Ivory Latta Senior G 5-6 McConnells, S.C. York Comprehensive

Transcription

1

2 Ivory Latta Carolina Women s Basketball 12 Ivory Latta Senior G 5-6 McConnells, S.C. York Comprehensive Working toward a major in exercise and sport science Ranks among the ACC's all-time leaders in career three-pointers (sixth), free throw percentage (fifth) and three-point percentage (15th) With another year to play, already ranks among UNC's career leaders in three-pointers (second), assists (seventh) and scoring (13th) JUNIOR SEASON ( ) Selected as National Player of the Year by ESPN.com, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), Gballmag.com and Basketball Times Runner-up for Associated Press Player of the Year honors Nancy Lieberman Award winner as point guard of the year Consensus All-America selection, UNC's first since Tracy Reid in 1998 Voted 2006 Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year, the first UNC player so honored since 1998 Most Outstanding Player in the NCAA Tournament Cleveland Regional ACC Tournament MVP for the second year in a row as UNC won the second of back-toback titles One of four finalists for the Honda Award WBCA National Player of the Month for February ACC Player of the Week, Jan. 30 and Feb. 26 Started all 35 games in and has played in all 100 since coming to UNC One of three team captains Led UNC in scoring with 18.4 points per game (second in the ACC) and in assists with 5.2 per game (fourth in the ACC) Led the ACC in free throw percentage (85.2) Had a streak of 60 consecutive games with a three-pointers snapped when she went 0-for-4 against Purdue, but still shot a career-best 40.1 percent from long range for the season Scored in double figures in all but the Charleston Southern game (seven points), in which she played a career-low 13 minutes in a lopsided win, and the game at Wake Forest (eight points) Led the team in minutes played with an average of 32.1 per game Scored a career-high 33 points in the Dec. 29 overtime win at Old Dominion, with eight of her points coming in the overtime period as UNC rallied for the victory after trailing through most of the game Played all 45 minutes of the ODU game Tied her career high with five three-pointers at Miami, hitting her first five field goals, four of them three-pointers, and scoring 14 points in the game's first eight minutes Played all 40 minutes with 17 points and six assists in the Jan. 29 win at Duke Led UNC with 18 points, 11 of them in the second half, in the Feb. 2 win over NC State Led UNC with 30 points - including a career-high six three-pointers - in the Feb. 5 win at Georgia Tech Averaged 24 points and shot 55 percent from the field in wins at Wake Forest and at Duke to earn ACC Player of the Week honors on Jan. 30 Scored 21 points, eight of them in the extra period, in the overtime loss to Maryland Played only 12 minutes in the first half of that game after picking up her third foul Hit two three-pointers in the final minute of overtime as the Tar Heels struggled for the lead - her second came with 27 seconds to play and drew UNC to within one, 96-95, but Maryland then hit two free throws for the final margin Led UNC with 26 points in the win at Virginia Tech Played 35 minutes in that game with just one turnover and five assists and also had her first block of the year Had a career-high nine steals and a team-best 23 points in the win over Boston College Led UNC with 18 points in the win over 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 / / / / / Career / page UNC Women s Basketball Media Guide

3 Career Highs Points: 33 (ODU, 12/29/05) Rebounds: 8 (St. Francis, 11/21/03) Assists: 13 (Georgia St., 12/19/04) Steals: 9 (Boston College, 2/20/06) Blocks: 1 (on 12 occasions) Minutes: 45 (NC State, 2/20/05; ODU, 12/29/05) Three-pointers: 6 (Georgia Tech, 2/5/06) Season/Career Totals Points: 645/1670 Rebounds: 74/254 Assists: 181/438 Double-doubles: 0/1 Double-figure scoring games: 32/84 Double-figure rebounding games: 0/0 Double-figure assists games: 0/2 No. 1 Duke on Feb. 25 Earned her second ACC Player of the Week award of the season on Feb. 26 after averaging 20.5 points and six steals in wins over Boston College and Duke Led UNC with 17 points and also had five assists and five rebounds in the ACC Tournament semifinal vs. NC State Scored 26 points and had team highs for steals (five) and assists (four) in the ACC championship win over Maryland, in which she played all 40 minutes Led UNC with 27 points in the win at Vanderbilt that put the Tar Heels in the Sweet 16 Hit a running layup with 2.8 seconds to play to give UNC a win over Purdue in the region semifinal game, which she finished with 19 points and eight assists Scored 20 points and tied her season high with nine assists in the region championship against Tennessee. 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 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, tied for 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 153 Her total of 92 in ranks second on UNC's single-season list and third in ACC Carolina Women s Basketball Ivory Latta history Named MVP of the Lady Rebel Shootout after scoring 28 against UNLV in the championship Played all 40 minutes against Penn State, a game in which she tied her career high with five three-pointers Also played 40 minutes at Maryland on Jan. 9 and equalled that in an overtime game at FSU on Jan. 20 Recorded her first career double-double against Georgia State with 17 points and a career-high 13 assists After never recording more than seven assists in a game, handed out double-digit assists in back-to-back games with 13 against Georgia State and 10 against Lipscomb Against Old Dominion, scored 16 points in the first eight minutes of the second half and finished with a team-high 24 in UNC's win Was 10-for-10 from the foul line in the Jan. 14 win at NC State and had a SOPHOMORE 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 1998 Named to the Tempe Regional allregion team after averaging 20.5 points in the Tar Heels' two games Against UNC Women s Basketball Media Guide page 9

4 Ivory Latta Carolina Women s Basketball streak of 18 in a row going before a miss against Miami Led UNC with 24 points (10-16 fg, 4-9 3fg) against Miami Fouled out of the game against Florida State, the first disqualification of her UNC career Played all 40 minutes of the win over topranked Duke on Jan. 24, scoring a teamhigh 13 points Played her fifth 40-minute game of the season at Virginia, leading the team with 22 points, 17 of which came in the second half Led the team with 19 points on 7-for-14 shooting (4-for-7 from three-point range) against Virginia Tech Scored 19 points and had six assists at Wake Forest Played all 45 minutes of the overtime win over NC State on Feb. 20 Against Virginia on Feb. 24, hit all four of her three-point attempts and was 7-for-9 from the field to finish with a team-high 19 points At Duke, led UNC with 23 points Led the team with 19 points (including three three-pointers and all four free throw attempts) in the ACC Tournament win over Miami Scored a career-high 32 points, 19 in the second half, as UNC came back from a 17-point, second-half deficit to beat Virginia 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 first-round NCAA win over Coppin State Preseason Wade Trophy candidate and midseason Naismith Award candidate. More On Latta... Major: Exercise and sport science What s the best class you ve taken at UNC and what did you like about it? All of my classes are great What career do you hope to have after you re finished playing basketball? Maybe a pediatrician What s your dream job? Anything that pays six figures What has been the best moment of your basketball career thus far? Winning backto-back ACC Championships When you were a kid, what player did you pretend to be? Allen Iverson Who or what has had the biggest impact on your basketball career? My parents What s special to you about the jersey number you wear? It was passed down in the Latta family On what part of your game have you focused on in the offseason? What have you done to improve? I focused more on my left hand; stayed in the gym all night long to improve my game What do you do to prepare yourself for each game? Do you have anything special you do on game days? I talk to my parents What are your favorite hobbies or pastimes? Playing video games What is one talent you wish you had? Singing What is your favorite place you ve traveled? Europe What place have you never visited but would like to? Brazil What is something that few people know about you? I ride dirt bikes If you could spend three hours doing anything, what would it be? Sleeping What magazine would you most like to appear on the cover of? SLAM If you could play another sport, what would it be? Baseball What historical figure would you have most liked to meet? Martin Luther King Jr. What s the best thing about being a UNC student? The Carolina atmosphere What s the best thing about being a Carolina basketball player? Everything is great about being a Carolina basketball player FRESHMAN 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 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 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. 13 In her first collegiate game in her home state, 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. 5 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 Virginia Against NC State in the ACC Tournament semifinals, scored a teamhigh 27 points and hit a season-high five three-pointers in eight attempts With five threes against the Wolfpack, boosted her season total of three-pointers to 61, the seventh-highest single-season total in school history. page UNC Women s Basketball Media Guide

