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2009–10 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record18-10 (6-8 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaCarmichael Arena
Seasons
2009–10 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Duke 12 – 2   .857 30 – 6   .833
Florida State 12 – 2   .857 29 – 6   .829
Virginia 9 – 5   .643 21 – 10   .677
Georgia Tech 8 – 6   .571 23 – 10   .697
North Carolina State 7 – 7   .500 20 – 14   .588
Wake Forest 7 – 7   .500 18 – 14   .563
North Carolina 6 – 8   .429 19 – 12   .613
Boston College 6 – 8   .429 17 – 15   .531
Maryland 5 – 9   .357 21 – 13   .618
Miami 4 – 10   .286 22 – 14   .611
Virginia Tech 4 – 10   .286 15 – 15   .500
Clemson 4 – 10   .286 13 – 18   .419
† 2010 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tar Heels were coached by Sylvia Hatchell. The Tar Heels played their home games at newly-renovated Carmichael Arena as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Offseason

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  • 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

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Name [6] # Height Position Year Home Town
Nyree Williams 00 6'1" Forward Freshman Ellicott City, MD
She'la White 1 5'5" Guard Sophomore Portsmouth, VA
Trinity Bursey 3 5'10" Forward Senior Sanford, NC
Candace Wood 4 5'11" Guard Redshirt Charlotte, NC
Nicole Powell 5 5'10" Guard Junior Asheville, NC
Chay Shegog 20 6'5" Forward/Center Sophomore Stafford, VA
Krista Gross 21 6'0" Guard Freshman Charlotte, NC
Cetera DeGraffenreid 22 5'6" Guard Junior Cullowhee, NC
Martina Wood 30 6'2" Forward/Center Senior Charlotte, NC
Waltiea Rolle 32 6'6" Forward/Center Freshman Nassau, Bahamas
Laura Broomfield 33 6'1" Forward Sophomore Lexington Park, MD
Cierra Robertson-Warren 42 6'4" Forward Freshman Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Tierra Ruffin-Pratt 44 5'10" Guard Freshman Alexandria, VA
Italee Lucas 50 5'8" Guard Junior Las Vegas, NV
Jessica Breland 51 6'3" Forward Senior Kelford, NC

Schedule & Results

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Preseason

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Date Location Opponent Score
Nov. 5 Chapel Hill Francis Marion 105-64
Nov. 10 Chapel Hill Carson-Newman 121-52

Regular season

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Date Location Opponent Score Leading Scorer Record
Nov. 13 Chapel Hill College of Charleston W 88-57 1-0
Nov. 18 Chapel Hill Coastal Carolina W 88-49 2-0
Nov. 22 Las Vegas, NV UNLV W 78-68 Lucas with 24 3-0
Nov. 25 Chapel Hill Presbyterian W 92-37 Ruffin-Pratt with 12 4-0
Nov. 29 Chapel Hill Charleston Southern W 76-67 Ruffin-Pratt with 16 5-0
Dec. 3 East Lansing, MI Michigan State L 66-72 Lucas with 29 5-1
Dec. 6 Chapel Hill St. John's W 83-73 Lucas with 17 6-1
Dec. 8 Chapel Hill Radford W 74-48 DeGraffenreid with 15 7-1
Dec. 13 Chapel Hill Gardner-Webb W 81-65 DeGraffenreid with 19 8-1
Dec. 20 Myrtle Beach, SC South Carolina W 93-85 9-1
Dec. 29 Chapel Hill Kennesaw State W 89-44 Lucas with 16 10-1
Dec. 31 Chapel Hill East Tennessee State W 104-65 Lucas with 17 11-1
Jan. 2 Chapel Hill Winston Salem W 101-38 White with 12 12-1
Jan. 6 Chapel Hill Georgia Tech W 89-78 Lucas with 28 13-1
Jan. 9 Storrs, CT UConn L 47-88 White with 9 13-2
Jan. 14 Blacksburg, VA Virginia Tech L 64-79 White with 12 13-3
Jan. 17 Chapel Hill Maryland W 75-64 14-3
Jan. 22 Chapel Hill Clemson W 79-61 DeGraffenreid with 12 15-3
Jan. 25 Raleigh, NC NC State W 81-69 Lucas with 33 16-3
Feb. 1 Chapel Hill Florida State L 73-83 Shegog with 16 16-4
Feb. 4 Coral Gables, FL Miami L 69-80 Rolle with 20 16-5
Feb. 8 Durham, NC Duke L 51-79 Shegog with 8 16-6
Feb. 11 Chapel Hill Boston College L 62-69 Rolle with 11 16-7
Feb. 15 Charlottesville, VA Virginia L 78-82 2OT Lucas with 27 16-8
Feb. 18 Winston-Salem, NC Wake Forest W 65-59 OT 17–8
Feb. 21 Chapel Hill NC State L 63-74 17-9
Feb. 26 Atlanta, GA Georgia Tech L 57-64 17-10
Feb. 28 Chapel Hill Duke W 64-54 DeGraffenreid with 22 18-10
Mar. 4 Chapel Hill Maryland L 77-83 DeGraffenreid with 23 18-11
Mar. 14 Chapel Hill North Carolina Central W 88-66 Shegog with 17 19-11

References

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  1. ^ "University of North Carolina Athletics - Official Athletics Website".
  2. ^ "University of North Carolina Athletics - Official Athletics Website".
  3. ^ "University of North Carolina Athletics - Official Athletics Website".
  4. ^ "Breland Named to Preseason Wade Watch List - NORTH CAROLINA OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on August 2, 2009. Retrieved July 30, 2009.
  5. ^ https://www.ncaa.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/082109aaa.html[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "2009-10 North Carolina Women's Basketball Roster." goheels.com. Retrieved on March 3, 2023.
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