#12 North Carolina Women's Basketball 2022-2023 Preview

 
 
North Carolina Tar Heels
 
Overall Rank: #12
Conference Rank: #5 ACC
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2021-22 Record: 25-7, 13-5
2021-22 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Courtney Banghart
Coach Record: 54-32 at North Carolina, 308-135 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Carlie Littlefield, Guard, 8.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.7 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Deja Kelly, Junior, Guard, 16.5 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 2.6 apg
Alyssa Ustby, Junior, Guard, 12.9 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 2.3 apg
Kennedy Todd-Williams, Junior, Guard, 10.8 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 2.2 apg
Eva Hodgson, Senior, Guard, 9.1 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 2.5 apg
Anya Poole, Junior, Forward, 7.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 0.8 apg
Destiny Adams, Sophomore, Forward, 3.0 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 0.3 apg
Malu Tshitenge, Senior, Forward, 2.2 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 0.0 apg
Alexandra Zelaya, Junior, Forward, 1.8 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 0.5 apg
Ariel Young, Senior, Guard, DNP last season
 
Key New Players:
Teonni Key, Freshman, Forward
Kayla McPherson, Freshman, Guard
Paulina Paris, Freshman, Guard
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 73.1 (33rd in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 55.8 (21, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 41.4 (116, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 34.6 (6, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.6 (187, 10)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 31.3 (142, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.2 (159, 6)
Rebound Margin: 6.7 (31, 2)
Assists Per Game: 13.9 (113, 8)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.6 (57, 3)