5 PREP/PERSONAL Coached by Arsonia Stroud 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, 2003 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 2003 Charlotte Observer South Carolina Player of the Year in her junior and senior years Named Female Athlete of the Year by the Observer in 2003 Gatorade Player of the Year for South Carolina Earned allregion honors in softball and cross country Voted Homecoming Queen 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. Carolina Women s Basketball Ivory Latta Season 11/18 Davidson /21 Liberty /25 Arizona St /26 TCU /29 UNC Asheville /1 Charleston Southern /2 South Florida /5 Connecticut /8 Wofford /17 Coastal Carolina /20 Vanderbilt /29 Old Dominion /31 College of Charleston /6 Clemson /9 Miami /15 NC State /18 Georgia Tech /22 Florida State /27 Wake Forest /29 Duke /2 NC State /5 Georgia Tech /9 Maryland /12 Virginia /17 Virginia Tech /20 Boston College /25 Duke /3 Virginia ACC /4 NC State ACC /5 Maryland ACC /18 UC Riverside NCAA /20 Vanderbilt NCAA /26 Purdue NCAA /28 Tennessee NCAA /2 Maryland NCAA 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 Old Dominion /6 Winthrop /9 Maryland /14 NC State /17 Miami /20 Florida State /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 Tennessee-NCAA UNC Women s Basketball Media Guide page 11

6 Camille Little Carolina Women s Basketball 20 Camille Little Senior F/G 6-2 Winston-Salem, N.C. Carver Working toward a major in communication studies Heads into her senior season ranked 20th on UNC's career scoring list with 1,251 points. JUNIOR SEASON ( ) Selected honorable mention All-America by the Associated Press Named to the Cleveland Region All-Tournament team Voted All-ACC Tournament for the third year in a row Named to the All-ACC third team Started every game and averaged 11.7 points and 5.5 rebounds, both third on the team Averaged 13.6 points per game in ACC play In NCAA Tournament play, averaged 7.4 rebounds, second on the team Finished the year ranked 22nd in the ACC in scoring and 14th in steals (1.94 per game) Scored 17 points and had a team-high nine rebounds in the win at Connecticut Was perfect from the field against Coastal Carolina, hitting all five field goal attempts, including one three-pointer, for 11 points in 18 minutes of play Scored 14 points and had seven rebounds in the overtime win at Old Dominion Led UNC with 16 points on 6- for-10 shooting in the ACC opener against Clemson Also tied for the team high with seven rebounds in that game Had a seasonhigh four steals at Miami Had her first double-double of the season with 12 points and a team-high 14 rebounds at NC State on Jan. 15 Scored her 1,000th career point on a free throw at the 14:48 mark in the second half of the game at NC State and is the 26th UNC player to reach that milestone Playing in her hometown of Winston-Salem on Jan. 27, tied her season high with 17 points (8-11 from the field) in 23 minutes of play in the win at Wake Forest Also tied her season high for assists with four against the Demon Deacons Scored 14 points and had three steals against Duke on Jan. 29 Had 17 points, equal to her season high, against NC State on Feb. 2 Was 4-for-4 from the field at Georgia Tech and tied her season high with four steals Led UNC with a season-high 24 points on 10-for-16 shooting in the loss to Maryland Scored 16 points on 6-for-12 shooting at Virginia and led the team in rebounds with eight Also tied her season highs with four assists and four steals and made a season-high two blocks Had 16 points, four rebounds and a season-high five steals in the win at Virginia Tech Scored 16 points on 6-for-10 shooting against Boston College Scored 13 points and had five rebounds, four steals in the Feb. 25 win over No. 1 Duke Tied for the team lead with 17 points (6-12 fg, 2-3 3fg) and added 10 rebounds against Virginia in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals The double-double was her second of the year Led UNC with 10 rebounds in the NCAA first-round win over UC Riverside and also had nine points, just missing her third double-double of the season Had 10 points and nine rebounds in the NCAA second-round game against Vanderbilt Scored 17 points on 8-for-14 shooting and had seven rebounds, three steals, two assists and no turnovers in 36 minutes against Tennessee in the region final. SOPHOMORE 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 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 / / / / / /11.7 Career / /12.5 page UNC Women s Basketball Media Guide

7 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) Season/Career Totals Points: 408/1251 Rebounds: 192/640 Double-doubles: 2/10 Double-figure scoring games: 22/66 Double-figure rebounding games: 3/14 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 careerhigh 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 threepoint 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-frombehind 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 game, helping to hold GW standout Anna Montanana to just four points. FRESHMAN 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 All-ACC first team, receiving the fourth-highest 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 Started every game except Senior Day on Feb. 29 Finished the year averaging a team-high 14.3 points Carolina Women s Basketball Camille Little 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 7.7 rebounds and scored a career-high 23 against Old UNC Women s Basketball Media Guide page 13

8 Camille Little Carolina Women s Basketball 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 Had a doubledouble in her first game with 19 points and 13 rebounds, both team highs Tallied her second double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds against Western Michigan UNC's high scorer in the win over Penn State with 19 points Against Wake Forest in her first ACC game, scored a careerhigh 28 points and added 13 rebounds for her third double-double At Maryland on Jan. 19, grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds and added 14 points for her fourth doubledouble of the season Was 8-for-8 from the free throw line against Georgia Tech on Jan. 22 Registered a double-double in her first game in her hometown of Winston- Salem, with 18 points and 12 rebounds against Wake Forest on Jan. 26 Scored 27 points, including 11-for-12 free throw shooting, against Florida State on Feb. 1 At Florida State on Feb. 26, led UNC with 16 points, all in the second half Against More On Little... Major and why you chose it: Communications, because it is very interesting What s your dream job? Modeling What has been the best moment of your basketball career thus far? Winning ACC Championships back-to-back and going to the Final Four What is your earliest basketball memory and how did you get started playing? Playing with my dad beginning around age nine When you were a kid, what players did you pretend to be? My dad and Michael Jordan Who or what has had the biggest impact on your basketball career? My parents On what part of your game have you focused on in the offseason? Shooting and being more consistent What do you do to prepare yourself for each game? Listen to music and chew gum What s the last thing you do or think about before you step on the court for a game? Playing hard What are your favorite hobbies or pastimes? Talking on the phone What is one talent you have other than playing basketball? Cooking What is one talent you wish you had? Singing What is your favorite place you ve traveled? Europe What place have you never visited but would like to? Australia If you could spend three hours doing anything, what would it be? Sleeping What magazine would you most like to appear on the cover of? Vogue If you could play another sport, what would it be? Volleyball What historical figure would you have most liked to meet? Rosa Parks What s the best thing about being a Carolina basketball player? The fun we have with each other and traveling NC State in the ACC Tournament semifinals, scored 24 points on 11-for-17 shooting from the field After committing eight turnovers in the quarterfinals against Virginia, did not have one against NC State. page UNC Women s Basketball Media Guide

9 PREP/PERSONAL Coached by Gerald Carter Associated Press North Carolina Player of the Year as a senior in 2003 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 2003 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 Member of National Honor Society in her sophomore through senior years Voted Prom Queen as a senior 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. Carolina Women s Basketball Camille Little Season 11/18 Davidson /21 Liberty /25 Arizona St /26 TCU /29 UNC Asheville /1 Charleston Southern /2 South Florida /5 Connecticut /8 Wofford /17 Coastal Carolina /20 Vanderbilt /29 Old Dominion /31 College of Charleston /6 Clemson /9 Miami /15 NC State /18 Georgia Tech /22 Florida State /27 Wake Forest /29 Duke /2 NC State /5 Georgia Tech /9 Maryland /12 Virginia /17 Virginia Tech /20 Boston College /25 Duke /3 Virginia ACC /4 NC State ACC /5 Maryland ACC /18 UC Riverside NCAA /20 Vanderbilt NCAA /26 Purdue NCAA /28 Tennessee NCAA /2 Maryland NCAA 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 Old Dominion /6 Winthrop /9 Maryland /14 NC State /17 Miami /20 Florida State /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 George Washington-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 Tennessee-NCAA * UNC Women s Basketball Media Guide page 15

