#12 Junior Guard 5-6 McConnells, S.C. (York Comprehensive)

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1 Notes Exercise and sport science major Along with teammate Erlana Larkins, is a preseason candidate for the 2006 Wade Trophy and Wooden Award, both of which honor the national player of the year Is just the second player in school history to score 1,000 points by the end of her sophomore year. (The first was Marion Jones in ) Named WBCA National Player of the Month in March of 2005 Other 2005 honors include thirdteam AP All-America, ACC Tournament MVP, first-team All-ACC and All-ACC Tournament, and NCAA Tempe Regional all-region team Tied a school record for free throw percentage in , shooting.863 Already ranks 25th on the ACC career three-pointers list and seventh in ACC history with 153 Her total of 92 three-pointers in ranks second in UNC history and third in ACC history Named one of the top six passers in the game by ESPN.com in 2005 Career Highs Points: 32 (Virginia, 3/6/05) Rebounds: 8 (St. Francis, 11/21/03) Assists: 13 (Georgia St., 12/19/04) Steals: 4 ( six occasions) Blocks: 1 (10 occasions) Minutes: 45 (NC State, 2/20/05) Three-pointers: 5 (four occasions) Career Totals Points: 1025 Rebounds: 180 Assists: 257 Double-doubles: 1 Double-figure scoring games: 52 Double-figure assists games: 2 Page Carolina Women s Basketball #12 Junior Guard 5-6 McConnells, S.C. (York Comprehensive) For the second year in a row, is a preseason candidate for the Wade Trophy, given to the national player of the year... Also a preseason candidate for the 2006 Wooden Award season: Voted ACC Tournament MVP after leading the Tar Heels to the title... She averaged 25.7 points (including a career-high 32 in the semifinals) and shot.500 from the field in UNC s three games... Her tournament performance earned her WBCA National Player of the Month honors for March... Region finalist for Kodak All-America honors... A first-team All-ACC pick with the third-highest number of votes overall... Named to the All-America third team by the Associated Press... As a third-team pick, is the first UNC player to earn A.P. All-America honors since Tracy Reid in Named to the NCAA Tempe Regional all-region team after averaging 20.5 points in the Tar Heels two games there... Against Arizona State on March 26, scored her 1,000th career point and is just the second UNC sophomore (Marion Jones was the first) to reach that mark... Named one of the top six passers in the game by ESPN.com... Finalist for the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Award... Named Female Athlete of the Year by the Raleigh Sports Club... Two-time ACC Player of the Week...Led UNC in scoring with 17.4 points per game and in assists with 4.3 per game... Led the ACC and ranked 17th nationally with a free throw percentage of.863, tying the UNC single-season record... Ranked second in the conference and 13th in the NCAA in three-pointers per game (2.7)... Led the team in minutes played, averaging 34.3 per game... Already ranks seventh on UNC s career three-pointers list with Her total of 92 in ranks second on UNC s single-season list and third in ACC history... Named MVP of the Lady Rebel Shootout after scoring 28 against UNLV in the championship... Recorded her first career double-double against Georgia State with 17 points and a career-high 13 assists Was 10-for-10 from the foul line in the Jan. 14 win at NC State and had a streak of 18 in a row going before a miss against Miami on Jan Played all 40 minutes of the win over top-ranked Duke on Jan. 24, scoring a team-high 13 points in UNC s first win over a No. 1 team... Led the team with 19 points (including three threepointers and all four free throw attempts) in the ACC Tournament win over Miami... Scored a careerhigh 32 points, 19 in the second half, as UNC came back from a 17-point, second-half deficit to beat Vi rginia in the ACC Tournament semifinals... Scored a team-high 26 points in the ACC Tournament final against Duke... Led UNC with 27 points and tied her season high with five three-pointers in the firstround NCAA win over Coppin State season: Named to the All-ACC second team... Received the sixth-highest number of votes overall, missing the first team by one spot... A unanimous selection to the ACC All-Freshman team... Selected for the All-ACC Tournament team after averaging a team-high 17.7 points in the Tar Heels three games... Named to the 10-member Basketball Times All-Freshman Team... Voted the ACC Preseason Rookie of the Year... Followed teammates La Tangela Atkinson ( ) and Leah Metcalf ( ) in the third consecutive year a Tar Heel had been picked for the award... Finished the season averaging 14.0 points per game, second on the team and sixth in the ACC... Led the team in minutes played with an average of 32.6 per game... Started all but two games at point guard... Her season total of 61 three-pointers in led the ACC and ranked as the seventh-highest single-season total in school history... Ranked second in the ACC in three-pointers per game (1.97), fifth in three-point percentage (.347), sixth in free throw percentage (.780), seventh in steals (1.94), eighth in assists (3.55) and ninth in assist/turnover ratio (1.15)... Three-time ACC Rookie of the Week... Earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors for the first time after leading UNC with 16 points in a win over Wofford on Dec In her first collegiate game in her home state,

