2023–24 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team
{{short description|Intercollegiate basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|sport = Women's Basketball
|year = 2023–24
|team = North Carolina Tar Heels
|image = North Carolina Tar Heels logo.svg
|image_size = 97
|conference = Atlantic Coast Conference
|short_conf = ACC
|CoachRank =
|APRank =
|record = 20–13
|conf_record = 11–7
|head_coach = Courtney Banghart
|hc_year = 5th
|asst_coach1 = Joanne Aluka-White
|asst_coach2 = Itoro Coleman
|asst_coach3 = Adrian Walters
|stadium = Carmichael Arena
|champion =
|tourney = NCAA tournament
| tourney_result = Second Round
}}
{{2023–24 ACC women's basketball standings}}
The 2023–24 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tar Heels were led by head coach Courtney Banghart, in her fifth season in Chapel Hill. She was assisted by Joanne Aluka-White, Adrian Walters, and Itoro Coleman. The Tar Heels played their home games at Carmichael Arena, as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Tar Heels started the season ranked sixteenth in the nation and won their first five straight games. However, they then lost four of their next five games, including two at their early season tournament, the Gulf Coast Showcase, and their ACC–SEC Challenge matchup. Three of these four losses were to ranked teams, including number 16 Kansas State, number 1 South Carolina and number 17 Connecticut. They finished the non-conference season with two straight wins and a 8–4 record. The Tar Heels won their first three ACC regular season games, including wins over number 25 Syracuse and at number 16 Notre Dame. They dropped a game to number 21 Florida State before winning their next four straight games. Their four game winning streak included a win over number 13 Louisville. The Tar Heels lost their next four straight games and fell out of the national rankings. They lost two of their final six games of the season, including to number 8 Virginia Tech. A highlight of the wins was a rivalry win over number 6 NC State.
The Tar Heels finished the season 20–13 overall and 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the eighth seed in the ACC tournament,lost to ninth seed Miami in the Second Round. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament, marking the fourth straight time the Tar Heels qualified for the tournament. As the eighth seed in the Albany 1 region, they defeated ninth seed Michigan State in the First Round before losing at first seed South Carolina in the Second Round to end their season.
Previous season
Ranked No. 12 in the preseason AP Poll, Banghart's Tar Heels got off to another hot start. They won six straight to start the season, culminating in a come-from-behind victory to defeat No. 5 Iowa State in the championship game of the women's PKI, climbing as high as No. 6 in the nation during their win streak.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/north-carolina/Article/North-Carolina-womens-basketball-Phil-Knight-Invitational-199008257/|title=UNC WBB Notebook: Heels Win PKI, Keep Climbing|last=Satterfield Brown|first=Nia|website=InsideCarolina.com|publisher=247 Sports|date=November 29, 2022|access-date=April 4, 2023}} ACC play proved more challenging for the Tar Heels, as the team would lose its first three conference games in a row before upsetting then-No. 4 Notre Dame at home in Carmichael to earn their first ACC win of the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2023/01/sports-unc-womens-basketball-notre-dame-gamer-paulina-paris-olivia-miles-courtney-banghart|title=Paris' career-high 16 points lift No. 22 UNC women's basketball to upset win over No. 4 Notre Dame|last=Swanson|first=Shelby|publisher=The Daily Tar Heel|date=January 8, 2023|access-date=April 4, 2023}}
The Tar Heels would finish ACC play with an 11–7 conference record, tying Miami for sixth in the regular season standings, but lost the tiebreaker to the Hurricanes and were awarded the 7 seed in the ACC Tournament. They would face and defeat 10th seed Clemson in the second round, giving Coach Banghart her first victory in the ACC tournament as Tar Heel coach.