10 Meghan Austin Carolina Women s Basketball 24 Meghan Austin Junior G 5-7 Lynchburg, Va. Lafayette/E.C. Glass Working toward a double major in psychology and exercise and sport science. SOPHOMORE SEASON ( ) Saw action in 16 games, including the ACC Tournament semifinals win over NC State and the NCAA first-round win over UC Riverside Returned to the court in after sitting out the previous year as a transfer from Lafayette College Hit her first career three-pointer against Clemson on Jan. 6, heaving in an over-theshoulder shot as the shot clock ran down to push UNC over the 100-point mark with 25 seconds to play Did not dress for the Career Highs Points: 3 (Clemson, 1/6/06) Rebounds: 3 (Charleston Southern, 12/1/05) Assists: 3 (Coastal Carolina, 12/17/05) Steals: 1 (on two occasions) Minutes: 8 (Charleston Southern, 12/1/05) Season Totals Points: 9 Rebounds: 8 Wake Forest (1/27) or Duke (1/29) games after sustaining a concussion in practice earlier that week Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll. AT LAFAYETTE ( ) Saw action in 13 games for the Leopards. PREP/PERSONAL Coached by Tracie Hayes A two-year team captain and four-year starter As a senior, led the district in scoring and rebounding and was named co-player of the year Region player of the year as a junior and senior Team MVP as a senior Set a school record with 82 consecutive starts Had the highest grade point average on her team all four years Also played two years of softball Honor Roll student Born Meghan Elizabeth Austin on Sept. 17, 1984, in Lynchburg, Va. The daughter of Keith and Elizabeth Austin Has three siblings: Jennifer (22), Keith (19) and Ryan (17) Her mother played basketball at the University of Richmond and her sister played water polo at Virginia An exercise and sport science/psychology double major. Austin 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 /3.6 9/0.6 page UNC Women s Basketball Media Guide

11 Carolina Women s Basketball Meghan Austin More On Austin... Activities you re involved with at UNC: Champions for Christ and Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Major and why you chose it: Exercise and sport science and psychology; I like both majors because they are applicable to daily life What career do you hope to have after you re finished playing basketball? Teacher or coach What has been the best moment of your basketball career thus far? Final Four What is your earliest basketball memory and how did you get started playing? Playing in the backyard with my family When you were a kid, what player did you pretend to be? Dawn Staley Who or what has had the biggest impact on your basketball career? Buddy Mason On what part of your game have you focused on in the offseason? What have you done to improve? Everything, I just stayed in the gym the whole summer What do you do to prepare yourself for each game? Listen to music What s the last thing you do or think about before you step on the court for a game? Pray What is one talent you have other than playing basketball? Cooking What is one talent you wish you had? Dancing What is your favorite place you ve traveled? Italy What place have you never visited but would like to? Australia What is something that few people know about you? I knit If you had never picked up a basketball, how would you have spent all the time you ve devoted to basketball? Playing softball If you could spend three hours doing anything, what would it be? Hanging out or sleeping What magazine would you most like to appear on the cover of? Sports Illustrated If you could play another sport, what would it be? Football What historical figure would you have most liked to meet? Mother Theresa What s the best thing about being a UNC student? The tradition and legacy What s the best thing about being a Carolina basketball player? Tradition Season 11/18 Davidson /21 Liberty /26 TCU /29 UNC Asheville /1 Charleston So /2 South Florida /5 Connecticut /8 Wofford /17 Coastal Carolina /20 Vanderbilt /31 College of Charleston /6 Clemson /9 Miami /18 Georgia Tech /4 NC State ACC /18 UC Riverside NCAA UNC Women s Basketball Media Guide page 17

12 Erlana Larkins Carolina Women s Basketball 2 Erlana Larkins Junior F 6-1 Riviera Beach, Fla. The Benjamin School Co-captained the 2006 USA Basketball Under 20 Women s National Team that captured gold at the FIBA Americas Championship in Mexico City Working toward a double major in sociology and Afro American studies. SOPHOMORE SEASON ( ) Final Four All-Tournament Team AP All- America honorable mention Kodak All- America region finalist All-ACC first team All-ACC Tournament first team A starter in every game Ranked second on the team in scoring with 13.8 points per game and led the way in rebounding with 7.2 per game Averaged 14.6 points and 7.3 rebounds (both second on the team) in ACC play In NCAA Tournament play, averaged 18.6 points and 7.8 rebounds per game Ranked fourth in the ACC in field goal percentage (.568), sixth in steals (2.2 per game), seventh in rebounding, 10th in blocks (1.03 per game) and 11th in scoring Hit the first three-pointer of her career against UNC Asheville on Nov. 29 Had 18 points on 8-for-11 shooting and a teamhigh eight rebounds in a career-high 41 minutes of play in the overtime win at Old Dominion on Dec. 29 Had a career-high six assists in the first half of the Jan. 6 game against Clemson, despite playing only five minutes in the second half due to illness Scored 10 points and grabbed a team-best eight rebounds playing in front of a hometown crowd at Miami Had her first double-double of the season with a team-high 15 points and 11 rebounds at NC State Scored a season-high 22 points and led the team with seven rebounds against Georgia Tech on Jan. 18 Was 14-for-14 from the foul line in that game Against Florida State, scored 22 for the second time in as many games Also matched her previous-game output with seven rebounds Was 5-for-5 in the first half of the FSU game and finished 8-for-11 from the field Named ACC Player of the Week on Jan. 23 for her play in the Georgia Tech and FSU games (an average of 22 points, seven rebounds for the week) Led UNC with a seasonhigh 23 points in the Jan. 29 win at Duke She scored 17 points in the second half, nine of them within the first 4:06 after halftime That run included two threepointers in just under a minute Finished with 17 points and eight rebounds in the home win over NC State Scored 17 points and had nine rebounds, seven assists, five blocks and three steals against Maryland on Feb. 9 Her assist and block totals were career highs Played 32 minutes in that game, but did not see any time in the overtime period after battling cramping at the end of regulation Scored seven points, all on free throws, in the game at Virginia, marking the first time in her career that she had not hit a field goal in a game (she was 0-for-4 from the field) Had 17 points, five rebounds and three blocks in the win at Virginia Tech Had a double-double (16 points, 14 assists) and a career-high eight assists in the Feb. 25 win over No. 1 Duke Had 10 rebounds in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals win over Virginia Finished with 13 points, four rebounds and a team-high six assists in the ACC Tournament semifinals win over NC State Scored a career-high 26 points and had a team high 12 rebounds in the ACC title game win over Maryland Had 22 points and 10 rebounds in the NCAA Tournament second-round win over Vanderbilt on March 20 Scored a teambest 23 points on 10-for-13 shooting in the Sweet 16 win over Purdue Led UNC with a career-high 28 points and 10 rebounds in Larkins 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 / / / / / /13.8 Career / / /14.2 page UNC Women s Basketball Media Guide

13 Career Highs Points: 28 (Maryland, 4/2/06) Rebounds: 14 (ODU, 12/30/04; Arizona State, 3/26/05; Duke, 2/25/06) Assists: 8 (Duke, 2/25/06) Steals: 6 (Lipscomb, 12/28/04; Clemson, 2/4/05) Blocks: 5 (Maryland, 2/9/06) Minutes: 41 (Old Dominion, 12/29/05) Season/Career Totals Points: 482/978 Rebounds: 251/493 Double-doubles: 5/12 Double-figure scoring games: 25/54 Double-figure rebounding games: 7/15 the national semifinals game against Maryland to earn a spot on the Final Four All-Tournament Team. FRESHMAN SEASON ( ) Voted to the All-ACC second team, receiving the seventh-highest number of votes overall One of two freshmen to receive All-ACC honors A unanimous selection to the ACC All-Freshman Team Named second-team All-ACC Tournament as UNC won the championships Four-time ACC Rookie of the Week Named to the Gballmagazine.com Young All-America team Ranked second on the team in scoring (14.6) and in rebounding (7.1) Finished the season with 496 points to set a school record for scoring by a freshman Led the ACC in field goal percentage (.609) and ranked ninth nationally Among ACC freshmen, ranked second in scoring, third in rebounding, first in steals (2.1), third in blocks (1.1) and sixth in assists (1.6) Scored in double figures in all but five games Came off the bench in the first eight games of the season and moved into the starting lineup for the game against Coastal Carolina Named to the Lady Rebel Shootout all-tournament team after scoring 22 points in the championship game against host UNLV Had her first career double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds in just 19 minutes of play against Lipscomb on Dec. 28 Registered a second double-double in the following game with 17 points and a team-high 14 rebounds against Old Dominion on Dec. 30 Led UNC with a then-career-high 23 points at NC State and earned ACC Rookie honors for that week Shared ACC Rookie of the Week honors on Jan. 24 after averaging 18 points per game against Miami and Florida State Registered her third double-double with 18 points, 11 rebounds in 24 minutes of play against Wake Forest (Jan. 27) Earned her third ACC rookie honor in a row and fourth of the season on Jan. 31 after averaging 11.0 points and 9.3 rebounds in the previous week s three games (Duke, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech) Against Clemson, scored a career-high 24 points, including 8-for-8 free throw shooting, and tied her career best with six steals Scored 19 points in the win at Duke, hitting five of her six shots and nine of 10 free throws Turned in her second double-double in the ACC Tournament s three games with 16 points and 10 rebounds against Duke in the final Averaged 13.3 points and 9.0 rebounds in the tournament Turned in her seventh double-double of the season with 18 points Carolina Women s Basketball Erlana Larkins and 14 rebounds in the Sweet 16 win at Arizona State Selected for the ESPN.com Preseason All-Freshman team. INTERNATIONAL Played with the 2006 USA Basketball Under 20 Women s National Team that captured gold at the FIBA Americas Championship in Mexico City Won a gold medal at the 2005 FIBA Women s U19 World Championship in Tunisia in July Won a gold medal at the 2005 FIBA Women s U19 World Championship in Tunisia in July Served as a tri-captain of the U.S. team Played for the 2004 USA Basketball Junior World Championship Qualifying Team, which won a gold medal at the competition in Puerto Rico in August of UNC Women s Basketball Media Guide page 19