2 led UNC with 16 points against South Carolina on Dec. 20 in Myrtle Beach... Scored a career-high 30 points in her first ACC game, Jan. 2 against Wake Forest... She s just the second UNC freshman (Tonya Sampson was the first, in 1991) to hit the 30-point mark in a game... Against Georgia Tech on Jan. 22, hit four of her five three-point attempts in the second half and finished 4-for- 7 for the game... Named ACC Rookie of the Week for the second time on Jan. 26 after averaging 14.0 points in the two games of the previous week... Scored 22 points, 20 of them in the second half, in the Jan. 29 win at Virginia... Playing in her home state, led UNC with 15 points at Clemson on Feb Third ACC Rookie honor came on Feb. 16 after she scored a team-high 25 points on 9-for- 16 shooting in a loss to Duke two days earlier... Scored 17 points in UNC s ACC Tournament quarterfinals win over Vi rginia... Against NC State in the A C C Tournament semifinals, scored a team-high 27 points and hit a season-high five three-pointers in eight attempts At York (S.C.) Comprehensive High School: Named the 2003 Morgan Wootten National Girls High School Basketball Player of the Year, an award given in conjunction with the McDonald's All-American Game... Also a WBCA All-America selection and a Parade All- America second-team pick... The all-time leading scorer in South Carolina history (boys and girls) with a total of 4,319 career points... She shattered the girls record, formerly held by Allison Feaster with 3,427, by almost 1,000 points... Named the national Girls High School Player of the Week by USA Today after breaking the state record... Other recognition included a resolution read on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives by U.S. Representative John Spratt and a key to the city of York, S.C., which celebrated Ivory Latta Day on Jan. 10, As a senior, averaged 44.6 points (1,248 in 28 games), shooting 45 percent from the field and 42 percent from three-point range... Late in her senior year, scored 70 points in one game, in which she was 23-for-33 overall and 14-for-19 from three-point range... Scored 50 or more points eight times in her senior year and 40 or more points 21 times... MVP for the White team in the WBCA High School All-America game with 17 points and six assists... Started alongside future UNC teammate Camille Little at the McDonald s All-American Game and scored 12 points... Two-time South Carolina Miss Basketball... York won the state championship in 2002 and finished as the runner-up in Charlotte Observer South Carolina Player of the Year in her junior and senior years... Named Female Athlete of the Year by the Observer in Gatorade Player of the Year for South Carolina... Earned all-region honors in softball and cross country... Voted Homecoming Queen Personal: Born Ivory Rochelle Latta on Sept. 25, 1984, in Rock Hill, S.C.... The daughter of Charles and Chenna Latta... Is the youngest of seven siblings, with two older sisters, Iris and Ashley, and four older brothers, Charles Jr., Reggie, Suron and Colin... Her brother Suron played football at Charleston Southern and a cousin, Tiffani Johnson, played basketball at Tennessee and in the WNBA... Majoring in exercise and sport science Beyond the Stats My major is: exercise and sport science, because it s something that I enjoy doing The best UNC class I ve taken is: all of them, because I ve taken very cool professors After basketball, I hope to: become a pediatrician My dream job is: anything that pays six figures The best moment of my basketball career has been: winning the 2005 ACC Championship When I was a kid, the player I pretended to be was: Allen Iverson The people who have had the biggest impact on my basketball career are: my mother and father, because they ve been with me since day one and I love them for that I wear my UNC jersey number, 12, because: everyone in my family has had this number. It started with my brother Suron and he passed it down to my sister Iris and she passed it to me During the offseason, I focused on improving: everything, on doing the small things to improve my game To prepare for a game, I: talk to my Moms and Pops, but I m always ready to play The last thing I think before I step out on the court is: how much God had blessed me and that He is the main reason why I play My favorite pastime is: playing video games A talent I have (other than basketball) is: playing baseball One talent I wish I had is: singing Something few people know about me is: I ride dirt bikes If I had never picked up a basketball, I would have spent my spare time: focusing more on becoming a doctor My favorite place I ve traveled is: St. Croix, with my family A place I d love to go is: Brazil If I could be on the cover of any magazine, I d pick: SLAM If I could spend three hours doing anything, I d: sleep If I could play another sport at UNC, it would be: baseball, or maybe football The historical figure I would most like to have met is: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The best thing about being a UNC student is: everything the environment is awesome and the students are wonderful The best thing about being a Carolina basketball player is: having North Carolina on the front of my jersey Latta on... Playing with a smile on her face: That's just my personality. I just try to smile and have fun out there because I love to play basketball,. I think me smiling and having fun brings a lot of intensity to the team, and also a positive attitude. With a negative attitude we