After being in contention most of the season for a top-four seed in the NCAA Tournament, which would have given them the privilege of hosting first and second round games, the Tar Heels ultimately earned the 6 seed in the Seattle 3 Regional. They would defeat 11 seed St. John's in the first round before losing to 3 seed Ohio State in the second round, ending their season just shy of a second-straight sweet sixteen appearance and with a 22–11 overall record.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/401528009|title=No. 3 Ohio St beats No. 6 UNC 71-69, advances to Sweet 16|website=ESPN.com|date=March 21, 2023|access-date=April 4, 2023}}
Offseason
Shortly following the conclusion of the 2022–23 season, guard/forward Destiny Adams announced her intentions to enter the transfer portal via social media.{{cite web|url=https://keepingitheel.com/2023/03/22/unc-womens-basketball-destiny-adams-enters-transfer-portal/|title=UNC Women’s Basketball: Destiny Adams enters transfer portal|last=Delahanty|first=Nick|website=keepingitheel.com|publisher=Fansided|date=March 22, 2023|access-date=April 4, 2023}} Adams later committed to Rutgers, returning to her home state of New Jersey.{{cite web|url=https://rutgers.rivals.com/news/rutgers-women-s-hoops-lands-unc-transfer-wing-destiny-adams?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGqPtqbSJ_10_plL7dyvD7WOTYlX9qoIqeSE3ok4KoHlckb05y7Yc0qmNuU_XXTJKwaRHG7kj4vcgLXN98mv6l-1ynlKFcaXDc5Nh9U4w3A3-rYn8LDUsyjXb3yPW-kApWkMFmTPCLYdFNZAHVsC40yCPgImV0Xl-k9ILT1VISt1|title=Rutgers Women's Hoops lands UNC transfer wing Destiny Adams|last=Schnyderite|first=Richard|website=The Knight Report|publisher=Rivals|date=April 15, 2023|access-date=April 16, 2023}}
A day after Adams, multi-year starter Kennedy Todd-Williams also entered the transfer portal, to the surprise of many in Chapel Hill.{{cite web|url=https://chapelboro.com/sports/uncs-kennedy-todd-williams-enters-transfer-portal-2nd-tar-heel-to-enter-in-24-hours|title=UNC’s Kennedy Todd-Williams Enters Transfer Portal; 2nd Tar Heel to Enter in 24 Hours|last=Koh|first=Michael|website=chapelboro.com|publisher=WCHL Chapelboro|date=March 23, 2023|access-date=April 4, 2023}} She committed to Ole Miss shortly thereafter.{{cite web|url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/ole-miss/2023/03/29/ole-miss-womens-basketball-coach-yo-land-north-carolina-guard-kennedy-todd-williams/70061635007/|title=All-ACC guard Kennedy Todd-Williams of UNC transfers to Ole Miss women's basketball, Coach Yo|last=Eckert|first=David|website=clarionledger.com|publisher=Mississippi Clarion Ledger|date=March 29, 2023|access-date=April 4, 2023}}
Guards Eva Hodgson and Ariel Young also departed the team at the end of the season. Young was forced to medically retire due to a knee injury sustained in 2021,{{cite web|url=https://goheels.com/news/2023/2/20/womens-basketball-young-will-not-return-to-the-court-for-unc.aspx|title=Young Will Not Return To The Court For UNC|website=goheels.com|publisher=University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Athletics|date=February 20, 2023|access-date=April 4, 2023}} and Hodgson completed her fifth and final year of college eligibility.