14 Erlana Larkins Carolina Women s Basketball More On Larkins... Major and why you chose it: Sociology and AFAM; Sociology because I like working with kids and AFAM because it s educational and teaches us about our history What career do you hope to have after you re finished playing basketball? Homicide detective What has been the best moment of your basketball career thus far? Making it to the Final Four What is your earliest basketball memory and how did you get started playing? Playing with the boys when I was seven after my dad got me started playing When you were a kid, what player did you pretend to be? Michael Jordan Who or what has had the biggest impact on your basketball career? My family What s special to you about the jersey number you wear? It s a part of my high school number On what part of your game have you focused on in the offseason? Defense What do you do to prepare yourself for each game? Do you have anything special you do on game days? I listen to music and dance What are your favorite hobbies or pastimes? Hanging out with friends, shopping, talking on the phone, playing spades and pool What is one talent you have other than playing basketball? Dancing What is one talent you wish you had? Singing What is your favorite place you ve traveled? Puerto Rico What place have you never visited but would like to? Australia What is something that few people know about you? I went to private school from grades 7 through 12 If you had never picked up a basketball, how would you have spent all the time you ve devoted to basketball? Playing another sport If you could spend three hours doing anything, what would it be? Spending time with my family What magazine would you most like to appear on the cover of? JET Who are your best friends on another college basketball team? Essence Carson, Rutgers; Sharnee Zoll, Virginia If you could play another sport, what would it be? Softball What historical figure would you have most liked to meet? Rosa Parks PREP/PERSONAL Coached by Mike and Ronnalee Terry As a senior, named to the Parade, WBCA and McDonald s All-America teams Secondteam All-America by USA Today and SLAM magazine Fourth-team Parade All-America as a junior Led her team to four state championships and six final fours Florida s Miss Basketball in her Season 11/18 Davidson /21 Liberty /25 Arizona St /26 TCU /29 UNC Asheville /1 Charleston Southern /2 South Florida /5 Connecticut /8 Wofford /17 Coastal Carolina /20 Vanderbilt /29 Old Dominion /31 Coll. of Charleston /6 Clemson /9 Miami /15 NC State /18 Georgia Tech /22 Florida State /27 Wake Forest /29 Duke /2 NC State /5 Georgia Tech /9 Maryland /12 Virginia /17 Virginia Tech /20 Boston College /25 Duke /3 Virginia ACC /4 NC State ACC /5 Maryland ACC /18 UC Riverside NCAA /20 Vanderbilt NCAA /26 Purdue NCAA /28 Tennessee NCAA /2 Maryland NCAA 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 Old Dominion /6 Winthrop /9 Maryland /14 NC State /17 Miami /20 Florida State /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 George Washington-NCAA /26 Arizona St.-NCAA /28 Baylor-NCAA junior and senior years Just the second player in the 12-year history of the award to win twice Class 2A Player of the Year in her freshman through senior seasons Averaged 22.3 points, 14.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game as a senior, when she was the state tournament MVP for the second year in a row Ranked fourth in the Class of 2004 by All-Star Girls Report and 10th by Blue Star Born Erlana La Nay Larkins on April 2, 1986, in West Palm Beach, Fla. The daughter of Victoria and Earl Larkins Has four siblings: Jarrod (29), Kanika (27), Erlesia (20) and Johnie (15) Majoring in sociology and Afro American studies. page UNC Women s Basketball Media Guide

15 11 Alex Miller Junior G 5-6 Durham, N.C. Hillside Working toward a major in exercise and sport science SOPHOMORE SEASON ( ) Came off the bench to play in every game Averaged 4.4 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 19.3 minutes per game Shot a team-best 85.7 percent (30-35) from the foul line, a figure that would have led the Atlantic Coast Conference if she had the minimum 2.0 made per game Scored a then-career-high 13 points in 21 minutes of play against Wofford Hit her first three three-point attempts and finished 4-for-5 from the field Was 3-for-6 from threepoint range at Miami and finished with 12 points for her second double-figure scoring game of the season At Duke on Jan. 29, scored four points, including a layup that put UNC up by four (68-64) with 2:38 to play Scored nine points on three threepointers in the win at Georgia Tech Against Maryland, was 3-for-4 from the field including 2-for-2 from three-point range before suffering an injury that kept her out of the rest of the game With 13 minutes to play in regulation, she slid headfirst into the basket support and had to be carried from the court on a backboard and taken for X-rays on her neck, which proved to be negative Played a career-high 29 minutes in the following game, a win at Virginia Was a combined 0-for-13 in the Virginia, Virginia Tech and Boston College games, then started the game against Duke (Feb. 25) 0-for-7 before sinking a second-half basket at the 6:43 mark Hit a pair of three-pointers 23 seconds apart in the first half of the ACC Tournament semifinal against NC State and finished with eight points in 27 minutes Scored six points and played 24 minutes in the ACC Championship game against Maryland Scored a career-high 16 points on 6-for-8 shooting (4-for-6 from three-point range) in the NCAA second-round win at Vanderbilt Her four three-pointers were a career high, and she tied her career highwith 29 minutes on the court. Career Highs Points: 16 (Vanderbilt, 3/20/06) Rebounds: 6 (Charleston Southern, 12/1/05) Assists: 7 (Charleston Southern, 12/1/05) Steals: 4 (UNC Asheville, 11/29/05; Miami, 1/9/06) Blocks: 2 (Coastal Carolina, 12/12/04) Minutes: 29 (Virginia, 2/12/06; Vanderbilt, 3/20/06) Three-pointers: 4 (Vanderbilt, 3/20/06) Season/Career Totals Points: 154/192 Rebounds: 59/75 Double figure scoring games: 3/3 Carolina Women s Basketball Alex Miller FRESHMAN 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 careerhigh nine points against Winthrop, hitting two of her four three-point attempts. 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/ / / /4.4 Career / / / UNC Women s Basketball Media Guide page 21

16 Alex Miller Carolina Women s Basketball More On Miller... What s the best class you ve taken at UNC and what did you like about it? Public Speaking because I broke through my bubble and I am not scared to talk in front of a group of people. What career do you hope to have after you re finished playing basketball? Coaching or a fitness trainer What has been the best moment of your basketball career thus far? Beating Duke five times When you were a kid, what player did you pretend to be? Dawn Staley Who or what has had the biggest impact on your basketball career? My mom What s special to you about the jersey number you wear? I have had it since I started playing basketball On what part of your game have you focused on in the offseason? Shooting What do you do to prepare yourself for each game? Sleep before the game What s the last thing you do or think about before you step on the court for a game? How we are going to beat the other team What is one talent you have other than playing basketball? Running track What is one talent you wish you had? Singing What is your favorite place you ve traveled? Cancun What place have you never visited but would like to? L.A. If you had never picked up a basketball, how would you have spent all the time you ve devoted to basketball? Soccer If you could spend three hours doing anything, what would it be? Shopping with my mom What magazine would you most like to appear on the cover of? Sports Illustrated If you could play another sport, what would it be? Football What historical figure would you have most liked to meet? Martin Luther King Jr. What s the best thing about being a UNC student? Saying I go to UNC What s the best thing about being a Carolina basketball player? Traveling Season 11/18 Davidson /21 Liberty /25 Arizona St /26 TCU /29 UNC Asheville /1 Charleston So /2 South Florida /5 Connecticut /8 Wofford /17 Coastal Carolina /20 Vanderbilt /29 Old Dominion /31 College of Charleston /6 Clemson /9 Miami /15 NC State /18 Georgia Tech /22 FSU /27 Wake Forest /29 Duke /2 NC State /5 Georgia Tech /9 Maryland /12 Virginia /17 Virginia Tech /20 Boston College /25 Duke /3 Virginia ACC /4 NC State ACC /5 Maryland ACC /18 UC Riverside NCAA /20 Vanderbilt NCAA /26 Purdue NCAA /28 Tennessee NCAA /2 Maryland NCAA 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 Clarksburg, W.Va. The daughter of Lynda Keith Has a sister, Kayla (13), and a brother, A.J. (13) Exercise and sport science major. PREP/PERSONAL 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 2003 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 Born Alexandra Nicole Miller on Nov. 5, 1985, in page UNC Women s Basketball Media Guide

