2016-17 CAROLINA TAR HEELS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT: MARK KIMMEL • [email protected] • (919) 962-0084 1994 National Champions Junkanoo Jam Nov. 24 North Carolina (4-0) Carolina Women’s Basketball North Carolina vs. USF (2-0) NCAA Championship 5:15 p.m., Bimini, Bahamas Tar Heels 1994 NCAA Final Four Appearances Nov. 25/26 UNC vs. Georgia or Minnesota 4-0 Coverage FloSports.com 1994 • 2006 • 2007 vs. USF Carolina leads 1-0 NCAA Appearances (26) Last at NC 71, USF 47 (12/2/05) Head Coach: Sylvia Hatchell 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1997 vs. UGA Georgia leads 5-1 Record at UNC: 707-278 Last NC 80, GA 66 (3/25/08 in NCAAT) 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2002 • 2003 vs. Minn. Carolina leads 2-1 Record Overall: 979-358 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 Last at NC 72, UM 69 (3/18/02 in NCAAT) 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2013 • 2014 2015 @UNCWBB ACC Tournament Championships (9) 2016-17 Schedule & Results 1984 • 1994 • 1995 • 1997 • 1998 Date Opponent Time/Result 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 Nov. 2 Carson-Newman (exh.) W, 96-70 SPENDING THANKSGIVING IN BAHAMAS • North Carolina will spend the Thanksgiving holi- Nov. 7 Elizabeth City State (exh.) W, 115-51 day participating in the Junkanoo Jam in Bimini, Statistical Matchup Nov. 11 Alabama State W, 84-54 Bahamas. UNC (ACC Rankings) USF Nov. 17 Alabama A&M W, 80-35 • Carolina has opened the season with a 4-0 record, 4 Games 2 Nov. 20 Bucknell W, 65-50 having won each home game by at least 15 points. Nov. 22 Charleston Southern W, 93-77 • Stephanie Watts set an ACC record with 10 80.5 Points per game 71.0 Nov. 24 vs. South Florida@ 5:15 p.m. made three-pointers on Tuesday against Charleston +26.5 Scoring margin +24.0 Nov. 25/26 vs. Georgia/Minnesota@ TBA Southern. She also scored a career-high 39 points, Dec. 1 at Wisconsin# 8 p.m. tied for the fifth most points in program history. 39.0 FG pct. 38.8 • Carolina leads the ACC with 48.0 rebounds per Dec. 4 Elon 5:30 p.m. 32.8 3FG pct. 37.5 game, and has limited opponents to a league low 22.2 Dec. 7 Marshall 5:30 p.m. percent (18-81) shooting from three-point land. 73.0 FT pct. 86.8 Dec. 18 vs. LSU! 3 p.m. • Stephanie Watts has scored in double figures in 48.0 Rebounds per game 46.0 Dec. 20 vs. Jacksonville! 7 p.m. each game thus far, and 13-straight games going back Dec. 28 Coppin State 2 p.m. to last season. +7.8 Rebound margin +12.5 Dec. 30 South Carolina State 2 p.m. • Paris Kea leads the ACC with 5.5 (11-to-2 assist- 15.5 Assists per game 11.5 to-turnover ratio and is a perfect 13-of-13 at FT line. Jan. 2 at Virginia Tech* 7 p.m. 10.8 Steals per game 5.5 Jan. 5 Florida State* 7 p.m. • Hillary Fuller set a career high with 13 rebounds on Sunday against Bucknell, which is the third most Jan. 8 Virginia* 2 p.m. 5.0 Blocks per game 4.5 in a game thus far in the ACC this season. Jan. 12 at Duke* 7 p.m. Jan. 15 at Pitt* 2 p.m. 2016-17 North Carolina Tar Heels Jan. 19 Wake Forest* 7 p.m. Starters Jan. 22 Notre Dame* 12 p.m. # Player Yr. Pos. Ht. PPG RPG APG Hometown Jan. 26 at Miami* 7 p.m. 5 Stephanie Watts So. G 5-11 24.3 9.8 2.8 Wesley Chapel, N.C. 10 Jamie Cherry Jr. G 5-8 10.3 2.5 4.3 Cove City, N.C. Jan. 29 NC State* 3 p.m. 13 Hillary Fuller Sr.