The 2007-08 UNC Tarheels
2 Erlana Larkins 6-1 F Sr.
3 Trinity Bursey 5-10 F So.
11 Alex Miller 5-6 G Sr.
14 Heather Claytor 5-8 G Jr
15 Christina Dewitt 6-2 F Jr.
21 Iman McFarland 6-3 F Jr.
24 Meghan Austin 5-7 G Sr.
30 LaToya Pringle 6-3 F/C Sr.
32 Rashanda McCants 6-1 F Jr
34 Martina Wood 6-2 F/C Jr.
51 Jessica Breland 6-3 F So
X Italee Lucas 5-8 G Fr
Xx Cetera DeGraffenreid 5-5 G Fr
XX Rebecca Grey 5-10 G Fr
2007 minutes and scoring average with departing Seniors in red
12 Ivory Latta 31.1 . 16.2
20 Camille Little. 28.2 . 13.7
02 Larkins, Erlana.. 26.3 . 12.9
30 LaToya Pringle 23.5 . 9.7
32 Rashanda McCants..21.2 9.4
51 Jessica Breland..... 14.4 . 6.5
11 Alex Miller......... 23.2 . 5.8
14 Heather Claytor.....13.8 . 4.4
15 Christina Dewitt.... 10.9 3.7
21 Iman McFarland......10.5 . 3.1
03 Bursey, Trinity 5.3 . 1.3
24 Meghan Austin....... 4.8 . 0.8
Like Duke UNC must replace two top scorers 30ppg and fill 60 minutes of playing time
UNC has nice balance with 6 guards and 7 F/C on the 13 player roster. Larkins, Pringle, McCants and Breland/DeWitt/McFarland give the heels a very experienced 6'3 6'1 6'1 6'2 6'3 6'3 front line subs. Miller and Claytor are the most experienced guards and Lucas and DeGraffenreid were highly sought recruits.
This should be an excellent UNC team that will be tough to beat come tournament time. The Tarheels will once again fight it out with Maryland and Duke for ACC honors and I would expect them to be an Elite Eight team come March/April. In fact it would not be surprising to see yet another UNC/Tennessee regional final for a spot in the Final Four.
It won't be automatic - Little and Latta were both great players, but there's plenty of talent in Chapel Hill and not much margin between the three ACC contenders.
Latta was the Tarheels only real 3 point threat. Claytor 33% and Miller 25% weren't very good so the Heels need to find some outside shooting to open up the inside.
If UNC's SOS is anything like as weak as last year UNC will have a bunch of cupcakes to bury before getting into the ACC and plenty of time to practice up before the NCAA.
Last year's UNC schedule featured:
177 East Tenn St W 96-35
302 Winston-Salem St W 83-32
264 Elon W 90-36
328 vs Sacramento St W 99-38
112 UNC Greensboro W 103-48
215 Wofford W 95-36
320 South Carolina St W 92-42
210 vs Coastal Carolina W 87-48
153 vs St. John's W 87-43
162 Delaware St W 87-40
222 Tennessee Tech W 93-52
203 Wake Forest
that's 3 of the worst RPI teams in the country (there are only 328)
My guess is that Tennessee will face UNC (a 2 seed) in the regional final again this year and win.