17 30 LaToya Pringle Junior F/C 6-3 Fayetteville, N.C. Seventy-First An exercise and sports science major Through two years, already ranks fifth on UNC's career blocks list with 120 Switched to jersey No. 30 as a sophomore after wearing No. 32 as a freshman. SOPHOMORE SEASON ( ) Appeared in every game and made the first start of her career in the Coastal Carolina game on Dec. 17 Started that game in place of senior Jessica Sell, who missed the game due to illness Averaged 5.4 points and 4.4 rebounds in 15.3 minutes per game Averaged 5.4 rebounds in ACC games, third on the team Team leader and fourth in the ACC in blocks with 75, 2.14 per game, second in the ACC In ACC games only, ranked second in the ACC with 2.43 blocks per game Averaged 2.6 blocks in NCAA Tournament play Had four blocks in each of the season s first two games (Davidson, Liberty) Against Liberty, scored 14 points in 14 minutes on the court Also hit double figures against UNC Asheville, with 13 points in 13 minutes Led UNC with a career-high eight rebounds against College of Charleston and was 4-for-5 from the field and 3-for-4 from the foul line for 11 points Had six points (on 3-for-5 shooting), seven rebounds and three blocks in the ACC opener against Clemson Had a career-high three assists against Miami Against NC State on Jan. 15, was 3-for-3 from the field and hit three free throws to finish with nine points Also had two assists and two blocks in 14 minutes Against FSU, led UNC with a careerhigh 11 rebounds and tied her career high for minutes with 21 Against NC State on Feb. 2, had a seasonhigh five blocks Played a season-high 22 minutes against Maryland, including the entire overtime period while Erlana Larkins was sidelined with cramping Was 3-for-3 from the field and added a free throw for seven points at Virginia Against Virginia in the ACC quarterfinals, tied her season high with 14 points 10 of them in the first half and also had seven rebounds and three blocks Scored 10 points against NC State in the Career Highs Points: 17 (Charleston So. 11/23/04) Rebounds: 11 (Florida State, 1/22/06) Assists: 3 (Miami, 1/9/06) Steals: 4 (UNC Asheville, 11/29/05) Blocks: 6 (George Washington, 3/22/05) Minutes: 22 (Maryland, 2/9/06) Season/Career Totals Points: 190/328 Rebounds: 155/244 Blocks: 75/120 Double-figure scoring games: 7/12 Carolina Women s Basketball LaToya Pringle ACC Tournament semifinal, marking the first time in her career that she had hit double figures in back-to-back games Had five points, six rebounds and two blocks in the ACC championship game against Maryland In the first-round NCAA game against UC Riverside, was a perfect 4-for- 4 from the field and 3-for-3 from the foul line and finished with 11 points, three rebounds and three blocks Against Purdue in the NCAA region semifinal, finished with 10 points, eight of which came in the first half Scored eight points on 4- for-7 shooting and also had three rebounds and three blocks in the region final win over Tennessee. FRESHMAN SEASON ( ) Averaged 4.6 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.5 blocks Played in 30 games Led the team and ranked fifth in the ACC with 1.5 blocks per game Her total of 45 blocks Pringle 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 / / / / / /5.4 Career / / / UNC Women s Basketball Media Guide page 23

18 LaToya Pringle Carolina Women s Basketball More On Pringle... What s the best class you ve taken at Carolina? Sport Skills I What s your dream job? Mother What has been the best moment of your basketball career thus far? Final Four What is your earliest basketball memory and how did you get started playing? Playing for my dad When you were a kid, what player did you pretend to be? Michelle Snow Who or what has had the biggest impact on your basketball career? My parents What s special to you about the jersey number you wear? It was my first number On what part of your game have you focused on in the offseason? Jump shot What do you do to prepare yourself for each game? Dance What are your favorite hobbies or pastimes? Sleeping and shopping What is one talent you have other than playing basketball? Dancing What is one talent you wish you had? Singing What is your favorite place you ve traveled? Mexico What places have you never visited but would like to? Hawaii and Jamaica What is something that few people know about you? I was born in Germany If you had never picked up a basketball, how would you have spent all the time you ve devoted to basketball? Studying more If you could spend three hours doing anything, what would it be? Shopping on Rodeo Drive What magazine would you most like to appear on the cover of? Ebony If you could play another sport, what would it be? Volleyball What historical figure would you have most liked to meet? Martlin Luther King Jr. What s the best thing about being a UNC student? Friendly students and faculty ranks 10th on UNC s single-season list Five times came off the bench to score in double figures with 17 points against Charleston Southern, a team-high 16 against Tennessee-Martin, 14 against Lipscomb, 12 against Clemson and 16 against Virginia Tech Shot.653 (47-72) from the field, a percentage that would rank first in the league if she had the minimum 3.0 makes per game Had five blocks against Winthrop Was a perfect 5- for-5 from the field and 6-for-6 from the free throw line for 16 points with seven rebounds in 16 minutes against Virginia Tech Had three blocks in four minutes against Duke on Feb. 27 Was a perfect 3- for-3 against Coppin State In the secondround NCAA game against George Washington, had a career-high six blocks in just 13 minutes of play before fouling Season 11/18 Davidson /21 Liberty /25 Arizona St /26 TCU /29 UNC Asheville /1 Charleston Southern /2 South Florida /5 Connecticut /8 Wofford /17 Coastal Carolina /20 Vanderbilt /29 Old Dominion /31 College of Charleston /6 Clemson /9 Miami /15 NC State /18 Georgia Tech /22 Florida State /27 Wake Forest /29 Duke /2 NC State /5 Georgia Tech /9 Maryland /12 Virginia /17 Virginia Tech /20 Boston College /25 Duke /3 Virginia ACC /4 NC State ACC /5 Maryland ACC /18 UC Riverside NCAA /20 Vanderbilt NCAA /26 Purdue NCAA /28 Tennessee NCAA /2 Maryland NCAA Season 11/19 Elon /23 Charleston Southern /1 Wofford /2 Tenn.-Martin /12 Coastal Carolina /19 Georgia State /28 Lipscomb /30 Old Dominion /6 Winthrop /9 Maryland /14 NC State /17 Miami /20 Florida State /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 out. PREP/PERSONAL Named North Carolina s Miss Basketball for Class 4-A in her junior and senior years Also first-team all-state both years Led Seventy-First to state titles in 2003 and 04, winning tournament MVP honors on both occasions As a senior, totalled 25 points, 18 rebounds and seven blocks in the title game Set a state championship record with 28 rebounds in the 2003 title game Averaged 21.5 points, 14.2 rebounds and nine blocks in her senior season Recipient of the 2003 AAU Joel Ferrell Outstanding Performance Award, the highest honor given at the AAU Junior Olympics Along with classmate Alex Miller, played for Team North Carolina, which won the 2003 Junior Olympics national championship Also teamed with Miller in the 2004 North Carolina-South Carolina All-Star Game, in which she was named MVP Played volleyball for four years, earning all-state honors twice Born LaToya Antoinette Pringle on Sept. 11, 1986, in Nuremberg, Germany, where her parents were stationed in the Army The daughter of Reece and Sharon Pringle Has a younger sister, Shanice (13) Exercise and sport science major. page UNC Women s Basketball Media Guide

