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

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.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2015* 6:00 pm | No. 21 | Wingate | W 59–48 | | Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC |
| 11/09/2015* 6:00 pm | No. 21 | Mount Olive | W 99–45 | | Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 4:00 pm | No. 21 | Gardner–Webb | L 65–66 | 0–1 | Carmichael Arena (1,527) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 11/15/2015* 12:30 pm | No. 21 | Oregon | L 77–79 | 0–2 | Carmichael Arena (2,036) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 11/17/2015* 6:00 pm | | Florida A&M | W 94–58 | 1–2 | Carmichael Arena (1,423) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 11/20/2015* 6:00 pm | | Fairleigh Dickinson Hall of Fame Women’s Challenge | W 64–46 | 2–2 | Carmichael Arena (1,676) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 11/21/2015* 3:00 pm | | Iona Hall of Fame Women’s Challenge | W 64–52 | 3–2 | Carmichael Arena (1,793) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 11/22/2015* 3:00 pm | | Yale Hall of Fame Women’s Challenge | W 70–63 | 4–2 | Carmichael Arena (2,135) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 11/25/2015* 6:00 pm | | Pacific | L 63–66 | 4–3 | Carmichael Arena (1,694) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 11/29/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Gonzaga Hall of Fame Women’s Challenge | W 67–62 | 5–3 | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| 12/02/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | No. 15 Northwestern ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 72–85 | 5–4 | Carmichael Arena (1,664) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 12/12/2015* 2:00 pm | | Appalachian State | W 68–59 | 6–4 | Carmichael Arena (2,486) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 12/14/2015* 8:00 pm, FSOK | | at Oklahoma State | L 67–77 | 6–5 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,672) Stillwater, OK |
| 12/16/2015* 4:00 pm | | USC Upstate | W 80–40 | 7–5 | Carmichael Arena (1,487) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 12/20/2015* 3:00 pm, ASN | | vs. Southern Miss Carolinas Challenge | W 69–62 | 8–5 | Myrtle Beach Convention Center Myrtle Beach, SC |
| 12/29/2015* 2:00 pm | | New Hampshire | W 65–60 | 9–5 | Carmichael Arena (1,646) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 12/31/2015* 1:00 pm | | Maine | W 59–58 | 10–5 | Carmichael Arena (1,732) Chapel Hill, NC |
| ACC regular season ||||||
| 01/03/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Clemson | W 72–56 | 11–5 (1–0) | Carmichael Arena (2,163) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 01/07/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Syracuse | W 77–73 | 12–5 (2–0) | Carmichael Arena (1,724) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 01/10/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 3 Notre Dame | L 54–88 | 12–6 (2–1) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,942) South Bend, IN |
| 01/14/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Georgia Tech | L 73–80 | 12–7 (2–2) | Hank McCamish Pavilion (917) Atlanta, GA |
| 01/17/2016 12:30 pm, RSN | | No. 21 Miami (FL) | L 61–76 | 12–8 (2–3) | Carmichael Arena (2,761) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 01/21/2016 7:00 pm | | at Wake Forest | L 63–75 | 12–9 (2–4) | LJVM Coliseum (635) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 01/24/2016 3:00 pm, RSN | | at Duke | L 55–71 | 12–10 (2–5) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (7,622) Durham, NC |
| 01/31/2016 2:00 pm | | at NC State Carolina–State Game | L 49–78 | 12–11 (2–6) | Broughton HS (2,811) Raleigh, NC |
| 02/04/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Louisville | L 60–78 | 12–12 (2–7) | Carmichael Arena (2,176) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 02/07/2016 1:00 pm | | at Boston College | W 86–78 | 13–12 (3–7) | Conte Forum (1,112) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 02/11/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Virginia Tech | W 71–67 | 14–12 (4–7) | Carmichael Arena (1,752) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 02/14/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 10 Florida State | L 63–94 | 14–13 (4–8) | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (3,534) Tallahassee, FL |
| 02/18/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Pittsburgh | L 60–76 | 14–14 (4–9) | Carmichael Arena (1,727) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 02/21/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | NC State Carolina–State Game | L 66–80 | 14–15 (4–10) | Carmichael Arena (3,872) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 02/25/2016 7:00 pm, RSN | | at Virginia | L 68–72 | 14–16 (4–11) | John Paul Jones Arena (3,109) Charlottesville, VA |
| 02/28/2016 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Duke | L 57–93 | 14–17 (4–12) | Carmichael Arena (4,762) Chapel Hill, NC |
| ACC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/02/2016 1:00 pm, RSN | | vs. Pittsburgh First Round | L 72–82 $^{OT}$ | 14–18 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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## Rankings

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