In addition to a highly touted incoming recruiting class, Banghart and the Tar Heels have been active in the transfer portal to mitigate the departures, as on April 3, former Boston College F/C Maria Gakdeng committed to the Tar Heels for the 2023–24 season.{{cite web|url=https://goheels.com/news/2023/4/3/womens-basketball-wbb-adds-gakdeng-to-roster.aspx|title=WBB Adds Gakdeng To Roster|website=goheels.com|publisher=University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Athletics|date=April 3, 2023|access-date=April 4, 2023}}
The Tar Heels added another player from the transfer portal on April 24, when former Iowa State guard and 2022 Big XII Defensive Player of the Year Lexi Donarski committed to the team. She has two years of eligibility remaining.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/north-carolina/Article/UNC-WBB-Adds-Iowa-State-Guard-Lexi-Donarski-in-the-Transfer-Portal-208900980/|title=UNC WBB Adds Iowa State Guard Lexi Donarski in the Transfer Portal|last=Holloway|first=Jeremiah|website=InsideCarolina.com|publisher=247 Sports|date=April 24, 2023|access-date=April 25, 2023}}
The roster received another boost when 2022 NC Gatorade POY and McDonald's All-American Indya Nivar committed to the team on April 30, in a post on social media.{{Cite instagram|last=Nivar|first=Indya|user=indyyy__12|postid=CrrC8YpOa87|title="Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer."-Romans 12:12|date=April 30, 2023}} She had spent her first year of college basketball at Stanford.
=Departures=
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|+ style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|North Carolina Tar Heels|color=white|border=no}}" | Departures | ||||||
| align=center
{{CollegeSecondaryHeader|team=North Carolina Tar Heels| Name| Number| Pos.| Height| Year| Hometown|class7=unsortable| Reason for Departure}} | ||||||
| Destiny Adams | 20 | G/F | 6'3" | Sophomore | Manchester, NJ | Transferred to Rutgers |
| Eva Hodgson | 10 | G | 5'10" | RS Senior | Rindge, NH | Exhausted Eligibility |
| Kennedy Todd-Williams | 3 | G | 6'0" | Junior | Jacksonville, NC | Transferred to Ole Miss |
| Malu Tshitenge | 21 | F | 6'3" | Senior | Germantown, MD | Graduated |
| Ariel Young | 11 | G | 6'1" | RS Senior | Tallahassee, FL | Medical Retirement |
=Additions=
==Incoming transfers==
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|+ style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|North Carolina Tar Heels|color=white|border=no}}" | Incoming Transfers | ||||||
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{{CollegeSecondaryHeader|team=North Carolina Tar Heels|Name|Number|Pos.|Height|Year|Hometown|class7=unsortable|Previous School}} | ||||||
| Lexi Donarski | 20 | G | 6'0" | Senior | La Crosse, WI | Iowa State |
| Maria Gakdeng | 5 | F/C | 6'3" | Junior | Lanham, MD | Boston College |
| Indya Nivar | 24 | G | 5'10" | Sophomore | Apex, NC | Stanford |
==Recruiting class==
{{College athlete recruit start|40=no|collapse=no|year=2022}}
{{College athlete recruit entry
| recruit = Ciera Toomey
| position = P
| hometown = Dunmore, PA
| highschool = Dunmore
| feet = 6
| inches = 3
| commitdate = April 11, 2022
| espn stars = 5
| espn grade = 97
}}
{{College athlete recruit entry
| recruit = Reniya Kelly
| position = PG
| hometown = Hoover, AL
| highschool = Hoover
| feet = 5
| inches = 5
| commitdate = November 20, 2021
| espn stars = 4
| espn grade = 95
}}
{{College athlete recruit entry
| recruit = Rylee Grays
| position = P
| hometown = Houston, TX
| highschool = Pearland
| feet = 6
| inches = 3
| commitdate = June 20, 2022
| espn stars = 4
| espn grade = 92
}}
{{College athlete recruit entry
| recruit = Laila Hull
| position = F
| hometown = Zionsville, IN
| highschool = Zionsville Community
| feet = 6
| inches = 1
| commitdate = October 25, 2022
| espn stars = 4
| espn grade = 91
}}
{{College athlete recruit entry
| recruit = Sydney Barker†
| position = G
| hometown = Durham, NC
| highschool = Jordan
| feet = 5
| inches = 7
| commitdate =
| espn stars =
| espn grade =
}}
{{College athlete recruit end}}
Sources:{{cite web|url=https://www.tarheeltimes.com/recruitswomensbasketball-2023.aspx|title= 2023 UNC Women's Basketball Recruiting Board|website=tarheeltimes.com|access-date=April 4, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/high-school/girls-basketball/recruiting/school/_/id/153/class/2023|title=2023 High School Girls' Basketball Recruits - North Carolina|website=ESPN.com|access-date=April 4, 2023}}
† Denotes Walk-On