can't get anything accomplished, so I just try to stay positive the whole time. There are some times to laugh and some times to be serious and I know those situations, but when I'm serious I'm still having fun, whether I show it on my face or not. Her role on the team: I want to make more progress on my game and help everyone around me get better, too. That's my focus. As a point guard, my main role is to set the tone in every game. But if I get down, I know my teammates are going to bring me up and if they get down, I can bring them up. I've just got to set the tone for each game and each practice and make sure everyone is on the right page. Her family, in which she s the youngest of seven siblings: My family is the most important thing in my life. They've taught me so much. My parents have taught me to live every day, don't take anything for granted and thank God for everything you've got because there are a lot of people who would really want to be in your place. I don't take anything for granted. My parents have done so much for me in basketball, too. My dad built me a full court in our backyard and I thank him for that. He didn't have to do it, but I'd begged him ever since I was a little kid. My parents have traveled with me throughout my whole career. And my brothers and sisters follow me a lot. They try to go as many places as they can and see as many games as they can. Latta s Career Statistics Year GP-GS FGM-A-PCT 3FGM-A-PCT FTM-A-PCT O-D-REB-AV A TO B ST PF MIN/AV PTS/AV / / / /17.4 Career / / Carolina Women s Basketball Page 2 1

3 Latta s Career Game-by-Game Season 11/19 Elon /21 Connecticut /23 Charleston So /27 Villanova /28 UNLV /1 Wofford /2 Tenn.-Martin /5 Penn State /12 Coastal Carolina /19 Georgia State /28 Lipscomb /30 ODU /6 Winthrop /9 Maryland /14 NC State /17 Miami /20 FSU /24 Duke /27 Wake Forest /30 Georgia Tech /4 Clemson /7 Virginia /11 Virginia Tech /16 Wake Forest /20 NC State /24 Virginia /27 Duke /5 Miami-ACC /6 Virginia-ACC /7 Duke-ACC /20 Coppin State-NCAA /22 Geo. Wash.-NCAA /26 Arizona St.-NCAA /28 Baylor-NCAA Season 11/21 St. Francis (Pa.) /23 Hofstra /25 Kentucky /29 UMBC /3 Tenn.-Martin /5 S. Carolina St /7 Old Dominion /13 Wofford /17 W. Michigan /20 South Carolina /30 Penn State /2 Wake Forest /4 Clemson /8 NC State /11 Duke /19 Maryland /22 Georgia Tech /26 Wake Forest /29 Virginia /1 Florida State /5 Clemson /8 NC State /14 Duke /19 Maryland /23 Georgia Tech /26 Florida State /29 Virginia /6 Virginia -ACC /7 NC State-ACC /8 Duke-ACC /21 Middle Te n n.- N C A A Page Carolina Women s Basketball

4 #20 Junior Forward 6-2 Winston-Salem, N.C. (Carver) Notes Communication studies major Has been named first-team All- ACC Tournament both years of her career All-ACC second team in 2005 and first team in 2004 as a freshman Is the first UNC player to be named first-team All-ACC as a freshman The ACC Rookie of the Year and a unanimous All-Freshman team pick in 2004 Region finalist for Kodak All- America honors in 2004 Led Carver High to a state championship and won or shared North Carolina player of the year honors in her sophomore, junior and senior years Her father, Robert, played basketball at North Carolina Central then with the Harlem Globetrotters Career Highs Points: 28 (Wake Forest, 1/2/04) Rebounds: 15 (Maryland, 1/19/04) Assists: 5 (Georgia State, 12/19/04; Georgia Tech, 1/30/05) Steals: 6 (Wofford, 12/1/04; Coastal Carolina, 12/12/04) Blocks: 4 (UNLV, 11/28/04) Minutes: 42 (FSU, 1/20/05) Three-pointers: 4 (Duke, 3/7/05) Career Totals Points: 843 Rebounds: 448 Double-doubles: 8 Double-figure scoring games: 44 Double-figure rebounding games: season: Named to the ACC All-Tournament first team for the second year... Averaged 13.3 points and 8.0 rebounds in the tournament, including a 23-point game against Duke in the finals... Voted to the All-ACC third team... Averaged 11.8 points and 5.9 rebounds per game, both third on the team... Shot.449 ( ) from the field, 14th in the ACC... Averaged 2.1 steals per game, tied for ninth in the ACC... Had a career-high six steals against Wofford and equalled that number against Coastal Carolina... Had a career-high five assists against Georgia State... At NC State on Jan. 14, did not score in the first half but had nine points after halftime as UNC came back to claim the win... Against Miami, scored 15 points on 6-for-9 shooting... Registered her first double-double of the season and the eighth of her career against Wake Forest (Jan. 27) with 13 points and 10 rebounds... Was 2-for-2 from three-point range in that game and also had a team-high five steals... At Virginia, scored 17 points and led UNC with eight rebounds in the Tar Heels come-from-behind win... Led UNC with 17 points in the overtime win against NC State... Scored 15 points and was 7-for-8 from the free throw line in the win at Duke... Grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds in the ACC Tournament win against Miami... Against Duke in the ACC title game, scored 23 points (16 in the first half) on 7-for-11 shooting... Hit a career-high four of her five three-point attempts against the Blue Devils...Was 3-for-5 from three-point range against Coppin State... Turned in an outstanding defensive effort against George Washington in the second-round NCAA Tournament game, helping to hold GW standout Anna Montanana to just four points season: Selected as the 2004 ACC Rookie of the Year, the sixth Tar Heel to win the honor... A finalist one of 48 nationally and