2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's Basketball 2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina Tar Heels logo.svg 97 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 14–18 4–12 Sylvia Hatchell 30th Andrew Calder Tracey Williams-Johnson Sylvia Crawley Carmichael Arena The 2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tar Heels, led by thirtieth-year head coach Sylvia Hatchell, played their games at Carmichael Arena and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 4–12 in ACC play to finish in a tie for twelfth place. They lost in the first round of the ACC women's tournament to Pittsburgh. Roster w 2015 North Carolina Tar Heels y y w Rachael McGirt 1 F 6 2 SR Durham, NC Jordan w Stephanie Watts 5 G 5 11 FR Wesley Chapel, NC Weddington w Jamie Cherry 10 G 5 8 SO Cove City, NC West Craven w Hillary Fuller 13 F 6 2 JR y Jacksonville, FL The Potter's House w Marissa Riley 15 G 5 10 SR Mooresville, NC Lake Norman w Anne Corrigan 20 G 5 11 SR Vienna, VA Holton-Arms School w N'Dea Bryant 22 G 6 0 SR Goose Creek, SC Goose Creek w Destinee Walker 24 G 5 10 FR Ocoee, FL Lake Highland Prep w Hillary Summers 30 F 6 2 JR y Fayetteville, NC Village Christian Academy w Erika Johnson 31 F 6 1 SR y Seattle, WA Holy Names AcademyCalifornia w Xylina McDaniel 32 F 6 2 SR Columbia, SC Spring Valley w Paris Kea 41 G 5 9 SO Greenboro, NC Page w Hadiya Bembry 44 G 5 6 FR Edenton, NC Holmes Sylvia Hatchell (Carson-Newman) Andrew Calder (Coker) Tracey Williams-Johnson (UNC Pembroke) Sylvia Crawley (North Carolina) http://www.goheels.com/SportSelect.dbml?SITE=UNC&DB_OEM_ID=3350&SPID=12979&SPSID=668171 2015-10-15 Schedule 2015-16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings 2015 YES yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#56A0D3; color:#FFFFFF;"|Exhibition 11/04/2015 6:00 pm yes 21 Wingate Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC 59–48   11/09/2015 6:00 pm yes 21 Mount Olive Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC 99–45   |- !colspan=9 style="background:#56A0D3; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season 11/13/2015 4:00 pm yes 21 Gardner–Webb Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC 65–66 0–1 1,527 11/15/2015 12:30 pm yes 21 Oregon Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC 77–79 0–2 2,036 11/17/2015 6:00 pm yes Florida A&M Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC 94–58 1–2 1,423 11/20/2015 6:00 pm yes Fairleigh Dickinson Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC Hall of Fame Women’s Challenge 64–46 2–2 1,676 11/21/2015 3:00 pm yes Iona Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC Hall of Fame Women’s Challenge 64–52 3–2 1,793 11/22/2015 3:00 pm yes Yale Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC Hall of Fame Women’s Challenge 70–63 4–2 2,135 11/25/2015 6:00 pm yes Pacific Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC 63–66 4–3 1,694 11/29/2015 2:00 pm yes yes Gonzaga Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT Hall of Fame Women’s Challenge ESPN3 67–62 5–3   12/02/2015 6:00 pm yes Northwestern 15 Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge ESPN3 72–85 5–4 1,664 12/12/2015 2:00 pm yes Appalachian State Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC 68–59 6–4 2,486 12/14/2015 8:00 pm yes yes Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK FSOK 67–77 6–5 2,672 12/16/2015 4:00 pm yes USC Upstate Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC 80–40 7–5 1,487 12/20/2015 3:00 pm yes yes Southern Miss Myrtle Beach Convention Center Myrtle Beach, SC Carolinas Challenge ASN 69–62 8–5   12/29/2015 2:00 pm yes New Hampshire Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC 65–60 9–5 1,646 12/31/2015 1:00 pm yes Maine Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC 59–58 10–5 1,732 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#56A0D3; color:#FFFFFF;"| ACC regular season 01/03/2016 2:00 pm Clemson Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC ESPN3 72–56 11–5 (1–0) 2,163 01/07/2016 7:00 pm Syracuse Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC ESPN3 77–73 12–5 (2–0) 1,724 01/10/2016 1:00 pm yes Notre Dame 3 Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN ESPN2 54–88 12–6 (2–1) 8,942 01/14/2016 7:00 pm yes Georgia Tech Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA ESPN3 73–80 12–7 (2–2) 917 01/17/2016 12:30 pm Miami (FL) 21 Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC RSN 61–76 12–8 (2–3) 2,761 01/21/2016 7:00 pm yes Wake Forest LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC 63–75 12–9 (2–4) 635 01/24/2016 3:00 pm yes Duke Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC RSN 55–71 12–10 (2–5) 7,622 01/31/2016 2:00 pm yes NC State Broughton HS Raleigh, NC Carolina–State Game 49–78 12–11 (2–6) 2,811 02/04/2016 7:00 pm Louisville Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC ESPN3 60–78 12–12 (2–7) 2,176 02/07/2016 1:00 pm yes Boston College Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA 86–78 13–12 (3–7) 1,112 02/11/2016 7:00 pm Virginia Tech Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC ESPN3 71–67 14–12 (4–7) 1,752 02/14/2016 2:00 pm yes Florida State 10 Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, FL ESPN2 63–94 14–13 (4–8) 3,534 02/18/2016 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC ESPN3 60–76 14–14 (4–9) 1,727 02/21/2016 1:00 pm NC State Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC Carolina–State Game ESPN2 66–80 14–15 (4–10) 3,872 02/25/2016 7:00 pm yes Virginia John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA RSN 68–72 14–16 (4–11) 3,109 02/28/2016 3:00 pm Duke Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC ESPN3 57–93 14–17 (4–12) 4,762 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#56A0D3;"| ACC Women's Tournament 03/02/2016 1:00 pm yes Pittsburgh Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC First Round RSN 72–82 OT 14–18   AP Poll Eastern Source http://www.goheels.com/SportSelect.dbml?SITE=UNC&DB_OEM_ID=3350&SPID=12979&SPSID=668170 2015-16 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball schedule North Carolina Tar Heels 2015-10-15 Rankings 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings + Regular season pollsPoll Pre-season Week2 Week3 Week4 Week5 Week6 Week7 Week8 Week9 Week10 Week11 Week12 Week13 Week14 Week15 Week16 Week17 Week18 Week19 Final AP 21 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A Coaches 20 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR + Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   Not ranked previous week (RV)   Received votes See also 2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team References Category:North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball seasons North Carolina North Car North Car