* F 6-2 7.0 8.3 0.5 Fernandina Beach, Fla. Feb. 5 at Clemson* 2 p.m. 22 Paris Kea So.* G 5-9 14.5 5.0 2.8 Tarboro, N.C. Feb. 9 Boston College* 5:30 p.m. 24 Destinee Walker So. G 5-10 8.5 4.5 3.0 Orlando, Fla. Feb. 12 at Syracuse* 3 p.m. Reserves Feb. 16 Georgia Tech* 7 p.m. 1 Taylor Koenen Fr. G 6-2 5.8 6.0 1.8 Savage, Minn. Feb. 19 at Louisville* 12 p.m. 2 Ali Cyr-Scully Fr. G 5-5 0.0 0.5 0.0 Chapel Hill, N.C. 4 Jocelyn Jones Fr. G 6-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Richmond, Va. Feb. 23 at NC State* 7 p.m. 11 Emily Sullivan Fr. F 6-4 4.5 3.5 0.3 Newburgh, Ind. Feb. 26 Duke* 3 p.m. 14 Liz Roberts Fr. G 5-8 0.0 1.0 0.0 Chapel Hill, N.C. March 1-5 ACC Tournament^ TBA 15 Olivia Smith Fr. G 6-0 6.0 1.0 0.3 Raleigh, N.C. 21 Alyssa Okoene Fr. F 6-3 0.8 1.3 0.0 Houston, Texas @ Junkanoo Jam (Bimini, Bahamas) 34 Naomi Van Nes Fr. C 6-6 0.7 1.7 0.0 Dorchester, England # ACC/Big Ten Challenge Head Coach: Sylvia Hatchell (31st year at Carolina, 42nd year overall) ! at Myrtle Beach, S.C. Associate Head Coach: Andrew Calder * Atlantic Coast Conference game Assistant Coaches: Tracey Williams-Johnson, Sylvia Crawley ^ ACC Tournament (Conway, South Carolina) Director of Basketball Operations: Greg Law Strength and Conditioning Coordinator: Jason Beaulieu Athletic Trainer: Nicole Alexander 2016-17 Quick Facts Location ...............................Chapel Hill, N.C. UNC Athletic Communications Starters returning ....................................................Three Chartered................................................1789 Assistant A.D. (Comm.) ................Kevin Best Jamie Cherry (Jr., G, 5-8, 13.6 ppg, 3.8 apg, 2.7 rpg) Undergraduate Enrollment ..................18,415 WBB contact ............................. Mark Kimmel Destinee Walker (So., G, 5-10, 13.9 ppg, 3.7 rgp, 2.5 apg) Chancellor ......................................Carol Folt Office phone ......................... (919) 962-0084 Stephanie Watts (So., G, 5-11, 14.7 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 2.5 apg) Director of Athletics ........Bubba Cunningham Email............................... [email protected] Sr. Women’s Administrator......... Nicki Moore Cell phone ............................ (919) 619-3344 Letterwinners returning ............................................Four Affiliation ...............................NCAA Division I Jamie Cherry (Jr., G, 5-8, 13.6 ppg, 3.8 apg, 2.7 rpg) Conference .............................. Atlantic Coast Women’s Basketball Staff Hillary Fuller (RSr., F, 6-2, 0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg) Nickname....................................... Tar Heels Head Coach .........................Sylvia Hatchell Destinee Walker (So., G, 5-10, 13.9 ppg, 3.7 rgp, 2.5 apg) School colors ........... Carolina Blue and white Alma Mater ............. Carson-Newman, 1974 Stephanie Watts (So., G, 5-11, 14.7 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 2.5 apg) Athletic department phone ....