2007–08 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team

2007–08 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball
ACC Regular Season and Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record33–3 (14–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Andrew Calder
  • Tracey Williams-Johnson
  • Charlotte Smith
Home arenaCarmichael Auditorium
Seasons

Roster edit

Name [1] # Height Position Year Home Town
Erlana Larkins 2 6-1 Forward Senior Riviera Beach, FL
Trinity Bursey 3 5-10 Forward Sophomore Sanford, NC
Laura Barry 4 5-8 Guard Senior Cary, NC
Rebecca Gray 5 5-10 Guard Freshman Georgetown, KY
Alex Miller 11 5-6 Guard Senior Durham, NC
Heather Claytor 14 5-8 Guard Junior Grottoes, VA
Iman McFarland 21 6-3 Forward Junior Temple Hills, MD
Cetera DeGraffenreid 22 5-4 Guard Freshman Cullowhee, NC
Meghan Austin 24 5-7 Guard Senior Lynchburg, VA
LaToya Pringle 30 6-3 Forward / Center Senior Fayetteville, NC
Rashanda McCants 32 6-1 Guard / Forward Junior Asheville, NC
Martina Wood 34 6-2 Forward / Center Redshirt Sophomore Charlotte, NC
Italee Lucas 50 5-8 Guard Freshman Las Vegas, NV
Jessica Breland 51 6-3 Forward Sophomore Kelford, NC

Schedule and Results edit

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
October 31*
7:00 p.m.
Premier Players
Exhibition
W 102-75 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
November 6*
7:00 p.m.
No. 7 China
Exhibition
W 70-68 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
November 9*
8:30 p.m.
No. 7 North Carolina Central W 109-32  1-0
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
November 11*
2:30 p.m., ESPN
No. 7 No. 12 Arizona State
State Farm Women's Tip-Off Classic
W 75-60  2-0
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
November 13*
7:00 p.m.
No. 6 Elon W 98-53  3-0
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
November 16*
7:00 p.m.
No. 6 Coppin State
Women's National Invitation Tournament
W 92-63  4-0
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
November 18*
2:00 p.m.
No. 6 Syracuse
Women's National Invitation Tournament
W 97-72  5-0
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
November 19*
7:00 p.m.
No. 6 Georgia State W 99-64  6-0
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
November 25*
2:00 p.m.
No. 6 Furman W 77-36  7-0
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
November 27*
7:00 p.m.
No. 4 College of Charleston W 102-58  8-0
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
November 29*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 4 Purdue
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 90-72  9-0
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 2*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 4 at No. 1 Tennessee L 79-83  9-1
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
December 9*
2:00 p.m.
No. 4 Wofford W 102-42  10-1
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 17*
7:00 p.m.
No. 3 at Coastal Carolina W 82-58  11-1
Kimbel Arena 
Conway, SC
December 20*
7:30 p.m.
No. 3 vs. Western Kentucky W 93-60  12-1
Myrtle Beach Convention Center 
Myrtle Beach, SC
December 30*
2:00 p.m.
No. 4 Liberty W 88-67  13-1
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 5
4:00 p.m., FSN South
No. 4 Georgia Tech W 99-78  14-1
(1-0)
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 10
7:00 p.m.
No. 3 at Virginia Tech W 79-59  15-1
(2-0)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
January 13
1:00 p.m., FSN South
No. 3 at North Carolina State W 79-70  16-1
(3-0)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
January 17
7:00 p.m.
No. 3 Boston College W 87-59  17-1
(4-0)
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 21*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 4 at No. 1 Connecticut L 71-82  17-2
Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, CT
January 26
1:00 p.m., FSN
No. 4 No. 3 Maryland W 97-86 2OT 18-2
(5-0)
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 31
7:00 p.m.
No. 3 at Wake Forest W 76-55  19-2
(6-0)
Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
February 4
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 3 at No. 12 Duke W 93-76  20-2
(7-0)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
February 7
7:00 p.m.
No. 3 Clemson W 79-47  21-2
(8-0)
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 10
12:30 p.m., FSN South
No. 3 at Georgia Tech W 75-61  22-2
(9-0)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
February 15
7:00 p.m., FSN South
No. 3 at Virginia W 90-82  23-2
(10-0)
John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, VA
February 17
1:00 p.m., FSN South
No. 3 Florida State W 97-77  24-2
(11-0)
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 21
7:00 p.m.
No. 2 at Miami W 79-61  25-2
(12-0)
BankUnited Center 
Coral Gables, FL
February 25
7:00 p.m., FSN South
No. 2 North Carolina State W 85-79  26-2
(13-0)
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
March 2
5:30 p.m., FSN
No. 2 No. 11 Duke W 82-51  27-2
(14-0)
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
March 7
3:00 p.m.
No. 2 vs. Clemson
ACC Tournament Quarterfinals, No. 1 vs. No. 9
W 97-77  28-2
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
March 8
1:00 p.m., FSN
No. 2 vs. No. 25 Virginia
ACC Tournament Semifinals, No. 1 vs. No. 4
W 80-65  29-2
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
March 9
1:00 p.m., FSN
No. 2 vs. No. 11 Duke
ACC Tournament Championship Game, No. 1 vs. No. 3
W 86-73  30-2
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
March 23*
12:00 p.m., ESPN Regional
No. 2 vs. Bucknell
NCAA Tournament First Round, No. 1 vs. No. 16
W 85-50  31-2
Ted Constant Convocation Center 
Norfolk, VA
March 25*
10:10 p.m., ESPN Regional
No. 2 vs. No. 24 Georgia
NCAA Tournament Second Round, No. 1 vs. No. 8
W 80-66  32-2
Ted Constant Convocation Center 
Norfolk, VA
March 29*
12:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 2 vs. No. 22 Louisville
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen, No. 1 vs. No. 4
W 78-74  33-2
New Orleans Arena 
New Orleans, LA
March 31*
7:30 p.m., ESPN
No. 2 vs. No. 5 Louisiana State
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight, No. 1 vs. No. 2
L 50-56  33-3
New Orleans Arena 
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time[2].

Standings edit

ACC [3] Conference Overall
  W-L     GB     PCT     W-L     PCT  
#2 North Carolina 14-0 - 1.000 33-3 .917
#4 Maryland 13-1 1 .929 33-3 .917
#11 Duke 10-4 4 .714 25-10 .714
#25 Virginia 10-4 4 .714 24-10 .706
Georgia Tech 7-7 7 .500 22-10 .688
Florida State 7-7 7 .500 19-14 .578
Boston College 7-7 7 .500 21-12 .636
North Carolina State       6-8 8 .429 21-12 .636
Clemson 4-10 10 .286 12-19 .387
Virginia Tech 2-12 12 .143 15-15 .500
Wake Forest 2-12 12 .143 15-15 .500
Miami 2-12 12 .143 9-21 .300

References edit

  1. ^ "2007-08 North Carolina Women's Basketball Roster." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on March 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "2007-08 Schedule." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on March 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "ACC Women's College Basketball Conference Standings." espn.com. Retrieved on March 31, 2008.