North Carolina Women’s Basketball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule
February 25, 2023 · CSM Staff
North Carolina Tar Heels
ACC (21-10, 11-7)
Big Wins: 1/8 Notre Dame (60-50), 2/26 at Duke (45-41)
Bad Losses: 1/5 at Miami (58-62), 2/9 at Syracuse (67-75)
Coach: Courtney Banghart
Probable Starters:
Anya Poole, Junior, Forward, 5.2 ppg, 6.0 rpg
Kennedy Todd-Williams, Junior, Guard, 13.3 ppg, 5.4 rpg
Alyssa Ustby, Junior, Guard, 13.1 ppg, 2.3 apg, 8.5 rpg, 2.0 spg, 1.2 bpg
Deja Kelly, Junior, Guard, 16.2 ppg, 3.2 apg
Eva Hodgson, Senior, Guard, 9.3 ppg, 2.8 apg
Key Role Players:
Paulina Paris, Freshman, Guard, 6.6 ppg, 1.3 apg
Destiny Adams, Sophomore, Forward, 4.4 ppg, 3.9 rpg
Kayla McPherson, Freshman, Guard, 7.4 ppg, 2.0 apg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 70.2 (84th in nation, 8th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 60.0 (71, 5)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.1 (116, 8)
Field-Goal Defense: 36.5 (29, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.2 (141, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 31.5 (153, 9)
Free-Throw Percentage: 67.6 (267, 13)
Rebound Margin: 1.4 (148, 11)
Assists Per Game: 13.0 (171, 12)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.6 (98, 4)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2022 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Stephen F. Austin |
| 2022 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Arizona |
| 2022 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to South Carolina |
| 2021 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Alabama |
| 2019 | NCAA | First Round loss to California |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Liberty |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Ohio State |
| 2015 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to South Carolina |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Tennessee-Martin |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Michigan State |
| 2014 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over South Carolina |
| 2014 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to Stanford |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Albany |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Delaware |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Fresno State |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Kentucky |
| 2011 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Stanford |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Gonzaga |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Central Florida |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Purdue |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Bucknell |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Georgia |
| 2008 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Louisville |
| 2008 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to LSU |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Prairie View |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Notre Dame |
| 2007 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over George Washington |
| 2007 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Purdue |
| 2007 | NCAA | National Semifinal loss to Tennessee |
*all team stats through 3/2