(919) 962-6000 Career Record ........ 979-358 (42nd season) Ticket office phones .............(919) 962-2296; Record at UNC ........ 707-278 (31st season) Newcomers ................................................................Nine .................................1-800-722-HEEL (4335) Associate Head Coach .........Andrew Calder Paris Kea (So., G, 5-9, redshirted in 2016-17) Assistant Coach .. Tracey Williams-Johnson Ali Cyr-Scully (Fr., G, 5-5) Women’s Basketball Facility Assistant Coach ...................Sylvia Crawley Jocelyn Jones (Fr., G., 6-0) Home arena .....................Carmichael Arena Director of Operations ..................Greg Law Taylor Koenen (Fr., G, 6-2) Capacity...............................................6,822 Special Assistant to the Head Coach/Director Alyssa Okoene (Fr., F, 6-3) of Video Services and Scouting ...... Billy Lee Liz Roberts (Fr., G, 5-8) Women’s Basketball Team Information Strength/Conditioning Coach...Jason Beaulieu 2015-16 record .....................................14-18 Head Athletic Trainer........ Nicole Alexander Olivia Smith (Fr., G, 6-0) 2015-16 ACC record ................. 4-12 (T12th) Team Physician ............... Dr. Harry Stafford Emily Sullivan (Fr., F, 6-4) 2016 ACC Tournament .............. First Round Naomi Van Nes (Fr., C, 6-6) (In Greensboro, N.C., lost to Pitt, 82-72 in over- time in first round) 2016-17 Roster # Player Ht. Pos. Cl. Hometown (High School/Previous College) 1 Taylor Koenen 6-2 G Fr. Savage, Minn. (Shakopee) 2 Ali Cyr-Scully 5-5 G Fr. Chapel Hill, N.C. (East Chapel Hill) 4 Jocelyn Jones 6-0 G Fr. Richmond, Va. (Cosby) 5 Stephanie Watts 5-11 G So. Wesley Chapel, N.C. (Weddington) 10 Jamie Cherry 5-8 G Jr. Cove City, N.C. (West Craven) 11 Emily Sullivan 6-4 F Fr. Newburgh, Ind. (Reitz Memorial) 13 Hillary Fuller 6-2 F RSr. Fernandina Beach, Fla. (The Potter’s House) 14 Liz Roberts 5-8 G Fr. Chapel Hill, N.C. (Durham Academy) 15 Olivia Smith 6-0 G Fr. Raleigh, N.C. (Cardinal Gibbons) 21 Alyssa Okoene 6-3 F Fr. Houston, Texas (North Shore) 22 Paris Kea 5-9 G RSo. Tarboro, N.C. (Page/Vanderbilt) 24 Destinee Walker 5-10 G So. Orlando, Fla. (Lake Highland Prep) 34 Naomi Van Nes 6-6 C Fr. Dorchester, England (Hamden [Conn.] Hall Country Day) Coaching Staff Head Coach: Sylvia Hatchell Associate Head Coach: Andrew Calder Pronunciations Assistant Coaches: Tracey Williams-Johnson, Sylvia Crawley Sylvia Hatchell ........................HATCH-uhl Director of Operations: Greg Law Paris Kea ............................................Key Special Assistant to the Head Coach/Director of Scouting and Taylor Koenen .........................KOO-nuhn Video Services: Billy Lee Alyssa Okoene ...uh-LEE-suh uh-COH-nee • Red-shirt senior Hillary Fuller made her first collegiate start against Alabama UNC DRAINS 16 3’S IN 115-51 EXHIBITION WIN OVER ECSU State, scoring nine points in 17 minutes. It was her first game since March 27, 2015 Behind 35 points from Stephanie Watts and an unofficial school-record 16 with the Tar Heels, after missing last season with an Achilles injury.