the only freshman for Kodak All-America honors... Named to the 10-member Basketball Times All-Freshman Team... Named to the All-ACC first team, receiving the fourthhighest number of votes overall... She was the only freshman on the first team, joining four seniors, and is the first Carolina player to be named first team All- ACC as a freshman... A unanimous selection to the ACC All-Freshman team... Named to the All-ACC Tournament first team after averaging 14.0 points and 6.7 rebounds in the tournament s three games... Recipient of the team s Best All-Around award... Started every game except the Senior Day contest against Virginia on Feb Finished the year averaging a team-high 14.3 points per game, fifth in the ACC... Averaged 14.7 points in ACC games... Ranked second on the team and second in the ACC in rebounding with 7.9 per game... Tied for second in the league in double-doubles with seven... In the ACC rankings, finished first in defensive rebounds (5.58 per game), fifth in field goal percentage (.512), seventh in offensive rebounds (2.35) and 12th in free throw percentage (.740)... Selected as ACC Rookie of the Week a league-high four times during season... The first honor followed her first two games, wins over St. Francis and Hofstra in which she averaged 17.5 points and 11 rebounds... The second honor came after the third week of the season, when she averaged 13.7 points and Carolina Women s Basketball Page 2 3

5 rebounds and scored a career-high 23 against Old Dominion... The third was on Jan. 5, after she averaged 20.7 points and 10.0 rebounds in wins over Penn State, Wake Forest and Clemson... The fourth came on Feb. 2 after she averaged 18 points and 8.3 rebounds in games against Wake Forest, Virginia and Florida State... Against Wake Forest in her first ACC game, scored a career-high 28 points and added 13 rebounds for her third double-double... A t Maryland on Jan. 19, grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds and added 14 points for her fourth doubledouble of the season... Had another double-double in her first game in her hometown of Winston-Salem, with 18 points and 12 rebounds against Wake Forest on Jan Scored 27 points, including 11-for-12 free throw shooting, against Florida State on Feb At Florida State on Feb. 26, led UNC with 16 points, all in the second half... Against NC State in the ACC Tournament semifinals, scored 24 points on 11-for-17 shooting from the field At Carver High School in Winston-Salem, N.C.: Coached by Gerald Carter... Associated Press North Carolina Player of the Year as a senior in Also named North Carolina s Miss Basketball for Class 3A... State Player of the Year by the Charlotte Observer, which named UNC teammate Ivory Latta the South Carolina Player of the Year... North Carolina s Gatorade Player of the year in 2002 and Shared the A.P. Player of the Year honor as a sophomore in 2001 when she led Carver to a state championship and a 30-0 record... Three-time all-state selection... Averaged 20.2 points and 11.1 rebounds as a senior... Scored a school-record 2,168 points during her career... Played in the McDonald's and WBCA All-America games... At the McDonald s game in Cleveland on March 26, started and scored three points with two rebounds in 14 minutes... In the WBCA game in Atlanta on April 4, came off the bench to score 10 points and grab three rebounds in 18 minutes... Voted Prom Queen as a senior Personal: Born Marissa Camille Little on Jan. 18, 1985, in Winston-Salem, N.C.... The daughter of Robert and Elaine Little... Has one older sister, Brandii (22)... Her father played for the Harlem Globetrotters... Majoring in communication studies Beyond the Stats My major is: communication studies, because it s an interesting field After basketball, I hope to: do something with TV My dream job is: to be a supermodel The best moment of my basketball career has been: winning the 2005 ACC Championship My earliest basketball memory is: playing in rec leagues The people who have had the biggest impact on my basketball career are: my parents, because they ve always been there to give me support I wear my UNC jersey number, 20, because: it s a number I ve always liked During the offseason, I focused on improving: my shooting and my versatility To prepare for a game, I: relax, have fun and listen to music. And I always chew the same kind of gum My favorite pastimes are: talking on the phone and watching movies, particularly comedies A talent I have (other than basketball) is: cooking, especially chicken and rice krispie treats One talent I wish I had is: singing My favorite place I ve traveled is: Atlanta A place I d love to go is: Hawaii If I could be on the cover of any magazine, I d pick: Sports Illustrated If I could spend three hours doing anything, I d: rest If I could play another sport at UNC, it would be: volleyball The best thing about being a Carolina basketball player is: traveling Little on... Her role on this year s squad: I'll do what the coaches want me to do. I think they want me to be more versatile so I'm working on that, getting a better shot and reading the defense better. I think our team is very balanced. If it's not one person scoring, it's another. Anybody can step up at any time and we all have to be willing to accept that role and accept that challenge. Becoming a consistent three-point threat after hitting four in the 2005 ACC Championship game: I don't know if three-point shooting is really something people expect from me. I