#17 North Carolina Women's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
North Carolina Tar Heels
 
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #17
 
Conference Rank: #3 ACC
 
 
2022-23 Record: 22-11, 11-7
2022-23 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Courtney Banghart
Coach Record: 76-43 at North Carolina, 330-146 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Kennedy Todd-Williams, Guard, 13.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.3 apg
Eva Hodgson, Guard, 9.2 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 2.8 apg
Destiny Adams, Guard, 4.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 0.5 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Deja Kelly, Senior, Guard, 16.5 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 3.2 apg
Alyssa Ustby, Senior, Forward, 13.2 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 2.3 apg
Kayla McPherson, Sophomore, Guard, 6.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 1.8 apg
Paulina Paris, Sophomore, Guard, 6.3 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 1.3 apg
Anya Poole, Senior, Forward, 5.0 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 0.9 apg
Teonni Key, Sophomore, Forward, 2.4 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 0.3 apg
Alexandra Zelaya, Senior, Forward, 1.4 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 0.7 apg
 
Key New Players:
Sydney Barker, Freshman, Guard
Lexi Donarski, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Iowa State
Maria Gakdeng, Junior, Center, Transfer from Boston College
RyLee Grays, Freshman, Forward
Laila Hull, Freshman, Guard
Reniya Kelly, Freshman, Guard
Indya Nivar, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Stanford
Ciera Toomey, Freshman, Forward
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 68.9 (101st in nation, 8th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 59.8 (65, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 41.6 (130, 10)
Field-Goal Defense: 36.8 (35, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.1 (152, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 31.0 (168, 10)
Free-Throw Percentage: 67.9 (264, 13)
Rebound Margin: 0.6 (169, 11)
Assists Per Game: 12.6 (189, 13)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.5 (102, 4)