The 2005–06 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Led by head coach Sylvia Hatchell, the Tar Heels played their home games at Carmichael Auditorium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The Tar Heels won the ACC regular season and tournament titles. UNC was one of three ACC schools to play in the 2006 Final Four, joining Duke and Maryland.
2005–06 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball | |
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ACC Tournament Champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Final Four | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 3 |
AP | No. 1 |
Record | 34–4 (11–3 ACC) |
Head coach | |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Carmichael Auditorium |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 North Carolina † | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 33 | – | 2 | .943 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Maryland | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 34 | – | 4 | .895 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Duke | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 31 | – | 4 | .886 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2006 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
Roster
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Schedule and Results
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Nov 3, 2005* 7:00 p.m. |
Premier Players | W 96–85 | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ||||||||
Nov 8, 2005* 7:00 p.m. |
Athletes in Action | W 80–57 | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 18, 2005* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 7 | Davidson | W 86–48 | 1–0 |
Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ||||||
Nov 21, 2005* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 7 | Liberty | W 87–36 | 2–0 |
Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ||||||
Nov 25, 2005* 2:40 p.m. |
vs. Arizona State Caribbean Classic |
W 79–72 | 3–0 |
Cancun, Mexico | |||||||
Nov 26, 2005* 5:10 p.m. |
vs. TCU Caribbean Classic |
W 77–54 | 4–0 |
Cancun, Mexico | |||||||
Nov 29, 2005* 6:00 p.m. |
UNC Asheville | W 83–43 | 5–0 |
Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||||||
Dec 1, 2005* 7:00 p.m. |
Charleston Southern | W 92–38 | 6–0 |
Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||||||
Dec 2, 2005* 7:00 p.m. |
South Florida | W 71–47 | 7–0 |
Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||||||
Dec 5, 2005* 7:30 p.m. |
No. 7 | at No. 8 Connecticut Jimmy V Classic |
W 77–54 | 8–0 |
Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
Dec 8, 2005* 7:00 p.m. |
Wofford | W 87–50 | 9–0 |
Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||||||
Dec 17, 2005* 2:00 p.m. |
Coastal Carolina | W 98–41 | 10–0 |
Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||||||
Dec 20, 2005* 7:00 p.m. |
vs. Vanderbilt | W 87–67 | 11–0 |
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | |||||||
Dec 29, 2005* 7:00 p.m. |
at Old Dominion | W 88–80 OT | 12–0 |
Norfolk, Virginia | |||||||
Dec 31, 2005* 2:00 p.m. |
College of Charleston | W 101–48 | 13–0 |
Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||||||
Jan 6, 2006 7:00 p.m. |
No. 5 | Clemson | W 102–61 | 14–0 (1–0) |
Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ||||||
Jan 9, 2006 7:00 p.m. |
at Miami (FL) | W 90–57 | 15–0 (2–0) |
Coral Gables, Florida | |||||||
Jan 15, 2006 5:00 p.m. |
at NC State | W 65–53 | 16–0 (3–0) |
Raleigh, North Carolina | |||||||
Jan 18, 2006 7:00 p.m. |
Georgia Tech | W 85–56 | 17–0 (4–0) |
Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||||||
Jan 22, 2006 2:00 p.m. |
Florida State | W 68–51 | 18–0 (5–0) |
Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||||||
Jan 27, 2006 7:00 p.m. |
at Wake Forest | W 91–57 | 19–0 (6–0) |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina | |||||||
Jan 29, 2006 7:00 p.m. |
No. 3 | at No. 2 Duke | W 74–70 | 20–0 (7–0) |
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina | ||||||
Feb 2, 2006 7:00 p.m. |
NC State | W 75–58 | 21–0 (8–0) |
Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||||||
Feb 5, 2006 2:00 p.m. |
Georgia Tech | W 75–56 | 22–0 (9–0) |
Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||||||
Feb 9, 2006 7:00 p.m. |
No. 1 | No. 6 Maryland | L 95–98 OT | 22–1 (9–1) |
Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ||||||
Feb 12, 2006 5:25 p.m. |
at Virginia | W 72–60 | 23–1 (10–1) |
Charlottesville, Virginia | |||||||
Feb 17, 2006 6:30 p.m. |
at Virginia Tech | W 84–75 | 24–1 (11–1) |
Blacksburg, Virginia | |||||||
Feb 20, 2006 7:00 p.m. |
No. 2 | Boston College | W 69–62 | 25–1 (12–1) |
Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ||||||
Feb 25, 2006 2:00 p.m. |
No. 2 | No. 1 Duke | W 77–65 | 26–1 (13–1) |
Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ||||||
ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 3, 2006* 11:00 a.m. |
No. 1 | vs. Virginia Quarterfinals |
W 82–56 | 27–1 |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC | ||||||
Mar 4, 2006* 1:30 p.m. |
No. 1 | vs. NC State Semifinals |
W 90–69 | 28–1 |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC | ||||||
Mar 5, 2006* 1:00 p.m. |
No. 1 | vs. No. 4 Maryland Championship game |
W 91–80 | 29–1 |
Greensboro Coliseum (10,746) Greensboro, NC | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 18, 2006* 8:00 p.m. |
(1 CLE) No. 1 | vs. (16 CLE) UC Riverside First round |
W 75–51 | 30–1 |
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||
Mar 20, 2006* 7:00 p.m. |
(1 CLE) No. 1 | at (8 CLE) Vanderbilt Second round |
W 89–70 | 31–1 |
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||
Mar 26, 2006* 2:30 p.m. |
(1 CLE) No. 1 | vs. (4 CLE) No. 11 Purdue Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen |
W 70–68 | 32–1 |
Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio | ||||||
Mar 28, 2006* 7:00 p.m. |
(1 CLE) No. 1 | vs. (2 CLE) No. 6 Tennessee Regional Final – Elite Eight |
W 75–63[1] | 33–1 |
Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio | ||||||
Apr 2, 2006* 7:00 p.m. |
(1 CLE) No. 1 | vs. (2 ABQ) No. 3 Maryland National Semifinal – Final Four |
L 70–81[2] | 33–2 |
TD Garden Boston, Massachusetts | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
Source [3]
Rankings
editWeek | |||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
AP | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Not released |
Coaches | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
References
edit- ^ "Tar Heels in Final Four, Will Face a Familiar Foe". The Washington Post. March 28, 2006. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
- ^ "Tar Heels Fall To Terps in National Semis, 81-70". UNC Athletics. April 2, 2006. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
- ^ "2005-06 Women's Basketball Schedule". UNC Athletics. Retrieved July 7, 2024.