2019-20 Tar Heel Women’s Basketball Trending Carolina Women’s Basketball 2019-20 SCHEDULE/RESULTS UNC is 3-0 to start the season after a NCAA Championship three homecourt wins. The starting five Date Opponent Time 1994 has remained the same for each game, Nov. 7 Western Carolina W, 92-55 NCAA Final Four Appearances and all five are averaging 9.0 points or Nov. 11 Navy W, 80-40 1994 • 2006 • 2007 better. Senior Taylor Koenen and junior Nov. 15 Charleston So. W, 85-54 NCAA Appearances (27) Janelle Bailey are both averaging 18.0 Nov. 22 Elon (ACCNX) 6 p.m. 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1992 ppg. 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1997 1998 • 1999 Cancun Challenge in Cancun, Mexico 2000 • 2002 • 2003 2004 • 2005 • 2006 Nov. 28 vs. Temple (FloSports) 9 p.m. 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2013 Nov. 29 vs. Missouri (FloSports) 6:30 p.m. 2014 • 2015 • 2019 ACC Tournament Championships (9) Big Ten/ACC Challenge GAMEDAY 1984 • 1994 • 1995 • 1997 • 1998 Dec. 5 Illinois (ACCN) 6 p.m. November 22 vs. Elon Phoenix (2-1) 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 Chapel Hill (Carmichael Arena) Dec. 8 NC Central (ACCNX) 2 p.m. Dec. 15 At Alabama 3 p.m. 6 PM ET By the Numbers • UNC is 3-0 on the season. Series UNC leads 10-1 • Two Tar Heels are averaging a double- Carolinas Challenge in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Last Meeting UNC 100, at Elon 69 (11/6/2018) double: Janelle Bailey with 18 points and 10 Dec. 20 vs. UNCW 7 p.m. Coverage ACCNX (Chris Hooks) rebounds and Malu Tshitenge with 15 points and 10.7 rebounds. Tar Heel Sports Network (97.9/1360 Dec. 28 Yale (ACCNX) 1 p.m. • The Tar Heels are averaging 85.7 points per GoHeels.com/GoHeels app/TuneIn) game and holding opponents to 49.7. Dec. 30 Pitt* (RSN) 2 p.m. Media Contact Dana Gelin • UNC’s turnover margin is +7.3 through three Jan. 2 At Virginia* (ACCNX) 7 p.m. [email protected] 919-455-8289 games. Jan. 5 At Virginia Tech* (ACCNX) 2 p.m. • Janelle Bailey is eight rebounds away from Jan. 9 NC State* (RSN) 7 p.m. Social @UNCWBB @GoHeels 600 for her career. (She has 592 heading into Jan. 12 At Florida State* (ACCNX) 2 p.m. the Elon game.) Jan. 16 Miami* (ACCNX) 6 p.m. • Friday’s game will be Koenen’s 99th career Jan. 19 Louisville* (ESPN2/ACCN) 1 p.m. appearance in a Tar Heel uniform. • Tshitenge earned UNC’s 1st ACC weekly Jan. 23 At Georgia Tech* (RSN) 6 p.m. honor, ACC Freshman of the Week (11/18) Jan. 26 At NC State* (ACCN) 6 p.m. Jan. 30 Virginia* (ACCNX) 6 p.m. Feb. 2 Clemson* (ACCNX) 2 p.m. 2019-20 Roster # Name Ht. Pos. Yr. Hometown (High School/College) Feb. 6 At Duke* (ACCN) 6 p.m. 1 Taylor Koenen G 6-2 Sr. Savage, Minn. (Shakopee) Feb. 9 Virginia Tech* (RSN) 2 p.m. 3 Madinah Muhammad G 5-8 R-Sr. Chicago, Ill. (Whitney Young/Ole Miss) Feb. 13 Syracuse* (RSN) 7 p.m. 4 Kennady Tucker G 5-10 Fr. Little Rock, Ark. (North Little Rock) Feb. 16 At Boston College* (ACCNX) 12 p.m. 10 Claudia Dickey G 5-10 So. Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Latin) Feb. 23 At Wake Forest* (RSN) 12 p.m. 11 Emily Sullivan F 6-4 R-Jr. Evansville, Ind. (Reitz Memorial) Feb. 27 At Notre Dame* (ACCNX) 7 p.m. 14 Liz Roberts G 5-8 Sr. Chapel Hill, N.C. (Durham Academy) 15 Olivia Smith G 6-0 Sr. Raleigh, N.C. (Cardinal Gibbons) March 1 Duke* (ESPN2/ACCN) 2 p.m. 20 Leah Church G 5-8 Jr. Purlear, N.C. (Forest Trail Academy) 21 Malu Tshitenge F 6-3 Fr. Germantown, Md. (St. John’s College) ACC Tournament (Greensboro, N.C.) 22 Shayla Bennett G 5-9 Sr. Piedmont, S.C. (Christ Church School) March 4-8 Greensboro Coliseum 30 Janelle Bailey C 6-4 Jr. Charlotte, N.C. (Providence Day School) 32 Nia Daniel G 5-10 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. (Hickory Ridge) BOLD home game at Carmichael Arena 33 Lexi Duckett G 5-11 Fr. Daytona Beach, Fla. (Father Lopez) * ACC game 34 Naomi Van Nes C 6-6 Sr. Dorchester, England (Hamden Country Day) () denotes television network 44 Jaelynn Murray F 6-2 Jr. Columbia, S.C. (Dreher) All times Eastern and subject to change Head Coach: Courtney Banghart Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Carrie Moore Admission is $10 to all home games Assistant Coaches: Tim Taylor, Joanne Aluka-White Director of Operations: Meghin Williams Director of Player Personnel, Development & Recruiting Ops: Daniel Metzelfeld Director of Scouting and Video Operations: Jessica Imhof Director of Outreach, Alumni and Administration: Tori Niemann Last Time vs. the Phoenix day is finally here,” Banghart said. “The class of 2020 will always be extra Nov. 6, 2018: Six