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Alyssa|last=Ustby|link=y|num=1|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|class=Sr|rs=|home=Rochester, MN|high_school=Lourdes}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Paulina|last=Paris|link=|num=2|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=So|rs=|home=Congers, NY|high_school=Saddle River Day School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Laila|last=Hull|num=4|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=Fr|rs=|home=Zionsville, IN|high_school=Zionsville Community}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Maria|last=Gakdeng|link=y|num=5|pos=F/C|ft=6|in=3|class=Jr|rs=|home=Lanham, MD|high_school=Boston College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Reniya|last=Kelly|link=y|num=10|pos=G|ft=5|in=5|class=Fr|rs=|home=Hoover, AL|high_school=Hoover}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kayla|last=McPherson|num=11|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=So|rs=y|home=Hull, GA|high_school=Madison County}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Teonni|last=Key|num=13|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=4|class=So|rs=yes|home=Cary, NC|high_school=Cary}}
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Lexi|last=Donarski|link=y|num=20|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|class=Sr|rs=|home=La Crosse, WI|high_school=Iowa State}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Ciera|last=Toomey|num=21|pos=F/C|ft=6|in=3|class=Fr|rs=|home=Dunmore, PA|high_school=Dunmore}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Rylee|last=Grays|num=22|pos=F/C|ft=6|in=3|class=Fr|rs=|home=Houston, TX|high_school=Pearland}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Indya|last=Nivar|link=y|num=24|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=So|rs=|home=Apex, NC|high_school=Stanford}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Deja|last=Kelly|link=y|num=25|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=Sr|rs=|home=San Antonio, TX|high_school=Duncanville}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Anya|last=Poole|num=31|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|class=Sr|rs=|home=Raleigh, NC|high_school=Southeast Raleigh}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Courtney Banghart ({{college|Dartmouth}})
|asst_coach=
- Joanne Aluka-White ({{college|Middle Tennessee State}})
- Adrian Walters ({{college|St. Francis (PA)}})
- Itoro Coleman ({{college|Clemson}})
|roster_url=https://goheels.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/2023-24
|accessdate=November 3, 2023
}}
Schedule
{{CBB schedule start|time=|ranklink=2023-24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings|rankyear=2023|rank=YES|tv=yes|record=yes|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=6 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|North Carolina Tar Heels}}| Non-Conference Regular Season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 8, 2023
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 16
| opponent = Gardner–Webb
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| tv = ACCNX
| score = [https://goheels.com/news/2023/11/8/womens-basketball-wbb-tops-100-in-season-opening-win.aspx 102–49]
| record = 1–0
| attend = 2,212
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 12, 2023
| time = 6:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 16
| opponent = Davidson
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| tv = ACCN
| score = [https://goheels.com/news/2023/11/12/womens-basketball-wbb-pulls-out-win-over-davidson.aspx 74–70]
| record = 2–0
| attend = 2,336
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 15, 2023
| time = 11:00{{nbsp}}a.m.
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 17
| opponent = Hampton
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| tv = ACCNX
| score = [https://goheels.com/news/2023/11/15/womens-basketball-wbb-picks-up-win-over-hampton-on-field-trip-day 62–32]
| record = 3–0
| attend = 3,144
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 18, 2023
| time = 3:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 17
| opponent = Elon
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| tv = ACCNX
| score = [https://goheels.com/news/2023/11/18/womens-basketball-ustby-leads-wbb-as-the-tar-heels-improve-to-4-0 68–39]
| record = 4–0
| attend = 2,566
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 24, 2023
| time = 1:30{{nbsp}}p.m.