think it will help our team because if I pull bigger players to the outside to guard me, it will help with penetration. After the ACC Championship, people might see me as a shooter, but they might not see me as a consistent shooter and that's what I want to become. It's a combination of having confidence to shoot it and then to recognize that I have to make sure I can get the job done and hit those shots. Her father, Robert, who played for the Harlem Globetrotters: It was in high school when I realized how good he was. Before that, I didn't even know what a Harlem Globetrotter was. I've seen pictures of him in his uniform, but I haven't seen film of him playing or anything. To this day, I talk junk to him and tell him he can't beat me. If I was able to see him then, I'd probably look at it a little different, but now he s just my dad. When I look at the pictures, I laugh at him because the shorts he wore are so small. People tell me that I play like him, that our talent is the same. He's a good shooter, so I want to be like that. When I was younger and I played against him, I could never win he'd just shoot jump shots and beat me. I wish I could shoot like him. Robert Little Little s Career Statistics Year GP-GS FGM-A-PCT 3FGM-A-PCT FTM-A-PCT O-D-REB-AV A TO B ST PF MIN/AV PTS/AV / / / /11.8 Career / /13.0 Page Carolina Women s Basketball

6 Little s Career Game-by-Game Season 11/19 Elon /21 Connecticut /23 Charleston So /27 Villanova /28 UNLV /1 Wofford /2 Tenn.-Martin /5 Penn State /12 Coastal Carolina /19 Georgia State /28 Lipscomb /30 ODU /6 Winthrop /9 Maryland /14 NC State /17 Miami /20 FSU /24 Duke /27 Wake Forest /30 Georgia Tech /4 Clemson /7 Virginia /11 Virginia Tech /16 Wake Forest /20 NC State /24 Virginia /27 Duke /5 Miami-ACC /6 Virginia-ACC /7 Duke-ACC /20 Coppin State-NCAA /22 Geo. Wash.-NCAA /26 Arizona St.-NCAA /28 Baylor-NCAA Season 11/21 St. Francis (Pa.) * /23 Hofstra * /25 Kentucky * /29 UMBC * /3 Tenn.-Martin * /5 S. Carolina St. * /7 Old Dominion * /13 Wofford * /17 W. Michigan * /20 South Carolina * /30 Penn State * /2 Wake Forest * /4 Clemson * /8 NC State * /11 Duke * /19 Maryland * /22 Georgia Tech * /26 Wake Forest * /29 Virginia * /1 Florida State * /5 Clemson * /8 NC State * /14 Duke * /19 Maryland * /23 Georgia Tech * /26 Florida State * /29 Virginia /6 Virginia-ACC * /7 NC State-ACC * /8 Duke-ACC * /21 Middle Tenn.-NCAA * Carolina Women s Basketball Page 2 5

7 #32 Fr. Forward 6-1 Asheville, N.C. (Asheville High) Notes All-America selection by McDonald s, the WBCA and EA Sports as a senior Registered two quadruple-doubles (points, rebounds, assists, steals and points, rebounds, steals, blocks) as a senior at Asheville High Led Asheville High to three state championships She and her older brother, Rashad, are the first brother-sister pair to play in the McDonald s All-American Game Rashad played basketball at UNC from and was the 14th pick in the 2005 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves At Asheville (N.C.) High School: Coached by Sonita Gibbs All-America selection by McDonald's, the WBCA and EA Sports as a senior She and her older brother, Rashad, are the first brother-sister duo to play in the McDonald's All-American Game Second-team All-America by Parade magazine and thirdteam All-USA by USA Today All-Southern Player of the Year by the Orlando Sentinel Averaged 21 points, 7.9 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 3.5 steals as a senior, when her team was undefeated and won a third consecutive state championship Two-time Class 3A Miss Basketball in North Carolina and two-time all-state selection Gatorade Player of the Year in North Carolina as a senior Three-time region MVP Second-team all-state as a sophomore As a senior, recorded two quadruple-doubles: 21 points, 12 assists, 12 rebounds, 10 steals and 25 points, 10 assists, 10 blocks, 11 steals Also competed in track and field An honor roll student National/International: Participated in trials for the Junior National Team in 2004 and 2005 Played for the South team in the 2004 USA Youth Development Festival Personal: Born Nov. 17, 1986, in Asheville, N.C. The daughter of Brenda Muckelvene and James McCants Her older brother, Rashad, played basketball for the Tar Heels from and was the 14th pick in the 2005 NBA Draft by Minnesota Also has a younger sister, Sade' A cousin, Cameron Maybin, was the 10th pick in the 2005 Major League Baseball draft by the Detroit Tigers Another cousin, John Avery, played football in the NFL and is now in the Canadian Football League Beyond the Stats The best UNC class I ve taken is: sociology, because it s interesting and it discusses a variety of issues After basketball, I hope to: be a commentator or a businesswoman My dream job is: to be a singer When I was a kid, the players I pretended to be were: Lisa Leslie and Allen Iverson The people who have had the biggest impact on my basketball career are: my mom and dad I wear my UNC jersey number, 32, because: it s a family number and all the great players seem to have a 2 or a 3 on their jersey so I put them together During the offseason, I focused on improving: my quickness and my shot To prepare for a game, I: listen to music and get in my zone The last thing I do before I step out on the court is: pray My favorite pastimes are: listening to music and playing Playstation 2 Talents I have (other than basketball) are: poetry, art and being a comedian One talent I wish I had is: singing My favorite place I ve traveled is: California A place I d love to go is: Africa If I could be on the cover of any magazine, I d pick: Sports Illustrated If I could spend three hours doing anything, I d: spend it helping people in need If I could play another sport at UNC, it would be: football The historical figures I would most like to have met are: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X The best thing about being a UNC student is: the diversity The best things about being a Carolina basketball player are: the team unity and the tradition Page Carolina Women s Basketball