19 14 Heather Claytor Sophomore G 5-8 Grottoes, Va. Fort Defiance Working toward a major in exercise and sport science Established a new school record for single-season three-point percentage (45.1). FRESHMAN SEASON ( ) Came off the bench to play in 31 games Averaged 4.3 points per game in 8.4 minutes of play Shot a school-record.451 from three-point range, the second-highest percentage in the ACC Made just two baskets that weren t three-pointers and had just seven attempts from inside three-point range Was 3-for-3 from three-point range against TCU, scoring nine points in seven minutes of play Came off the bench to lead UNC with 14 points against Charleston Southern Took her first twopointer of the season against Charleston Southern after launching only threes in the first five games of the year Was 3-for-7 from three-point range against Wofford to finish with nine points Leading scorer with a season-high 18 points in a seasonhigh 18 minutes of play against Coastal Carolina She was 6-for-10 from threepoint range, one short of tying the school single-game record for three-pointers Came off the bench to score 12 points on 4-for-5 shooting from three-point range against College of Charleston Hit all three of her three-point attempts in the first half of the ACC opener against Clemson on Jan. 6, and finished 3- for-5 with nine points Was 3-for-5 from three-point range against Miami, scoring nine points in 10 minutes of play Had nine points at Wake Forest on 3-for-6 shooting (2- for-4 from three) from the field and a free throw Hit a threepointer against Virginia in the ACC Tournament quarterfinal to snap an 0-for-8 slump (0-for-6 from three-point range) that dated back to the Georgia Tech game on Feb. 5 Was 2-for-2 from the field (both three-pointers) in the ACC semifinals win over NC State. PREP/PERSONAL Coached by Mike Jenkins and Tony Clark Earned all-state, all-region and all-district honors all three years on the varsity squad Holds her school's career records for scoring, scoring average, rebounds and Career Highs Points: 18 (Coastal Carolina, 12/17/05) Rebounds: 4 (Wofford, 12/8/05) Assists: 3 (Charleston Southern, 12/1/05) Steals: 2 (Wofford, 12/8/05) Minutes: 18 (Coastal Carolina, 12/17/05) Three-pointers: 6 (Coastal Carolina, 12/17/05) Season Totals Points: 134 Rebounds: 29 Double-figure scoring games: 3 Carolina Women s Basketball Heather Claytor blocked shots Her Fort Defiance jersey, No. 32, was retired in June Honored as her school's Athlete of the Year as a senior and twice a recipient of the school's Indian Award City-County Player of the Year as a junior As a senior, set a school record with 41 points in a game and also holds the school record for three-pointers in a game with seven As a senior, averaged 21.1 points Also earned all-district honors in softball and volleyball Member of National Honor Society and named to the Superintendent's List and the Principal's List Named Homecoming Queen and Prom Queen Born Heather Renee Claytor on March 13, 1987, in Harrisonburg, Va. Daughter of Edward and Patricia Claytor The youngest of five siblings: Teresa Miller (34), Catina Souders (33), Edward Claytor II (28) and Angela Fink (25). Claytor 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 / / UNC Women s Basketball Media Guide page 25

20 Heather Claytor Carolina Women s Basketball More On Claytor... Major and why you chose it: Exercise and sport science; I want to be involved in sports as long as possible. What s the best class you ve taken at UNC and what did you like about it? Sociology 10; Professor Hastings was a very good and interesting professor. What career do you hope to have after you re finished playing basketball? I would like to be a pediatrician. What s your dream job? To be in the WNBA What has been the best moment of your basketball career thus far? My first second playing at the University of North Carolina What is your earliest basketball memory and how did you get started playing? When I was five, I played in the backyard with my cousins When you were a kid, what player did you pretend to be? Michael Jordan Who or what has had the biggest impact on your basketball career? My basketball coach Mike Jenkins and my parents What s special to you about the jersey number you wear? Belonged to someone in my family On what part of your game have you focused on in the offseason? What have you done to improve? Shooting off the dribble and defense. I shot and did a shooting routine everyday and played against the quickest guy at home. What do you do to prepare yourself for each game? Do you have anything special you do on game days? I get dressed the same way and listen to the same two Missy Elliott songs What s the last thing you do or think about before you step on the court for a game? My family What is your favorite hobby or pastime? Playing baseball What is one talent you have other than playing basketball? Playing the drums What is your favorite place you ve traveled? Hawaii What place have you never visited but would like to? Paris What is something that few people know about you? I could ve gone to school to play softball If you had never picked up a basketball, how would you have spent all the time you ve devoted to basketball? With my family If you could spend three hours doing anything, what would it be? Take a nap What magazine would you most like to appear on the cover of? Sports Illustrated Who is your best friend on another college basketball team? Kristi Toliver, Maryland What historical figure would you have most liked to meet? George Washington What s the best thing about being a UNC student? Getting the degree What s the best thing about being a Carolina basketball player? The tradition Season 11/18 Davidson /21 Liberty /25 Arizona St /26 TCU /29 UNC Asheville /1 Charleston So /2 South Florida /5 Connecticut /8 Wofford /17 Coastal Carolina /20 Vanderbilt /29 Old Dominion /31 College of Charleston /6 Clemson /9 Miami /15 NC State /18 Georgia Tech /22 FSU /27 Wake Forest /29 Duke /2 NC State /5 Georgia Tech /9 Maryland /12 Virginia /17 Virginia Tech /20 Boston College /3 Virginia ACC /4 NC State ACC /18 UC Riverside NCAA /26 Purdue NCAA /2 Maryland NCAA page UNC Women s Basketball Media Guide

21 15 Christina Dewitt Sophomore F 6-2 Little River, S.C. North Myrtle Beach FRESHMAN SEASON ( ) Came off the bench to appear in 33 games Averaged 4.7 points and 3.0 rebounds in 9.8 minutes per game Averaged 5.6 points in ACC play In the first game of her career, on Nov. 18, led UNC with nine rebounds in a win over Davidson Had five blocked shots while playing a seasonhigh 17 minutes on Dec. 1 against Charleston Southern Against Coastal Carolina, led UNC in rebounding with seven In front of her home crowd against Vanderbilt in Myrtle Beach on Dec. 20, scored 9 points on 4-for-5 shooting and grabbed five rebounds in 12 minutes of play Tied her career high with nine points in a career-high 19 minutes against College of Charleston Also had nine points against Clemson on Jan. 6 in her ACC debut Scored nine points against Georgia Tech, shooting 3-for-4 from the field and 3-for-3 from the foul line Scored a career-high 22 points on 7-for-8 shooting to lead UNC in the win at Wake Forest on Jan. 27 Coming into that game, she had not hit a three-pointer all season, but she made all four of her attempts against the Demon Deacons and hit another field goal with her foot on the threepoint line Shared ACC Rookie of the Week honors on Jan. 30 after averaging 13.0 points against Wake Forest and Duke the previous week Against Duke in the regular-season finale, grabbed seven rebounds (four offensive) and scored six points in 10 minutes of play Hit both of her field goal attempts, including a threepointer, to score five points in 11 minutes in the ACC semifinal against NC State Had five points and six rebounds in 11 minutes of play against Maryland in the ACC title game. PREP/PER- SONAL Coached by Bob Vosbrink Named allstate and all-region in each year of her career Three-time region player of the year Named Toast of the Coast Player of the Year by the Myrtle Beach Sun in her sophomore, junior and senior years Four-year All-Hoop Zone by WPDE-TV and twotime Hoop Zone player of the year Member of the Orlando Sentinel's 2005 Career Highs Points: 22 (Wake Forest, 1/27/06) Rebounds: 9 (Davidson, 11/18/05) Assists: 2 (on five occasions) Steals: 4 (UNC Asheville, 11/29/05) Blocks: 5 (Charleston Southern, 12/1/05) Minutes: 19 (College of Charleston, 12/31/05; Wake Forest, 1/27/06) Season Totals Points: 154 Rebounds: 100 Double-figure scoring games: 1 Carolina Women s Basketball Christina Dewitt All-Southern team Averaged 28.9 points, 18.9 rebounds, 6.5 blocks and 5.5 assists as a senior Over her career, averaged 24.6 points and 18.1 rebounds Also earned allstate honors in volleyball Born Aug. 24, 1987, in Loris, S.C. The daughter of Debbie and Raymond Dewitt Has two younger siblings, Matthew (16) and Debora (15). Dewitt 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 / / UNC Women s Basketball Media Guide page 27