| neutral = yes
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 18
| opponent = Vermont
| site_stadium = Hertz Arena
| site_cityst = Estero, FL
| tv = FloHoops
| gamename = Gulf Coast Showcase first round
| score = [https://goheels.com/news/2023/11/24/womens-basketball-wbb-battles-for-comeback-win-over-vermont 54–51]
| record = 5–0
| attend = 327
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 25, 2023
| time = 5:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| neutral = yes
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 18
| opponent = Kansas State
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Hertz Arena
| site_cityst = Estero, FL
| tv = FloHoops
| gamename = Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals
| score = [https://goheels.com/news/2023/11/25/womens-basketball-wbb-falls-to-no-16-kansas-state 56–63]
| record = 5–1
| attend = 2,207
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 26, 2023
| time = 5:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| neutral = yes
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 18
| opponent = Florida Gulf Coast
| site_stadium = Hertz Arena
| site_cityst = Estero, FL
| tv = FloHoops
| gamename = Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd place game
| score = [https://goheels.com/news/2023/11/26/womens-basketball-wbb-wraps-up-florida-trip-with-close-loss-to-fgcu 64–65]
| record = 5–2
| attend = 2,120
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 30, 2023
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 24
| opponent = South Carolina
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| tv = ESPN
| gamename = ACC–SEC Challenge
| score = [https://goheels.com/news/2023/11/30/womens-basketball-wbb-drops-battle-with-no-1-south-carolina-65-58 58–65]
| record = 5–3
| attend = 6,319
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 6, 2023
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 24
| opponent = UNC Greensboro
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| tv = ACCNX
| score = [https://goheels.com/news/2023/12/6/womens-basketball-six-score-in-double-figures-as-wbb-wins-81-66 81–66]
| record = 6–3
| attend = 2,066
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 10, 2023
| time = 5:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| neutral = yes
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 24
| opponent = Connecticut
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = Mohegan Sun Arena
| site_cityst = Uncasville, CT
| gamename = Hall of Fame Women's Showcase
| tv = ESPN
| score = [https://goheels.com/news/2023/12/10/womens-basketball-wbb-falls-to-no-17-uconn-at-hall-of-fame-showcase 64–76]
| record = 6–4
| attend = 8,428
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 15, 2023
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 25
| opponent = Western Carolina
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| tv = ACCNX
| score = [https://goheels.com/news/2023/12/15/womens-basketball-wbb-earns-60-point-homecourt-win 96–36]
| record = 7–4
| attend = 2,643
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 19, 2023
| time = 9:30{{nbsp}}p.m.
| neutral = yes
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 24
| opponent = Oklahoma
| site_stadium = Spectrum Center
| site_cityst = Charlotte, NC
| tv = ESPN2
| gamename = Jumpman Invitational
| score = [https://goheels.com/news/2023/12/20/womens-basketball-wbb-rallies-for-win-over-oklahoma 61–52]
| record = 8–4
| attend = 7,027
}}
|-
!colspan=6 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|North Carolina Tar Heels}}| ACC Regular Season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 31, 2023
| time = 12:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| rank = 24
| opponent = Clemson
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| tv = The CW
| score = [https://goheels.com/news/2023/12/31/womens-basketball-tar-heels-open-acc-wbb-play-with-win-over-clemson 82–76]
| record = 9–4
| conference = 1–0
| attend = 3,820
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 4, 2024
| time = 6:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| opponent = Syracuse
| opprank = 25
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| tv = ACCNX
| score = [https://goheels.com/news/2024/1/3/womens-basketball-carmichael-comments-resilient 75–51]
| record = 10–4
| conference = 2–0
| attend = 2,006
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 7, 2024
| time = 5:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| rank =
| away = yes
| opponent = Notre Dame
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Purcell Pavilion
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
| tv = ESPN2
| score = [https://goheels.com/news/2024/1/7/womens-basketball-wbb-tops-no-16-notre-dame-in-south-bend 61–57]
| record = 11–4
| conference = 3–0
| attend = 6,418
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 11, 2024
| time = 6:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| rank = 20
| away = yes
| opponent = Florida State
| opprank = 21
| site_stadium = Donald L. Tucker Center
| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL
| tv = ACCNX
| score = [https://goheels.com/news/2024/1/11/womens-basketball-tar-heels-drop-battle-in-tallahassee 62–70]
| record = 11–5
| conference = 3–1
| attend = 1,946
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 14, 2024
| time = 4:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| rank = 20
| opponent = Virginia
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| tv = ACCN