8 #21 Fr. Forward 6-3 Temple Hills, Md. (Bishop McNamara) Notes During the summer of 2005, traveled to Brazil with an all-star basketball team and to Africa with a school group WBCA All-America selection as a senior 2005 Gatorade Player of the Year in Maryland Her mother, Leslie, played basketball at Howard Traveled to Africa over the summer (July 27-Aug. 18) as part of a service trip with two teachers and two other students from her high school Also traveled to Brazil June as part of the Boo Williams Select Team, which finished 7-1 against national and club teams At Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville, Md.: Coached by Michael Bozeman and Robert Surratt WBCA All- America selection and honorable mention McDonald's All-America as a senior 2005 Gatorade Player of the Year in Maryland after averaging 19 points and 10 rebounds.. Named All-Met by the Washington Post and all-county by the Prince George's County Journal Bishop McNamara Athlete of the Year Recipient of the 2005 Washington Post Michael L. Trilling Award, which goes to students who excel athletically and academically while serving their communities As a junior, ranked second on the team in scoring as Bishop McNamara spent much of the season ranked No. 1 in the nation and finished No. 3 As a sophomore, was MVP of the city title game and helped her team to the conference championship As a freshman, was named one of USA Today's Top 10 freshmen Also competed in track and field Honors student who graduated with a 4.2 grade point average Plays the french horn, flute and guitar Personal: Born Iman Leslie McFarland on Feb. 15, Daughter of Ray and Leslie McFarland Her mother played basketball at Howard A cousin, Oronde Gadsden played football at Winston-Salem State and for the Miami Dolphins Beyond the Stats My probable major is: biology, because I want to go to medical school, with a minor in business in case I want my own practice After basketball, I hope to: become a doctor, but I don t know which kind My dream job is: to be the owner of an NBA team The best moment of my basketball career has been: having my high school ranked No. 1 by USA Today for six months My earliest basketball memory is: playing in Pee Wee League at age 6 and towering over everyone The person who has had the biggest impact on my basketball career is: my father During the offseason, I focused on improving: my shooting and my footwork and quickness I worked with a shooting coach and a personal trainer To prepare for a game, I: listen to music The last thing I think before I step out on the court is: beating my opponent My favorite pastime is: shopping A talent I have (other than basketball) is: playing the guitar One talent I wish I had is: singing If I had never picked up a basketball, I would have spent my spare time: traveling around the world or sleeping My favorite place I ve traveled is: on a safari in Kenya A place I d love to go is: Sydney, Australia If I could spend three hours doing anything, I d: go on a shopping spree If I could play another sport at UNC, it would be: football The best thing about being a Carolina basketball player is: everything! Carolina Women s Basketball Page 2 7

9 #11 Sophomore Guard 5-6 Durham, N.C. (Hillside) Notes Exercise and sport science major One of six players from the state of North Carolina and the only one from the Triangle area Along with UNC teammates LaToya Pringle and Martina Wood, won a Junior Olympics national championship with Team North Carolina in 2003 She and Ivory Latta attended Point Guard College, held at Elon University, in the summer of season: Appeared in 18 games as a reserve point guard... Hit her first eight free throws, six of them in the UT-Martin game, until a miss against Lipscomb... Scored a career-high nine points against Winthrop, hitting two of her four three-point attempts At Hillside High School: Second-team all-state as a senior and firstteam as a junior... Led Hillside in scoring, assists and steals all four years of her career... Averaged 20 points, 5.8 steals, 4.5 rebounds and four assists as a senior... Two-time Five County 3-A Player of the Year... Played for Team North Carolina, which won the Junior Olympics national championship in Detroit in the summer of UNC teammates LaToya Pringle and Martina Wood also played for the squad... Competed in track and field at Hillside and was a member of two state championship teams P e r s o n a l : Born Alexandra Nicole Miller on Nov. 5, 1985, in Clarksburg, W.Va.... The daughter of Lynda Keith... Has a sister, Kayla (13), and a brother, A.J. (13)... Exercise and sport science major Career Highs Points: 9 (Winthrop, 1/6/05) Rebounds: 4 (Elon, 11/19/04) Assists: 3 (Charleston Southern, 11/23/04) Steals: 2 (two occasions) Blocks: 2 (Coastal Carolina, 12/12/04) Minutes: 16 (two occasions) Career Totals Points: 38 Rebounds: 16 Assists: 10 Page Carolina Women s Basketball

