# 2022–23 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team

The 2022–23 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tar Heels were led by head coach Courtney Banghart, who was in her fourth season as the Tar Heel head coach. 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 finished the season 22–11 overall record and 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the seventh seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated Clemson in the Second Round before losing to rivals Duke in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were the six seed in the Seattle 3 Regional. They defeated eleven seed St. John's before losing to third seed Ohio State in the Second Round to end their season.

## Previous season

The Tar Heels finished the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season with a record of 25–7. They went 13–5 in ACC play, finishing in a three-way tie for third place in the conference. Due to tiebreakers, they earned the 4th seed and a double bye in the ACC tournament. They were defeated by Virginia Tech in the quarterfinals. The Tar Heels earned the 5th seed in the Greensboro region of the NCAA tournament, making it to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to the region's number one seed, South Carolina.

## Off-season
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Carlie Littlefield | 2 | G | 5'9" | Graduate Student | Waukee, IA | Completed eligibliity |
| Morasha Wiggins | 24 | G | 6'0" | Freshman | Kalamazoo, MI | Transferred to Arizona State |
| Jaelynn Murray | 30 | F | 6'2" | Senior | Columbia, SC | Graduated |

### Additions
#### Recruiting class

Source:
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Paulina Paris G | Congers, NY | Saddle River Day School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A | Oct 30, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 95 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: ||||||

## Schedule

Source
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| November 9, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 12 | Jackson State | W 91–59 | 1–0 | Carmichael Arena (2,315) Chapel Hill, NC |
| November 12, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 12 | TCU | W 75–48 | 2–0 | Carmichael Arena (2,015) Chapel Hill, NC |
| November 16, 2022* 11:00 a.m., ACCNX | No. 13 | South Carolina State | W 93–25 | 3–0 | Carmichael Arena (2,293) Chapel Hill, NC |
| November 20, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 13 | at James Madison | W 76–65 | 4–0 | Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,255) Harrisonburg, VA |
| November 24, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 8 | vs. No. 18 Oregon Phil Knight Invitational semifinals | W 85–79 | 5–0 | Chiles Center Portland, OR |
| November 27, 2022* 7:30 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 8 | vs. No. 5 Iowa State Phil Knight Invitational championship | W 73–64 | 6–0 | Moda Center Portland, OR |
| December 1, 2022* 6:00 p.m., BTN | No. 6 | at No. 5 Indiana Big Ten/ACC Challenge | L 63–87 | 6–1 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (5,939) Bloomington, IN |
| December 7, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 8 | UNCW | W 64–42 | 7–1 | Carmichael Arena (1,918) Chapel Hill, NC |
| December 11, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 8 | Wofford | W 99–67 | 8–1 | Carmichael Arena (1,934) Chapel Hill, NC |
| December 16, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 7 | USC Upstate | W 89–47 | 9–1 | Carmichael Arena (1,688) Chapel Hill, NC |
| December 20, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 6 | vs. No. 19 Michigan Jumpman Invitational | L 68–76 | 9–2 | Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC |
| ACC Regular Season ||||||
| December 29, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCRSN | No. 13 | Florida State | L 71–78 | 9–3 (0–1) | Carmichael Arena (2,237) Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 1, 2023 4:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 13 | at No. 7 Virginia Tech | L 65–68 | 9–4 (0–2) | Cassell Coliseum (4,186) Blacksburg, VA |
| January 5, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 22 | at Miami (FL) | L 58–62 | 9–5 (0–3) | Watsco Center (2,044) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 8, 2023 4:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 22 | No. 4 Notre Dame | W 60–50 | 10–5 (1–3) | Carmichael Arena (3,976) Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 12, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 22 | at Virginia | W 70–59 | 11–5 (2–3) | John Paul Jones Arena (3,191) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 15, 2023 3:30 p.m., ESPN | No. 22 | No. 11 NC State Rivalry | W 56–47 | 12–5 (3–3) | Carmichael Arena (6,319) Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 19, 2023 8:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 17 | No. 13 Duke Rivalry | W 61–56 | 13–5 (4–3) | Carmichael Arena (5,003) Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 22, 2023 4:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 17 | Georgia Tech | W 70–57 | 14–5 (5–3) | Carmichael Arena (4,418) Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 26, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 15 | at Pittsburgh | W 72–57 | 15–5 (6–3) | Petersen Events Center (571) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 29, 2023 4:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 15 | at Clemson | W 69–58 | 16–5 (7–3) | Littlejohn Coliseum (2,556) Clemson, SC |
| February 2, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCRSN | No. 11 | Virginia | W 73–62 | 17–5 (8–3) | Carmichael Arena (2,490) Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 5, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 11 | at Louisville | L 55–62 | 17–6 (8–4) | KFC Yum! Center (10,069) Louisville, KY |
| February 9, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 14 | at Syracuse | L 67–75 | 17–7 (8–5) | Carrier Dome (1,932) Syracuse, NY |
| February 12, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 14 | Boston College | W 73–55 | 18–7 (9–5) | Carmichael Arena (2,841) Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 16, 2023 8:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 19 | at NC State Rivalry | L 66–77 $^{OT}$ | 18–8 (9–6) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| February 19, 2023 4:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 19 | Wake Forest | W 71–58 | 19–8 (10–6) | Carmichael Arena (3,724) Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 23, 2023 8:00 p.m., ACCRSN | No. 22 | No. 9 Virginia Tech | L 59–61 | 19–9 (10–7) | Carmichael Arena (2,908) Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 26, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN | No. 22 | at No. 11 Duke Rivalry | W 45–41 | 20–9 (11–7) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| March 2, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCN | (7) No. 18 | vs. (10) Clemson Second Round | W 68–58 | 21–9 | Greensboro Coliseum (4,578) Greensboro, NC |
| March 3, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCN | (7) No. 18 | vs. (2) No. 13 Duke Quarterfinals/Rivalry | L 40–44 | 21–10 | Greensboro Coliseum (7,823) Greensboro, NC |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 18, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN | (6 S3) No. 20 | vs. (11 S3) St. John's First Round | W 61–59 | 22–10 | Value City Arena (6,828) Columbus, OH |
| March 20, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN | (6 S3) No. 20 | at (3 S3) No. 12 Ohio State Second Round | L 69–71 | 22–11 | Value City Arena (5,186) Columbus, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S3=Seattle 3. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Rankings

Note: The AP does not release a final poll.
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |