North Carolina Tar Heels
Atlantic Coast Conference
2011-12 Stats
| OVERALL RECORD | Atlantic RECORD |
| 20-11 | 9-7 |
2012 Player Commits
| Commits | ESPN 100 Commits |
| 6 | 4 |
Recruiting Class:
Allisha Gray, G
Sandersville, GA
May 5, 2012
- Washington County H.S. (GA)
- Scouts Grade: 96
- Position Rank (G): 4
No. 8 Allisha Gray joins a busy '13 recruiting day
Allisha Gray of Sandersville, Ga., has verbally committed to North Carolina, according to her father, Al. The 6-foot junior wing also considered Kentucky, Maryland, South Carolina and Tennessee before deciding on the Tar Heels.
Gray, who is the No. 8 prospect in the ESPN HoopGurlz Super 60 for the 2013 class, is the fourth player to pledge to UNC on Saturday. She joins No. 3 Diamond DeShields of Norcross, Ga., No. 15 Stephanie Mavunga of Brownsburg, Ind., and No. 18 Jessica Washington of Tulsa, Okla. The quartet isn't alone, as previously committing to North Carolina were Tanisha Brown of Myrtle Beach, S.C., and twin sisters Bria and Briana Day of Raleigh, N.C.
Gray, who is the No. 8 prospect in the ESPN HoopGurlz Super 60 for the 2013 class, is the fourth player to pledge to UNC on Saturday. She joins No. 3 Diamond DeShields of Norcross, Ga., No. 15 Stephanie Mavunga of Brownsburg, Ind., and No. 18 Jessica Washington of Tulsa, Okla. The quartet isn't alone, as previously committing to North Carolina were Tanisha Brown of Myrtle Beach, S.C., and twin sisters Bria and Briana Day of Raleigh, N.C.
Stephanie Mavunga, F
Brownsburg, IN
May 5, 2012
- Brownsburg H.S. (IN)
- Scouts Grade: 95
- Position Rank (F): 5
No. 15 Stephanie Mavunga is headed to Chapel Hill
Stephanie Mavunga of Brownsburg, Ind., said has verbally committed to North Carolina. The 6-foot-2 forward, ranked No. 15 in the ESPN HoopGurlz Super 60 for the 2013 class, also considered Connecticut, Indiana, Louisville, Purdue and Stanford.
No. 18 Jessica Washington commits to an ACC school
Jessica Washington of Tulsa, Okla., has verbally committed to North Carolina, according to her father, Travis Washington.
"I just think all the things we were looking for in a school were there," Travis Washington said. "Academically the school is great and has a great physical therapy school. And at North Carolina, she gets to compete for national championships."
Washington, a 5-foot-8 junior point guard at Jenks High School, is ranked 18th in the ESPN HoopGurlz Super 60.
"I just think all the things we were looking for in a school were there," Travis Washington said. "Academically the school is great and has a great physical therapy school. And at North Carolina, she gets to compete for national championships."
Washington, a 5-foot-8 junior point guard at Jenks High School, is ranked 18th in the ESPN HoopGurlz Super 60.
Diamond DeShields pledges to an ACC program
Diamond DeShields, the No. 3 prospect in the ESPN HoopGurlz Super 60, told ESPN HoopGurlz she has verbally committed to North Carolina. The 6-foot-2 junior wing chose the Tar Heels over finalists Connecticut, Duke, Maryland and Tennessee.
"I felt at North Carolina I can be myself on and off the court," DeShields said. "Coach (Sylvia) Hatchell develops players into young women."
DeShields is the highest ranked player to commit in the 2013 class to date and only the second five-star player to make a verbal commitment.
"I feel like once you get that feeling, you should do it," DeShields said. "I have had this feeling about some of the other schools, but never for this long."
DeShields said with her mind made up she didn't want to lead any of the other schools on in the recruiting process. She now shifts her focus to USA Basketball U17 national team trials later this month before the the July viewing period where she and her AOT Lady Rebels are hoping to redeem some close losses from the spring.
"I felt at North Carolina I can be myself on and off the court," DeShields said. "Coach (Sylvia) Hatchell develops players into young women."
DeShields is the highest ranked player to commit in the 2013 class to date and only the second five-star player to make a verbal commitment.
"I feel like once you get that feeling, you should do it," DeShields said. "I have had this feeling about some of the other schools, but never for this long."
