North Carolina Women's Basketball 2025 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 
North Carolina Tar Heels
 
ACC (27-7, 13-5)
 
 
Big Wins: 1/9 Duke (53-46), 2/16 NC State (66-65)
Bad Losses: 12/15 Georgia Tech (76-82), 3/2 Virginia (75-78)
Coach: Courtney Banghart
 
Probable Starters:
Maria Gakdeng, Senior, Forward, 11.3 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 1.2 bpg
Reniya Kelly, Sophomore, Guard, 9.9 ppg, 2.1 apg
Indya Nivar, Junior, Guard, 8.4 ppg, 2.1 apg, 4.4 rpg, 2.0 spg
Alyssa Ustby, Senior, Guard, 10.6 ppg, 2.9 apg, 9.5 rpg, 1.0 bpg
Lexi Donarski, Senior, Guard, 10.6 ppg, 1.4 apg
 
Key Role Players:
Ciera Toomey, Freshman, Forward, 3.5 ppg, 2.3 rpg
Lanie Grant, Freshman, Guard, 7.4 ppg, 1.1 apg
Trayanna Crisp, Junior, Guard, 6.2 ppg, 1.3 apg
Grace Townsend, Senior, Guard, 4.6 ppg, 2.5 apg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 71.7 (79th in nation, 11th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 57.9 (46, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.4 (92, 11)
Field-Goal Defense: 36.7 (21, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.7 (59, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.3 (68, 8)
Free-Throw Percentage: 66.9 (295, 18)
Rebound Margin: 2.9 (110, 8)
Assists Per Game: 14.6 (101, 12)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.1 (35, 4)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2024NCAARound of 64 win over Michigan State
2024NCAARound of 32 loss to South Carolina
2023NCAARound of 64 win over St. John's
2023NCAARound of 32 loss to Ohio State
2022NCAARound of 64 win over Stephen F. Austin
2022NCAARound of 32 win over Arizona
2022NCAARegional Semifinal loss to South Carolina
2021NCAARound of 64 loss to Alabama
2019NCAAFirst Round loss to California
2015NCAARound of 64 win over Liberty
2015NCAARound of 32 win over Ohio State
2015NCAARegional Semifinal loss to South Carolina
2014NCAARound of 64 win over Tennessee-Martin
2014NCAARound of 32 win over Michigan State
2014NCAARegional Semifinal win over South Carolina
2014NCAARegional Final loss to Stanford
2013NCAARound of 64 win over Albany
2013NCAARound of 32 loss to Delaware
2011NCAARound of 64 win over Fresno State
2011NCAARound of 32 win over Kentucky
2011NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Stanford
2010NCAARound of 64 loss to Gonzaga
2009NCAARound of 64 win over Central Florida
2009NCAARound of 32 loss to Purdue
2008NCAARound of 64 win over Bucknell
2008NCAARound of 32 win over Georgia
2008NCAARegional Semifinal win over Louisville
2008NCAARegional Final loss to LSU
2007NCAARound of 64 win over Prairie View
2007NCAARound of 32 win over Notre Dame
2007NCAARegional Semifinal win over George Washington
2007NCAARegional Final win over Purdue
2007NCAANational Semifinal loss to Tennessee
 
*all team stats through 3/6