2009–10 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team

2009-10 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball

Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2009-10 record	18-10 (6-8 ACC)
Head coach	Sylvia Hatchell
Home arena	Carmichael Arena

	Conf				Overall
2009–10 ACC women's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Duke	12	–	2	.857	24	–	5	.828
Florida State	12	–	2	.857	26	–	4	.867
Virginia	9	–	5	.643	21	–	8	.724
Georgia Tech	8	–	6	.571	22	–	8	.733
Wake Forest	7	–	7	.500	17	–	12	.586
North Carolina State	7	–	7	.500	17	–	12	.586
Boston College	6	–	8	.429	15	–	14	.517
North Carolina	6	–	8	.429	18	–	10	.643
Maryland	5	–	9	.357	18	–	11	.621
Virginia Tech	4	–	10	.286	15	–	14	.517
Clemson	4	–	10	.286	13	–	17	.433
Miami	4	–	10	.286	17	–	12	.586

† 2010 ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team will represent University of North Carolina in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Tar Heels will be coached by Sylvia Hatchell. The Tar Heels are a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference and will attempt to win the NCAA championship.

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

Number	Name	Height	Position	Class

Preseason

Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Leading Scorer	Record
Nov. 5	Chapel Hill	Francis Marion	105-64		1-0
Nov. 10	Chapel Hill	Carson-Newman	121-52		2-0

Regular season

Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Leading Scorer	Record
Nov. 13	Chapel Hill	College of Charleston	88-57		1-0
Nov. 18	Chapel Hill	Coastal Carolina	88-49		2-0
Nov. 22	Las Vegas, NV	UNLV	78-68		3-0
Nov. 25	Chapel Hill	Presbyterian	92-37		4-0
Nov. 29	Chapel Hill	Charleston Southern	76-67		5-0
Dec. 3	East Lansing, MI	Michigan State	66-72		5-1
Dec. 6	Chapel Hill	St. John's
Dec. 8	Chapel Hill	Radford
Dec. 13	Chapel Hill	Gardner-Webb
Dec. 20	Myrtle Beach, SC	South Carolina
Dec. 29	Chapel Hill
Dec. 31	Chapel Hill
Jan. 2	Chapel Hill
Jan. 6	Chapel Hill
Jan. 9	Storrs, CT
Jan. 14	Blacksburg, VA
Jan. 17	Chapel Hill
Jan. 22	Chapel Hill
Jan. 25	Raleigh, NC	NC State
Feb. 1	Chapel Hill
Feb. 4	Coral Gables, FL
Feb. 8	Durham, NC	51-79\|
Feb. 11	Chapel Hill

Player stats

Player	Games Played	Minutes	Field Goals	Three Pointers	Free Throws	Rebounds	Assists	Blocks	Steals	Points

Team players drafted into the WNBA

Round	Pick	Player	WNBA Club

References

External links

Official Site

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC)

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