10 Beyond the stats... My major is: exercise and sport science, because I love sports and can t get away from it After basketball, I hope to: be a sports agent or coach The best moment of my basketball career has been: beating Duke last season for the third time to win the ACC Tournament championship My earliest basketball memory is: playing in a rec league when I was 8 or 9 When I was a kid, the player I pretended to be was: Dawn Staley The person who has had the biggest impact on my basketball career is: my mom I wear my UNC jersey number, 11, because: I ve worn that number ever since I started playing During the offseason, I focused on improving: my shot and on being a leader To prepare for a game, I: listen to music and take a nap before I go to the locker room The last thing I think before I step out on the court is: that we re going to win My favorite pastimes are: talking on the phone and shopping A talent I have (other than basketball) is: running track One talent I wish I had is: singing Something few people know about me is: I m a momma s girl If I had never picked up a basketball, I would have spent my spare time: running track My favorite place I ve traveled is: Orlando A place I d love to go is: New York City If I could be on the cover of any magazine, I d pick: Vibe If I could spend three hours doing anything, I d: go shopping with my mom If I could participate in another sport at UNC, it would be: track The historical figure I would most like to have met is: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The best thing about being a UNC student is: saying I go to UNC The best thing about being a Carolina basketball player is: we re champions Miller s Career Game-by-Game Season 11/19 Elon /23 Charleston So /1 Wofford /2 Tenn.-Martin /12 Coastal Carolina /19 Georgia State /28 Lipscomb /30 Old Dominion /6 Winthrop /17 Miami /27 Wake Forest /30 Georgia Tech /4 Clemson /11 Virginia Tech /24 Virginia /7 Duke-ACC /20 Coppin State-NCAA /22 Geo. Wash.-NCAA Miller on... Attending Point Guard College last summer: It was exciting. We watched film, then after that we'd go to the gym and practice what we watched. We'd have three sessions of that, one in the morning, one in the afternoon, one at night. We worked on how to get out of a trap, talking more on the court, not rushing when you re in the paint. It helped me see the game better and learn how to control the team and be a leader and not be as quiet as I was last year. I gained more knowledge of basketball, but I m still learning. Learning from Ivory Latta: I think she makes me better as a defender because I guard her, and she makes me a better dribbler because of the way she guards me. The pressure of being UNC s backup point guard: There s a little bit of pressure, but I think I can handle it after Point Guard College. Miller s Career Statistics Year GP-GS FGM-A-PCT 3FGM-A-PCT FTM-A-PCT O-D-REB/AV A TO B ST PF MIN/AV PTS/AV / /6.3 38/ Carolina Women s Basketball Page 2 9

11 #1 Senior Guard 5-9 Spotsylvania, Va. (Spotsylvania High) Notes Communication studies major Is the first UNC player to wear jersey No. 1. She switched to the number this season after wearing No. 21 for the last two years Has been a member of six ACC Championship teams at UNC, one with women s basketball and five with track & field Played last season as a senior but decided to return for her final year of basketball eligibility After two years of competing on both the basketball and track teams, will now focus on basketball since she has exhausted her track eligibility Earned All-America honors as part of the UNC 4x400 relay team in 2003 Named to the Dean s List and ACC Honor Roll during the school year Her father, Michael Nelms, was a three-time Pro Bowl pick and a member of the 1982 Super Bowl championship team with the Washington Redskins Career Highs Points: 14 (Wofford, 12/13/03) Rebounds: 7 (Wofford, 12/13/03) Assists: 2 (on two occasions) Steals: 2 (Wofford, 12/13/03) Minutes: 28 (Wofford, 12/13/03) Career Totals Points: 75 Rebounds: 52 Double-figure scoring games: 1 Joined the basketball team in the fall of 2003 after two years on the track and field team... Competed in both sports for two seasons but has now exhausted her track eligibility... Played last year as a senior but decided after the season wrapped up to come back for her final year of basketball eligibility season: Played in 23 games, starting the Senior Night contest against Virginia on Feb Averaged 1.6 points and 1.6 rebounds for the season as a reserve guard... Scored a season-high seven points in just nine minutes of play at Penn State... Also a member of the UNC track and field team... Finished 13th in the triple jump at the 2005 ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships, held Feb in Chapel Hill season: Recipient of the team s Coach s Award... Appeared in 17 games... Started and scored a career-high 14 points against Wofford on Dec Played 28 minutes in that game, doubling her previous high of Did not see action against South Carolina due to illness... In between the Maryland game on Feb. 19 and the Georgia Tech game on Feb. 23, competed in the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships in Clemson, S.C., where she finished seventh in the high jump and eighth in the triple jump Track at UNC: Was part of ACC Championship teams in indoor and outdoor track in At the ACC Indoor Championships, finished seventh in the high jump and eighth in triple jump... At the ACC Outdoor Championships, was