'6" Guard Junior Cullowhee, NC
Martina Wood 30 6'2" Forward/Center Senior Charlotte, NC
Waltiea Rolle 32 6'6" Forward/Center Freshman Nassau, Bahamas
Laura Broomfield 33 6'1" Forward Sophomore Lexington Park, MD
Cierra Robertson-Warren 42 6'4" Forward Freshman Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Tierra Ruffin-Pratt 44 5'10" Guard Freshman Alexandria, VA
Italee Lucas 50 5'8" Guard Junior Las Vegas, NV
Jessica Breland 51 6'3" Forward Senior Kelford, NC

Schedule & Results

Preseason

DateLocationOpponentScore
Nov. 5Chapel HillFrancis Marion105-64
Nov. 10Chapel HillCarson-Newman121-52

Regular season

DateLocationOpponentScoreLeading ScorerRecord
Nov. 13Chapel HillCollege of CharlestonW 88-571-0
Nov. 18Chapel HillCoastal CarolinaW 88-492-0
Nov. 22Las Vegas, NVUNLVW 78-68Lucas with 243-0
Nov. 25Chapel HillPresbyterianW 92-37Ruffin-Pratt with 124-0
Nov. 29Chapel HillCharleston SouthernW 76-67Ruffin-Pratt with 165-0
Dec. 3East Lansing, MIMichigan StateL 66-72Lucas with 295-1
Dec. 6Chapel HillSt. John'sW 83-73Lucas with 176-1
Dec. 8Chapel HillRadfordW 74-48DeGraffenreid with 157-1
Dec. 13Chapel HillGardner-WebbW 81-65DeGraffenreid with 198-1
Dec. 20Myrtle Beach, SCSouth CarolinaW 93-859-1
Dec. 29Chapel HillKennesaw StateW 89-44Lucas with 1610-1
Dec. 31Chapel HillEast Tennessee StateW 104-65Lucas with 1711-1
Jan. 2Chapel HillWinston SalemW 101-38White with 1212-1
Jan. 6Chapel HillGeorgia TechW 89-78Lucas with 2813-1
Jan. 9Storrs, CTUConnL 47-88White with 913-2
Jan. 14Blacksburg, VAVirginia TechL 64-79White with 1213-3
Jan. 17Chapel HillMarylandW 75-6414-3
Jan. 22Chapel HillClemsonW 79-61DeGraffenreid with 1215-3
Jan. 25Raleigh, NCNC StateW 81-69Lucas with 3316-3
Feb. 1Chapel HillFlorida StateL 73-83Shegog with 1616-4
Feb. 4Coral Gables, FLMiamiL 69-80Rolle with 2016-5
Feb. 8Durham, NCDukeL 51-79Shegog with 816-6
Feb. 11Chapel HillBoston CollegeL 62-69Rolle with 1116-7
Feb. 15Charlottesville, VAVirginiaL 78-82 2OTLucas with 2716-8
Feb. 18Winston-Salem, NCWake ForestW 65-59 OT17–8
Feb. 21Chapel HillNC StateL 63-7417-9
Feb. 26Atlanta, GAGeorgia TechL 57-6417-10
Feb. 28Chapel HillDukeW 64-54DeGraffenreid with 2218-10
Mar. 4Chapel HillMarylandL 77-83DeGraffenreid with 2318-11
Mar. 14Chapel HillNorth Carolina CentralW 88-66Shegog with 1719-11

References

  1. ↑ "University of North Carolina Athletics - Official Athletics Website".
  2. ↑ "University of North Carolina Athletics - Official Athletics Website".
  3. ↑ "University of North Carolina Athletics - Official Athletics Website".
  4. ↑ "Breland Named to Preseason Wade Watch List - NORTH CAROLINA OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on August 2, 2009. Retrieved July 30, 2009.
  5. ↑ https://www.ncaa.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/082109aaa.html%5B%5D
  6. ↑ "2009-10 North Carolina Women's Basketball Roster." goheels.com. Retrieved on March 3, 2023.
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