| score = [https://goheels.com/news/2024/1/14/womens-basketball-wbb-celebrates-alumni-day-victory 81–68]
| record = 12–5
| conference = 4–1
| attend = 4,579
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 18, 2024
| time = 6:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| rank = 23
| away = yes
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| site_stadium = McCamish Pavilion
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| tv = ACCN
| score = [https://goheels.com/news/2024/1/18/womens-basketball-wbb-earns-road-win-at-georgia-tech 73–68]
| record = 13–5
| conference = 5–1
| attend = 1,605
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 21, 2024
| time = 2:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| rank = 23
| opponent = Louisville
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| tv = ACCN
| score = [https://goheels.com/news/2024/1/21/womens-basketball-tar-heels-earn-wbb-win-over-no-13-louisville 79–68]
| record = 14–5
| conference = 6–1
| attend = 6,073
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 25, 2024
| time = 8:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| rank = 20
| opponent = Miami (FL)
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| tv = ACCN
| score = [https://goheels.com/news/2024/1/25/womens-basketball-tar-heels-hold-on-for-wbb-homecourt-win-over-miami 66–61]
| record = 15–5
| conference = 7–1
| attend = 2,530
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 28, 2024
| time = 12:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| rank = 20
| away = yes
| opponent = Virginia
| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| tv = The CW
| score = [https://goheels.com/news/2024/1/28/womens-basketball-wbb-falls-in-rematch-at-virginia-81-66 66–81]
| record = 15–6
| conference = 7–2
| attend = 5,690
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 1, 2024
| time = 8:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| rank = 24
| away = yes
| opponent = NC State
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Reynolds Coliseum
| site_cityst = Raleigh, NC
| gamename = Rivalry
| tv = ACCN
| score = [https://goheels.com/news/2024/2/1/womens-basketball-wbb-drops-road-battle-to-no-5-nc-state 59–63]
| record = 15–7
| conference = 7–3
| attend = 5,500
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 4, 2024
| time = 12:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| rank = 24
| opponent = Virginia Tech
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| tv = ESPN2
| score = [https://goheels.com/news/2024/2/4/womens-basketball-ranked-ot-battle-ends-in-loss-for-wbb 61–70]
| overtime = OT
| record = 15–8
| conference = 7–4
| attend = 5,618
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 11, 2024
| time = 2:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = Duke
| site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| tv = ACCN
| score = [https://goheels.com/news/2024/2/11/womens-basketball-wbb-falls-in-ot-at-duke 60–68]
| overtime = OT
| record = 15–9
| conference = 7–5
| attend = 9,314
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 15, 2024
| time = 6:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| tv = ACCNX
| score = [https://goheels.com/news/2024/2/15/womens-basketball-wbb-earns-homecourt-win-over-pitt 75–62]
| record = 16–9
| conference = 8–5
| attend = 2,508
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 18, 2024
| time = 6:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = Wake Forest
| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| tv = ACCN
| score = [https://goheels.com/news/2024/2/15/womens-basketball-wbb-earns-homecourt-win-over-pitt 58–50]
| record = 17–9
| conference = 9–5
| attend = 1,943
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 22, 2024
| time = 8:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| opponent = NC State
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| tv = ACCN
| gamename = Rivalry
| score = [https://goheels.com/news/2024/2/22/womens-basketball-wbb-knocks-off-no-6-nc-state-at-carmichael 80–70]
| record = 18–9
| conference = 10–5
| attend = 4,131
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 25, 2024
| time = 2:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = Virginia Tech
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = Cassell Coliseum
| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA
| tv = ACCN
| score = [https://goheels.com/news/2024/2/25/womens-basketball-slow-start-dooms-wbb-at-no-8-virginia-tech 62–74]
| record = 18–10
| conference = 10–6
| attend = 8,925
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 29, 2024
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = Boston College
| site_stadium = Conte Forum
| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA
| tv = ACCNX
| score = [https://goheels.com/news/2024/2/29/womens-basketball-wbb-rallies-but-falls-at-boston-college-78-74 74–78]
| record = 18–11
| conference = 10–7
| attend = 1,621
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 3, 2024
| time = 4:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| opponent = Duke
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| tv = ESPN
| score = [https://goheels.com/news/2024/3/3/womens-basketball-seniors-lead-the-way-as-wbb-knocks-off-duke-at-carmichael 63–59]
| record = 19–11
| conference = 11–7
| attend = 6,319
}}
|-
!colspan=6 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|North Carolina Tar Heels}}| 2024 ACC women's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 7, 2024
| time = 1:30{{nbsp}}p.m.