DeShields said with her mind made up she didn't want to lead any of the other schools on in the recruiting process. She now shifts her focus to USA Basketball U17 national team trials later this month before the the July viewing period where she and her AOT Lady Rebels are hoping to redeem some close losses from the spring.
Antoinette Bannister, G
Jacksonville, FL
Feb 8, 2012
- Potters House Christian (FL)
- Scouts Grade: 93
- ESPN100 Rank: 59
- Position Rank (G): 23
No. 58 Antoinette Bannister reaches rare milestones
Antoinette Bannister of Jacksonville, Fla., was honored before her Potter's House Christian Academy's (Jacksonville, Fla.) senior night as the all-time leading scorer for girls' basketball in the stateFlorida, according to her father and the team's head coach, Tony Bannister.
On the Feb. 3, 79-75 victory over ING Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), Bannister finished with 45 points, 14 rebounds and 8 steals while converging 14 of 15 attempts from the free-throw line. That effort put Bannister over 4,450 points in her career as well as eclipsing 2,300 assists and 657 3-point shots made.
Because Potter's House is not a member of the Florida High School Federation the record is unofficial. If the team were a member school the total would have earned Bannister a post on the National High School Federation's (NHSF) national scoring list, at third all-time behind Adrian McGowen's 5,424 points for Goodrich (Texas) from 2003-06, and Missy Thomas' 4,506 points for Gibsland-Coleman (Gibsland, La.) from 1992-95.
Bannister's 657 threes made would rank first nationally if it were acknowledged by the NHSF, well ahead of current record of 500, set by Ashley Wirtzberger of Gila Bend (Ariz.) from 2007-10. Her assist totals also would be enough for top honors in the national career list, ahead of the current record of 1,169 assists set by Mary Johnson of Longview (Texas), set from 1980-83.
On the Feb. 3, 79-75 victory over ING Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), Bannister finished with 45 points, 14 rebounds and 8 steals while converging 14 of 15 attempts from the free-throw line. That effort put Bannister over 4,450 points in her career as well as eclipsing 2,300 assists and 657 3-point shots made.
Because Potter's House is not a member of the Florida High School Federation the record is unofficial. If the team were a member school the total would have earned Bannister a post on the National High School Federation's (NHSF) national scoring list, at third all-time behind Adrian McGowen's 5,424 points for Goodrich (Texas) from 2003-06, and Missy Thomas' 4,506 points for Gibsland-Coleman (Gibsland, La.) from 1992-95.
Bannister's 657 threes made would rank first nationally if it were acknowledged by the NHSF, well ahead of current record of 500, set by Ashley Wirtzberger of Gila Bend (Ariz.) from 2007-10. Her assist totals also would be enough for top honors in the national career list, ahead of the current record of 1,169 assists set by Mary Johnson of Longview (Texas), set from 1980-83.
Xylina McDaniel, F
Blythewood, SC
Oct 24, 2011
- Spring Valley H.S. (SC)
- Scouts Grade: 95
- ESPN100 Rank: 26
- Position Rank (F): 6
No. 25 Xylina McDaniel makes her choice
Xylina McDaniel of Blythewood, S.C., has verbally committed to North Carolina, her father, Xavier McDaniel, told ESPN HoopGurlz. The No. 25 prospect in the ESPNU HoopGurlz 100 chose UNC over her finalist, South Carolina, and made the pledge while on an unofficial visit this weekend.
McDaniel, the 6-foot-2 forward who has a 4-star rating, made her official visit to the Chapel Hill campus on Sept. 17. She becomes the highest ranked prospect in the Tar Heels' 2012 recruiting class. She joins No. 57 N'Dea Bryant of Goose Creek, S.C., a 6-0 wing; No. 58 Antoinette Bannister of Jacksonville, Fla., a 5-10 guard; and No. 80 Hillary Fuller of Fernandina Beach, Fla., a 6-1 forward, in head coach Sylvia Hatchell's haul.
McDaniel, the 6-foot-2 forward who has a 4-star rating, made her official visit to the Chapel Hill campus on Sept. 17. She becomes the highest ranked prospect in the Tar Heels' 2012 recruiting class. She joins No. 57 N'Dea Bryant of Goose Creek, S.C., a 6-0 wing; No. 58 Antoinette Bannister of Jacksonville, Fla., a 5-10 guard; and No. 80 Hillary Fuller of Fernandina Beach, Fla., a 6-1 forward, in head coach Sylvia Hatchell's haul.