players scored in double figures to pace North Carolina special to us, as it’s the first class we signed together here at North Carolina. to a 100-69 victory at Elon in the first regular season basketball game in the We targeted these five very early on and we’re beyond excited that they are brand-new Schar Center. now officially Tar Heels. All are eager to help us bring this program back Junior Shayla Bennett led all scorers with 19 points and seven assists to an elite level and all look forward to writing the first pages of our future. in her Tar Heel debut. Paris Kea got her senior campaign underway with “As a group, they bring a lot of everything to our roster. They bring 17 points, while Stephanie Watts tossed in 16 points and grabbed nine versatility, length, talent, scoring ability, defensive toughness, speed, rebounds. athleticism, a winning mentality, and an ability to play all five positions on Janelle Bailey had 13 points despite battling foul issues all evening. Taylor the floor. They are winners, leaders, and proven teammates, and they will Koenen had 11 points and Jocelyn Jones added 10 points off the bench. represent the North Carolina brand of broad-based excellence perfectly. We have high expectations for this class and they are eager to get started.” For more on each player, go to GoHeels.com. Freshman of the Week After averaging a double-double in wins over Navy and Charleston Southern, North Carolina forward Malu Tshitenge was named the Atlantic Preseason Accolades for Bailey. Coast Conference Women’s Basketball Freshman of the Week on Nov. 18. • Junior Janelle Bailey one of 20 top collegiate centers on the 2020 Lisa It’s Tshitenge’s first honor as a Tar Heel and UNC’s first weekly honor of Leslie Award Watch List. It’s the second year in a row that Bailey, a 6-4 the season. center from Charlotte, N.C., has been part of the watch list. Tshitenge averaged 13.0 points and 12.5 rebounds in two Carolina wins • Bailey is one of 30 players from across the nation and one of just four last week. Against Navy on Monday, she had 11 points and nine rebounds. from the ACC named to the Preseason “Wade Watch” List, announced Nov. Against Charleston Southern on Friday, she recorded her first career 6 by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). She is one of double-double with 15 points and a team-best 16 rebounds, including 12 30 players from across the nation to make the list and one of just four from off the offensive glass. the Atlantic Coast Conference. A starter in all three games for the Tar Heels (3-0), Tshitenge is averaging The “Wade Watch” list of candidates for the Wade Trophy, which goes 15.0 points and an ACC-best 10.7 rebounds this season. to the national player of the year, is composed of players selected by the WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America Selection Committee. The committee will review the list in January to determine if additional players Welcome to the Family will be added based on their play during the first half of the 2019-20 season. Since her arrival at UNC last spring, women’s basketball coach Courtney • Bailey was named to the Preseason All-ACC Team for the second year Banghart has put special emphasis on recruiting the first group of players in a row. who would join the Tar Heel program under her watch. Seven months later, she’s ready to present that class to the world. Banghart announced Tuesday that five outstanding high school student- Lineup Notes athletes have signed National Letters of Intent to join the North Carolina • Although there are three seniors in the projected starting lineup, Taylor program. Deja Kelly, Anya Poole, Kennedy Todd-Williams, Alyssa Ustby Koenen is the only one who is in her fourth year in the program. Madinah and Ali Zelaya will join the Tar Heel roster in 2020, and Banghart isn’t the Mohammad is in her first year playing for UNC after sitting out last season only one touting their merits: as a group, the Carolina class has been ranked as a transfer. Shayla Bennett is in her second year with the Tar Heels after 11th nationally and fourth in the Atlantic Coast Conference by ESPNW. playing two years in junior college. “My staff, team, and our entire Carolina Family are all so glad that this • Freshman forward Malu Tshitenge has started UNC’s first three games and is averaging 15 points and 10.7 rebounds in a team-high 31.8 minutes Courtney Banghart Banghart Year-By-Year Head Coach • First Season On April 30, Courtney Banghart was announced as UNC’s head coach, the first new Princeton face in the position since 1986.