22 Christina Dewitt Carolina Women s Basketball More On Dewitt... What s the best class you ve taken at UNC? African Studies What s your dream job? Owning my own NBA team What has been the best moment of your basketball career thus far? Scoring 22 points against Wake Forest When you were a kid, what player did you pretend to be? Michael Jordan Who or what has had the biggest impact on your basketball career? My cousin What s special to you about the jersey number you wear? It s half of my high school number On what part of your game have you focused on in the offseason? Defense What do you do to prepare yourself for each game? I listen to music and pray What is your favorite hobby or pastime? Spending quality time with my friends What is one talent you have other than playing basketball? Volleyball What is one talent you wish you had? Singing What is your favorite place you ve traveled? California What place have you never visited but would like to? Africa What is something that few people know about you? I can dance If you could spend three hours doing anything, what would it be? Spending time with my friends What magazine would you most like to appear on the cover of? JET Who is your best friend on another college basketball team? Chandrica Smith, Notre Dame If you could play another sport, what would it be? Volleyball What historical figure would you have most liked to meet? Martin Luther King Jr Season 11/18 Davidson /21 Liberty /25 Arizona St /26 TCU /29 UNC Asheville /1 Charleston So /2 South Florida /5 Connecticut /8 Wofford /17 Coastal Carolina /20 Vanderbilt /29 Old Dominion /31 College of Charleston /6 Clemson /9 Miami /15 NC State /18 Georgia Tech /27 Wake Forest /29 Duke /2 NC State /5 Georgia Tech /9 Maryland /12 Virginia /17 Virginia Tech /20 Boston College /25 Duke /3 Virginia ACC /4 NC State ACC /5 Maryland ACC /18 UC Riverside NCAA /20 Vanderbilt NCAA /28 Tennessee NCAA /2 Maryland NCAA page UNC Women s Basketball Media Guide

23 32 Rashanda McCants Sophomore F 6-1 Asheville, N.C. Asheville Played a career-high 33 minutes against Maryland on Feb. 9 Had six rebounds, tied for the team lead, in the ACC Tournament semifinals win over NC State Scored 15 points, one shy of her career high, in the firstround NCAA win over UC Riverside to lead UNC in scoring for the first time The game was her first in double figures since December. 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. Carolina Women s Basketball Rashanda McCants FRESHMAN SEASON ( ) An honorable mention selection for the ACC All-Freshman Team Appeared in 34 games, all but the Wofford contest (Dec. 8), which she missed due to illness Ranked fifth on the team in scoring and tops among reserves with 5.8 points per game Played two of her best games at the Caribbean Classic in Mexico in November, averaging 14.5 points and shooting.667 from the field (.625 from three) in UNC s wins over Arizona State and TCU Was 5-for-9 from the field with a three-pointer and two free throws for 13 points against Vanderbilt in Myrtle Beach in December At Old Dominion, scored all five of her points in a row early in the overtime period as UNC pulled ahead for the win Scored nine points and tied for the team high with four steals in her ACC debut, against Clemson on Jan. 6 Named ACC Rookie of the Week on Jan. 16 after providing a spark off the bench in a pair of ACC road games the week before she averaged seven points and shot 40.0 percent from the field in wins at Miami and NC State Was 2-for-3 from three-point range and finished with nine points, six rebounds in the Feb. 2 win over NC State Career Highs Points: 16 (Arizona State, 11/25/05) Rebounds: 7 (South Florida, 12/2/05) Assists: 5 (TCU, 11/26/05) Steals: 4 (on three occasions) Blocks: 2 (TCU, 11/26/05; NC State, 1/15/06) Minutes: 33 (Maryland, 2/06/06) Three-pointers: 3 (TCU, 11/26/05; South Florida, 12/2/05) Season Totals Points: 196 Rebounds: 103 Double-figure scoring games: 5 PREP/PERSONAL 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 Threetime 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 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. McCants 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 / / UNC Women s Basketball Media Guide page 29

24 Rashanda McCants Carolina Women s Basketball More On McCants... Major and why you chose it: Communication studies because it is interesting What s the best class you ve taken at UNC and what did you like about it? Sociology 22 because it made you think deeper about social issues What career do you hope to have after you re finished playing basketball? Producer or something of that sort What s your dream job? To be a singer and dancer What has been the best moment of your basketball career thus far? Making it to the Final Four my freshman year When you were a kid, what player did you pretend to be? Lisa Leslie and Kobe Bryant Who or what has had the biggest impact on your basketball career? My mother and coaches What s special to you about the jersey number you wear? It s a great number; the best people wear it On what part of your game have you focused on in the offseason? Being aggressive going to the basket, free throws and jump shot What do you do to prepare yourself for each game? I just chill, relax and listen to music What s the last thing you do or think about before you step on the court for a game? I pray to myself What are your favorite hobbies or pastimes? Video games and movies What is one talent you have other than playing basketball? Poetry What is one talent you wish you had? Singing What is your favorite place you ve traveled? Cancun What place have you never visited but would like to? England If you could spend three hours doing anything, what would it be? Helping people in need What magazine would you most like to appear on the cover of? Sports Illustrated If you could play another sport, what would it be? Football What historical figure would you have most liked to meet? Malcom X What s the best thing about being a UNC student? The people and classes What s the best thing about being a Carolina basketball player? The fame Season 11/18 Davidson /21 Liberty /25 Arizona St /26 TCU /29 UNC Asheville /1 Charleston So /2 South Florida /5 Connecticut /17 Coastal Carolina /20 Vanderbilt /29 Old Dominion /31 College of Charleston /6 Clemson /9 Miami /15 NC State /18 Georgia Tech /22 FSU /27 Wake Forest /29 Duke /2 NC State /5 Georgia Tech /9 Maryland /12 Virginia /17 Virginia Tech /20 Boston College /25 Duke /3 Virginia ACC /4 NC State ACC /5 Maryland ACC /18 UC Riverside NCAA /20 Vanderbilt NCAA /26 Purdue NCAA /28 Tennessee NCAA /2 Maryland NCAA page UNC Women s Basketball Media Guide

25 21 Iman McFarland Sophomore F 6-3 Temple Hills, Md. 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 Born Iman Leslie McFarland on Feb. 15, 1987 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. Carolina Women s Basketball Iman McFarland FRESHMAN SEASON ( ) Came off the bench to appear in 19 games Averaged 2.2 points and 2.0 rebounds in 7.9 minutes of play per game Was 4-for- 4 from the foul line and finished with six points in 12 minutes of play against Liberty Against College of Charleston, was 3-for-5 from the field for six points with three assists and three blocks in 16 minutes Was 1-for-1 from the field in the ACC quarterfinals win over Virginia and 1-for-1 in the semifinal over NC State PREP/PERSONAL 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 allcounty 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 Career Highs Points: 6 (Liberty, 11/21/05; College of Charleston, 12/31/05) Rebounds: 6 (UNC Asheville, 11/29/05; Charleston Southern, 12/1/05) Assists: 3 (College of Charleston, 12/31/05) Steals: 2 (on three occasions) Blocks: 3 (College of Charleston, 12/31/05) Minutes: 17 (Coastal Carolina, 12/17/05) Season Totals Points: 42 Rebounds: 38 McFarland 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 /7.9 42/ UNC Women s Basketball Media Guide page 31

26 Iman McFarland Carolina Women s Basketball More On McFarland... Activities you re involved with at UNC: Student-Athlete Advisory Committee What s the best class you ve taken at UNC and what did you like about it? Drama 116 because my professor was hilarious and he is a good teacher What career do you hope to have after you re finished playing basketball? I want to go to med school and become a doctor What s your dream job? To be brain surgeon What has been the best moment of your basketball career thus far? Going to the Final Four and winning the ACC What is your earliest basketball memory and how did you get started playing? My earliest memory of basketball is playing PeeWee League which my parents signed me up for. When you were a kid, what player did you pretend to be? Chamique Holdsclaw Who or what has had the biggest impact on your basketball career? My parents On what part of your game have you focused on in the offseason? What have you done to improve? I ve tried to focus on my shot and I worked with a shooting coach over the summer. What are your favorite hobbies or pastimes? Shopping What is one talent you have other than playing basketball? I play the guitar What is one talent you wish you had? I wish I could sing What is your favorite place you ve traveled? Nairobi, Kenya What place have you never visited but would like to? Tokyo What is something that few people know about you? I ve never had a hamburger If you could spend three hours doing anything, what would it be? Visiting my family If you could play another sport, what would it be? Volleyball What historical figure would you have most liked to meet? JFK What s the best thing about being a Carolina basketball player? The fact that we go to Carolina Season 11/18 Davidson /21 Liberty /26 TCU /29 UNC Asheville /1 Charleston So /2 South Florida /5 Connecticut /8 Wofford /17 Coastal Carolina /20 Vanderbilt /31 College of Charleston /6 Clemson /9 Miami /18 Georgia Tech /27 Wake Forest /5 Georgia Tech /3 Virginia ACC /4 NC State ACC /18 UC Riverside NCAA page UNC Women s Basketball Media Guide