| neutral = yes
| seed = 8
| opponent = Miami
| oppseed = 9
| site_stadium = Greensboro Coliseum
| site_cityst = Greensboro, NC
| gamename = Second Round
| tv = ACCN
| score = [https://goheels.com/news/2024/3/7/womens-basketball-tar-heels-fall-i60-59-to-miami-in-acc-wbb-tournament-action 59–60]
| record = 19–12
| attend = 10,823
}}
|-
!colspan=6 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|North Carolina Tar Heels}}| 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 22, 2024
| time = 11:30 a.m.
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| seed = 8 A1
| opponent = Michigan State
| oppseed = 9 A1
| site_stadium = Colonial Life Arena
| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
| gamename = First round
| attend = 11,536
| tv = ESPN2
| score = [https://goheels.com/news/2024/3/22/womens-basketball-wbb-marches-into-ncaa-second-round 59–56]
| record = 20–12
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 24, 2024
| time = 1:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| seed = 8 A1
| opponent = South Carolina
| opprank = 1
| oppseed = 1 A1
| site_stadium = Colonial Life Arena
| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
| gamename = Second round
| attend = 14,266
| tv = ABC
| score = [https://goheels.com/news/2024/3/24/womens-basketball-wbb-ends-season-with-loss-at-no-1-south-carolina 41–88]
| record = 20–13
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=|poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern|region=A1|regionname=Albany 1}}
Rankings
{{See also|2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings}}
{{Ranking Movements
| poll1title = AP
| poll1firstweek = 0
| poll1lastweek = 20
| poll1_0= 16
| poll1_1= 17
| poll1_2= 18
| poll1_3= 24
| poll1_4= 24
| poll1_5= 25
| poll1_6= 24
| poll1_7= 24
| poll1_8= RV
| poll1_9= 20
| poll1_10= 23
| poll1_11= 20
| poll1_12= 24
| poll1_13= RV
| poll1_14= RV
| poll1_15= RV
| poll1_16= RV
| poll1_17= RV
| poll1_18= NR
| poll1_19= NR
| poll1_20= RV
| poll2title = Coaches
| poll2firstweek = 0
| poll2lastweek = 20
| poll2_0= 17
| poll2_1= 16
| poll2_2= 17
| poll2_3= 24
| poll2_4= 24
| poll2_5= 25
| poll2_6= 25
| poll2_7= RV
| poll2_8= RV
| poll2_9= 22
| poll2_10= 24
| poll2_11= 21
| poll2_12= 24
| poll2_13= RV
| poll2_14= NR
| poll2_15= NR
| poll2_16= NR
| poll2_17= NR
| poll2_18= NR
| poll2_19= NR
| poll2_20= RV
}}
See also
{{see also|2023–24 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team}}
References
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{{North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball navbox}}
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