sixth in the triple jump... Earned All-America honors in indoor track in 2003 as part of the Tar Heels 4x400 relay team... Follows in the footsteps of several UNC studentathletes who have competed for both the women s basketball and track and field teams... The most prominent example is Marion Jones, who was a member of both teams between At Spotsylvania (Va.) High School: Coached in basketball by Claude Tyler... District Player of the Year in basketball as a senior... Team MVP in her junior and senior years... Allregion, all-area and all-district as a senior... Part of an AAU state championship team in In track, was the national champion in the high jump as a sophomore in Twice earned state championships in the high jump and the 400-meters... Captain of both the track and basketball teams Personal: Born Jennifer Ry a n n Nelms on June 25, 1983, in Fairfax, Va.... The daughter of Michael and Michelle Nelms... Has two younger sisters, Kurstin (17) and Jessica (15), and a younger brother, Kirkland (11)... Her father played football at Baylor then for the Washington Redskins... A three-time Pro Bowl selection at defensive back and a member of the squad that won the 1982 Super Bowl, he has been named one of the 70 greatest players in franchise history... Majoring in communication studies Page Carolina Women s Basketball

12 Beyond the stats... My major is: communication studies, because I wanted to be a film director (but not anymore) The best UNC class I ve taken is: Diverse Families (Child Development and Family Studies 111), because I got to meet the coolest kid ever, Jackson Schenck After basketball, I hope to: be an elementary school teacher My dream job is: to be a supermodel (Just kidding, anything with kids) The best moment of my basketball career has been: winning the ACC Tournament The person who has had the biggest impact on my basketball career is: me I wear my UNC jersey number, 1, because: it summarizes Ephesians 4:4-6 During the offseason, I focused on improving: my shot To prepare for a game, I: get sleep the night before The last thing I do before I step out on the court is: put in my mouthpiece My favorite pastimes are: reading and listening to music A talent I have (other than basketball) is: swimming One talent I wish I had is: I wish I could do a back flip Something few people know about me is: that I m lefthanded If I had never picked up a basketball, I would have spent my spare time: running track My favorite place I ve traveled is: Rome A place I d love to go is: Hawaii If I could be on the cover of any magazine, I d pick: ESPN the Magazine If I could spend three hours doing anything, I d: read or listen to music If I could play another sport at UNC, it would be: tennis The historical figure I would most like to have met is: the apostle Paul The best thing about being a UNC student is:... it s Carolina, it s all good Nelms Career Game-by-Game Season 11/19 Elon /21 Connecticut /23 Charleston So /28 UNLV /1 Wofford /2 Tenn.-Martin /5 Penn State /12 Coastal Carolina /19 Georgia State /28 Lipscomb /30 Old Dominion /6 Winthrop /9 Maryland /17 Miami /27 Wake Forest /30 Georgia Tech /4 Clemson /11 Virginia Tech /24 Virginia /7 Duke-ACC /20 Coppin State-NCAA /22 Geo. Wash.-NCAA /26 Arizona St.-NCAA Season 11/21 St. Francis (Pa.) /23 Hofstra /29 UMBC /3 Tenn.-Martin /5 S. Carolina St /13 Wofford /17 W. Michigan /4 Clemson /11 Duke /19 Maryland /22 Georgia Tech /29 Virginia /5 Clemson /19 Maryland /26 Florida State /6 Virginia-ACC /8 Duke-ACC Nelms on... Playing only basketball this season after also competing in track in each of her two previous years on the team: When I did both, for each season I was only dedicated to basketball then only dedicated to track, but I guess it's a little different this year because I'm not thinking about track at all, not even a little bit. What she hopes to bring to the team in her final year: I hope to provide some leadership. We do have a lot of young players on the team and I want do be a support system, plus I want to do everything I can on the court. I've worked a lot in the offseason on my shot and my defense. Over the summer, I realized how much I love basketball, I went out and played and shot all the time. Some days I'd go out and run two miles then come back in a shoot for a few hours. I just tried to get really ready for this season. I've improved my confidence. I think I won't look so indecisive on the court. I know the first year I was really confused, and the second year I felt like I was kind of more into it. Now I feel like, OK, I can calm down. The game has slowed down for me and I can see things better now. What she learned about competing from her f a t h e r, who won a Super Bowl with Washington and played in the Pro Bowl: He s helped me a whole lot. He s taught me a lot of the little things that you have to learn on you own, but I've kind of cheated by learning from him. Even when I was younger, he d tell me things like, Make sure you get enough sleep, that s really going to affect you. He'd tell me that when you get hit in a game, no matter how bad it hurts to try to act like it doesn't hurt or if you've got any kind of nagging pain, don't talk about it because then the other team knows, hey, her knee hurts. So don't say anything abut it even if it's about to fall off. Nelms Career Statistics Year GP-GS FGM-A-PCT 3FGM-A-PCT FTM-A-PCT O-D-REB/AV A TO B ST PF MIN/AV PTS/AV / /7.4 39/ / / /1.6 Career / /9.0 75/ Carolina Women s Basketball Page 3 1