N'Dea Bryant, W
Goose Creek, SC
Jun 6, 2011
- Goose Creek H.S. (SC)
- Scouts Grade: 93
- ESPN100 Rank: 58
- Position Rank (W): 9
No. 40 N'Dea Bryant gives an ACC program three top 60 commits in 2012
N'Dea Bryant, the No. 40 prospect in the ESPNU HoopGurlz 100, told ESPN HoopGurlz she verbally committed to North Carolina today. She chose the Tar Heels over finalists Clemson and Florida State.
Bryant, a 6-foot wing from Goose Creek, S.C., joins a UNC class which already has commitments No. 52 Antoinette Bannister, a 5-10 combo guard, and No. 59 Hillary Fuller, a 6-1 forward. Both Bannister and Fuller attend Potter's House Christian in Jacksonville, Fla.
UNC landing Bryant gives the program three commitments in both the 2012 and 2013 classes. Sylvia Hatchell's program has been aggressive in recruiting underclassmen as well with verbal commitments from 5-5 point guard Jamie Cherry, an ESPNU HoopGurlz 100 Watch List prospect in the 2014 class, and 5-8 point guard Te'a Cooper.
Bryant, a 6-foot wing from Goose Creek, S.C., joins a UNC class which already has commitments No. 52 Antoinette Bannister, a 5-10 combo guard, and No. 59 Hillary Fuller, a 6-1 forward. Both Bannister and Fuller attend Potter's House Christian in Jacksonville, Fla.
UNC landing Bryant gives the program three commitments in both the 2012 and 2013 classes. Sylvia Hatchell's program has been aggressive in recruiting underclassmen as well with verbal commitments from 5-5 point guard Jamie Cherry, an ESPNU HoopGurlz 100 Watch List prospect in the 2014 class, and 5-8 point guard Te'a Cooper.
North Carolina goes far into the future with a 2015 commitment
Te'a Cooper, the 5-foot-8 guard from Powder Springs, Ga., has accepted a scholarship offer from North Carolina. Renardo Hudson, one of her AOT Lady Rebels club team coaches, told ESPN HoopGurlz about Cooper's verbal commitment. She was also interested in Duke, LSU, South Carolina, Clemon, Pitt and Rutgers.
"She said she liked the coaching staff, the tradition, the campus and the style of play," Hudson added.
Cooper is the first 2015 prospect (finishing her eighth grade school year) to report a verbal commitment to date.
"She said she liked the coaching staff, the tradition, the campus and the style of play," Hudson added.
Cooper is the first 2015 prospect (finishing her eighth grade school year) to report a verbal commitment to date.
UNC gets two Day's in one day.
Twin sisters, and 2013 prospects, Briana and Bria Day have given their verbal commitments to North Carolina, according to Ty Cox the director of their Carolina All-Stars club team. The pair of 6-foot-4 posts gives Sylvia Hatchell three committed prospects in the 2013 class to go with the four players signed in the 2011 class and the two verbally committed in 2012.
Cox told ESPN HoopGurlz in an email the Durham natives made the commitment during a unofficial visit to the Chapel Hill, N.C., campus. Briana, a four-star rated forward-center prospect, and Bria, a three-star post prospect, helped lead Millbrook HIgh School to the 4A state championship game this winter. Briana earned NCHSAA Eastern Regional MVP honors and CAP-8 All Conference in the process.
North Carolina is ahead of everyone in total underclass recruits. The Day sisters will join Tanisha Brown, a four-star guard from South Carolina in the Tarheels' 2013 haul. The program has a pair of Potter's House Christian (Jacksonville, Fla.) teammates committed for the 2012 class -- guard Antoinette Bannister and forward Hillary Fuller -- both of whom are ranked in the ESPNU Super 60.
It doesn't stop there either, Hatchell has a verbal commitment form Jamie Cherry, a 5-5 point guard who is an ESPNU HoopGurlz Watch List prospect in the 2014 class.
Cox told ESPN HoopGurlz in an email the Durham natives made the commitment during a unofficial visit to the Chapel Hill, N.C., campus. Briana, a four-star rated forward-center prospect, and Bria, a three-star post prospect, helped lead Millbrook HIgh School to the 4A state championship game this winter. Briana earned NCHSAA Eastern Regional MVP honors and CAP-8 All Conference in the process.
North Carolina is ahead of everyone in total underclass recruits. The Day sisters will join Tanisha Brown, a four-star guard from South Carolina in the Tarheels' 2013 haul. The program has a pair of Potter's House Christian (Jacksonville, Fla.) teammates committed for the 2012 class -- guard Antoinette Bannister and forward Hillary Fuller -- both of whom are ranked in the ESPNU Super 60.
It doesn't stop there either, Hatchell has a verbal commitment form Jamie Cherry, a 5-5 point guard who is an ESPNU HoopGurlz Watch List prospect in the 2014 class.
UNC dips into 2014 class for a point guard commitment
Jamie Cherry, the 5-foot-5 point guard from Newburn, N.C., has given her verbal commitment to North Carolina, her father James Cherry told ESPN HoopGurlz. The three-star lead guard is a freshman at West Craven High School (Vanceboro, N.C.). She is the second underclass player, from either the 2013 or 2014 class, to commit to the Tar Heels, joining Tanisha Brown from South Carolina. UNC has two players on tap for the 2012 class to date.
Brittany Roundtree, PG
Jacksonville, FL
Mar 12, 2011
- Potters House Christian (FL)
- Scouts Grade: 93
- ESPN100 Rank: 53
- Position Rank (PG): 11
No. 2 Potter's vs. No. 7 Riverdale declared "no contest"
Clarifying conflicting versions of his tournament's shortened championship game, Nate Hartman, director of the National Christian School Athletic Association, said officials declared the Saturday game between No. 2 Potter's House Christian (Jacksonville, Fla.) and No. 7 Riverdale Baptist (Upper Marlboro, Md.) a "no contest."
"The game ended with officials calling a double disqualification on both teams," Hartman said.
Both benches cleared with Potter's House leading 68-50 and 3:23 to play. It was unclear, on video streamed by iHigh.com, what ignited the situation. Some jawing back and forth, and rough play, proceeded the fracas. Hartman said neither team was an "innocent party."
"I hated to see it end that way," Potter's House coach Tony Bannister said.
Brittany Roundtree, a senior guard bound for North Carolina, scored 25 points to lead Potter's House in the game played in Erie, Pa.
"The game ended with officials calling a double disqualification on both teams," Hartman said.
Both benches cleared with Potter's House leading 68-50 and 3:23 to play. It was unclear, on video streamed by iHigh.com, what ignited the situation. Some jawing back and forth, and rough play, proceeded the fracas. Hartman said neither team was an "innocent party."
"I hated to see it end that way," Potter's House coach Tony Bannister said.
Brittany Roundtree, a senior guard bound for North Carolina, scored 25 points to lead Potter's House in the game played in Erie, Pa.
Hillary Fuller, F
Fernandina Beach, FL
Jan 21, 2011
- Potters House Christian (FL)
- Scouts Grade: 93
- ESPN100 Rank: 81
- Position Rank (F): 16
No. 28 junior Hillary Fuller gives her verbal commitment
Hillary Fuller, the 6-foot-1 forward from Fernandina Beach, Fla., told ESPN HoopGurlz she verbally committed to North Carolina Thursday evening. The junior at Potter's House Christian (Jacksonville, Fla.) is ranked No. 28 in the ESPNU HoopGurlz Super 60.
"(UNC) has always been in my top five," Fuller said, "and I love the they attack, they play so fast... it's exactly the way we play."
Fuller also noted the school's medical program as a major draw. She didn't consider any offers from schools that did not have a medical school where she could study to be a nurse practitioner, pediatrician or pharmacist.
The timing of Fuller's commitment may catch some off guard, being it's the middle of the high-school season. The Tarheels offered her a scholarship in the late summer and she initially wanted to commit right away. Her father convinced her to take her time and make sure it was the right fit.
Fuller has been on campus numerous times through club ball tournaments, team camps and unofficial visits.
"Just talking with coach (Sylvia Hatchell), whether I can see her or not, I just have a big smile," Fuller said of her future coach, "Just talking to (the coaches) make me excited."
Fuller, a four-star prospect, is the second verbal commit for Hatchell's Tarheels in the 2012 class, joining Potter's House teammate Antoinette Bannister.
"(UNC) has always been in my top five," Fuller said, "and I love the they attack, they play so fast... it's exactly the way we play."
Fuller also noted the school's medical program as a major draw. She didn't consider any offers from schools that did not have a medical school where she could study to be a nurse practitioner, pediatrician or pharmacist.
The timing of Fuller's commitment may catch some off guard, being it's the middle of the high-school season. The Tarheels offered her a scholarship in the late summer and she initially wanted to commit right away. Her father convinced her to take her time and make sure it was the right fit.
Fuller has been on campus numerous times through club ball tournaments, team camps and unofficial visits.
"Just talking with coach (Sylvia Hatchell), whether I can see her or not, I just have a big smile," Fuller said of her future coach, "Just talking to (the coaches) make me excited."
Fuller, a four-star prospect, is the second verbal commit for Hatchell's Tarheels in the 2012 class, joining Potter's House teammate Antoinette Bannister.
Whitney Adams, F
Lombard, IL
Apr 30, 2010
- Montini Catholic H.S. (IL)
- Scouts Grade: 91
- Position Rank (F): 35
Whitney Adams makes a visit and a decision
Whitney Adams, the 6-foot-1 wing from Lombard, Ill., made an unofficial visit to North Carolina this Friday after a solid showing at the Deep South Classic during the April NCAA Certified viewing period. According her high school coach Jason Nichols, the junior from Montini Catholic High School gave her verbal commitment to the Tarheels on the visit.
Adams is the third player in the 2011 class to commit to UNC coach Sylvia Hatchell. She will join guard Brittany Roundtree from Jacksonville, Fla., and wing Danielle Butts from Winterville, N.C.
Danielle Butts, W
Winterville, NC
Nov 29, 2009
- South Central H.S. (NC)
- Scouts Grade: 92
- ESPN100 Rank: 79
- Position Rank (W): 14
No. 58 junior Danielle Butts pulls the trigger on her commitment
Danielle Butts, the 5-foot-10 wing from Winterville, N.C., gave her verbal commitment to North Carolina, her Ga/Lina 76ers club team director Dre Major told ESPN HoopGurlz. The South Central High School junior is the No. 58 prospect in the 2011 class according to ESPN HoopGurlz.
Butts' is the twelfth player in the ESPNU Super 60 to verbally commit to date.
UNC lands top 100 point guard Shannon Smith
Shannon Smith, a 5-foot-7 point guard from Gastonia, N.C., gave her verbal commitment to North Carolina head coach Sylvia Hatchell today on an unofficial visit. The verbal occurred during an unofficial campus visit with her family.
"I love their campus and, of course, their coaching staff and players," Smith told ESPN HoopGurlz. "We had chemistry from the beginning."
Recruitment really picked up with North Carolina earlier this month when Smith played in the program's elite camp. The Heels have always been her favorite school so when the offer came, with the support of her family, she made the commitment the same day.
"It's one of the top programs in the country," Smith said. "And it's a perfect fit with their uptempo style."
Krista Gross, W
Concord, NC
Aug 14, 2008
- Cannon School (NC)
- Scouts Grade: 94
- ESPN100 Rank: 23
- Position Rank (W): 6
No. 29 Krista Gross is down to four.
Krista Gross, ranked No. 29 in the ESPN HoopGurlz Hundred, has narrowed her list of colleges to a final three according to an email from her club program direction Brandon Clay. Gross, from Charlotte, N.C., lists Connecticut, Florida, North Carolina and Stanford.
Gross is a big physical wing with the skill and range to play the shooting guard spot as well. She can overpower a smaller defender inside or rip the net from behind the arc and is ranked as the No. 6 wing in the class of 2009.
Gross is a big physical wing with the skill and range to play the shooting guard spot as well. She can overpower a smaller defender inside or rip the net from behind the arc and is ranked as the No. 6 wing in the class of 2009.
Waltia Rolle, P
Houston, TX
Jun 17, 2008
- Westbury Christian H.S. (TX)
- Scouts Grade: 94
- ESPN100 Rank: 28
- Position Rank (P): 9
ESPN's Super 60 prospect Waltia Rolle picks UNC
Houston's Waltia Rolle, ranked No. 28 in the ESPN HoopGurlz 100, has verbally committed to North Carolina, her high school coach, Reed Sutton, confirmed Monday.
Sutton said Rolle, who had decided on UNC in the spring then chose to consider other schools during the summer, chose the Tar Heels late last week after also considering Maryland, Louisville and Duke.
Rolle is a 6-foot-6 post for Sutton's Westbury Christian program and played with the Cy-Fair Houstonians club team during the summer.
Sutton said Rolle, who had decided on UNC in the spring then chose to consider other schools during the summer, chose the Tar Heels late last week after also considering Maryland, Louisville and Duke.
Rolle is a 6-foot-6 post for Sutton's Westbury Christian program and played with the Cy-Fair Houstonians club team during the summer.