27 34 Martina Wood Sophomore F/C 6-2 Charlotte, N.C. The Patterson School FRESHMAN SEASON ( ) Came off the bench to play in 18 games Averaged 1.4 points and 1.0 rebounds in 3.5 minutes of play Was 3-for-3 from the field against Charleston Southern for a season-high six points Grabbed a seasonhigh five rebounds against Coastal Carolina Had a season-high eight points in a season-high 11 minutes against College of Charleston on Dec. 31 PREP/PERSONAL MVP of the 2005 Charlotte All-Star Classic after scoring 30 points and grabbing 11 rebounds Played varsity basketball at Metrolina Christian Academy (Indian Trail, N.C.) in her freshman through junior years and at Victory Christian Center (Charlotte, N.C.) as a senior, then spent a postgraduate year at the Patterson School (Lenoir, N.C.) Coached by John McGraw at Patterson Averaged 11.7 points and 8.3 rebounds as her team won the NACA (National Association of Christian Athletes) national title Named to the NACA National All- Tournament team Coached by Michael Pratt at Victory Christian In 2004, named Offensive MVP and selected for the alltournament team as Victory Christian won an NACA national title Also in 2004, named NCISAA (North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association) all-state as Victory Christian won the IA state title and finished the year ranked 23rd in the nation by USA Today 2003 Female Athlete of the Year at Metrolina Christian Academy Three-time team team MVP at Metrolina ( ) Along with UNC teammates Alex Miller and LaToya Pringle, was a member of the Team North Carolina squad that won the 2003 Junior Olympics championship Born Martina Alison Wood on July 5, 1986, in Seattle Daughter of Al and Robin Wood Has an older brother, A.J., also a UNC student, and two younger sisters, Candace (16) and Carmen (13) Her father earned All-America honors in basketball at UNC and was a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic team then went on to play professionally in the NBA and in Europe. Career Highs Points: 8 (College of Charleston, 12/31/05) Rebounds: 5 (Coastal Carolina, 12/17/05) Assists: 1 (Liberty, 11/21/05) Minutes: 11 (College of Charleston, 12/31/05) Season Totals Points: 26 Rebounds: 18 Carolina Women s Basketball Martina Wood Wood 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 /3.5 26/ UNC Women s Basketball Media Guide page 33

28 Martina Wood Carolina Women s Basketball More On Wood... What s the best class you ve taken at UNC and what did you like about it? Drama 116 with K. Strong (hilarious) What s your dream job? Pro model What has been the best moment of your basketball career thus far? Making it to the Final Four When you were a kid, what player did you pretend to be? Anyone in the NBA Who or what has had the biggest impact on your basketball career? My father and God What s special to you about the jersey number you wear? 34 is just a great number! On what part of your game have you focused on in the offseason? Perimeter shots and baseline moves What s the last thing you do or think about before you step on the court for a game? Have fun! What are your favorite hobbies or pastimes? Chilling with my siblings What is your favorite place you ve traveled? Cancun What place have you never visited but would like to? Brazil What is something that few people know about you? I like to ride horses If you could spend three hours doing anything, what would it be? Spending time with someone that I love What magazine would you most like to appear on the cover of? Ralph Lauren Who is your best friend on another college basketball team? Joy Cheek, Duke If you could play another sport, what would it be? Soccer What historical figure would you have most liked to meet? Martin Luther King Jr. What s the best thing about being a Carolina basketball player? Being able to play amongst/against the best girls in the nation Season 11/18 Davidson /21 Liberty /26 TCU /29 UNC Asheville /1 Charleston So /2 South Florida /5 Connecticut /8 Wofford /17 Coastal Carolina /20 Vanderbilt /31 Coll. of Charleston /6 Clemson /9 Miami /18 Georgia Tech /27 Wake Forest /5 Georgia Tech /4 NC State ACC /18 UC Riverside NCAA page UNC Women s Basketball Media Guide

29 Carolina Women s Basketball Jessica Breland 51 Jessica Breland Freshman F 6-3 Kelford, N.C. Bertie More On Breland... What has been the best moment of your basketball career thus far? Dunking in a game What is your earliest basketball memory? Shooting at the wrong goal at the beginning of the game When you were a kid, what player did you pretend to be? Michael Jordan Who or what has had the biggest impact on your basketball career? My high school coach, Coach Bennett What s special to you about the jersey number you wear? It was my high school number What are your favorite hobbies or pastimes? Hanging out with my teammates and friends, shopping and going out (dinner and a movie) What are some talents you have other than playing basketball? Cooking and playing volleyball What is one talent you wish you had? Singing What is your favorite place you ve traveled? San Diego and Sao Paulo, Brazil What place have you never visited but would like to? South Africa What magazine would you most like to appear on the cover of? ESPN Who is your best friend on another college basketball team? Jordan Greenleaf, Auburn If you could play another sport, what would it be? Volleyball What historical figure would you have most liked to meet? Rosa Parks What s the best thing about being a Carolina basketball player? Traveling and the best coaching staff PREP/PERSONAL Coached by Alice Lyons-Bennett All- America selection by McDonald's, the WBCA and Parade Magazine as a senior Second-team All-America selection by EA Sports Third-team Street and Smith s All- America pick Gatorade Player of the Year in North Carolina as a senior USA U18 Women's National Team Trials Invitee Averaged 22 points and 12 rebounds per game Scored 17 points for the East team to earn MVP honors at the North Carolina Coaches Association East- West All-Star Game Also competed in volleyball and track and field Born Jessica Nicole Breland on Feb. 23, 1988 in Brooklyn, N.Y. Daughter of Jean and Charles Breland Has three older siblings, Arneice (32), Christina (27) and Stephanie (25). Coach Hatchell on Breland: Jessica can play any position - she can dunk, she can shoot outside, she can play point guard if we need her to. She's athletic and so versatile. She's got all the tools to become one of the best players ever to be a part of our program." UNC Women s Basketball Media Guide page 35

30 Trinity Bursey Carolina Women s Basketball 3 Trinity Bursey Freshman F 5-10 Sanford, N.C. Western Harnett More On Bursey... What s your dream job? Becoming an actress What has been the best moment of your basketball career thus far? Winning the European Championship Who or what has had the biggest impact on your basketball career? My family What s special to you about the jersey number you wear? Symbol of who God is- The Father, Son & Holy Ghost What do you do to prepare yourself for each game? Say the 23 Psalm What s the last thing you do or think about before you step on the court for a game? Being aggressive What are your favorite hobbies or pastimes? Reading, watching movies and playing arcade games What is one talent you have other than playing basketball? Playing guitar What is one talent you wish you had? Ability to play the drums What is your favorite place you ve traveled? France What place have you never visited but would like to? Disneyland, Florida What is something that few people know about you? I ve lived in five different places and went to school in England If you had never picked up a basketball, how would you have spent all the time you ve devoted to basketball? Being an artist If you could play another sport, what would it be? Track What historical figure would you have most liked to meet? Frederick Douglas PREP/PERSONAL Coached by Dawn Young Teamed with fellow freshman Jessica Breland to lead the East team to victory at the North Carolina Coaches Association East-West All-Star Game Played just two seasons at Western Harnett after her family moved from England Led Lakenheath High School to 2004 European Championship Earned All-Europe honors in both basketball and track and field Competed in the high jump and the long jump Conference and team MVP at Western Harnett Born Trinity Alexandria Bursey on May 19, 1988 in Rome, N.Y. Coach Hatchell on Bursey: "Trinity is a forward who can play inside or outside. She's very effective in the high post area and has a tremendous work ethic. She's only going to get better and better." page UNC Women s Basketball Media Guide

31 Carolina Women s Basketball Class Photos Juniors: LaToya Pringle, Meghan Austin, Erlana Larkins, Alex Miller Seniors: Camille Little, Ivory Latta Sophomores: Christina Dewitt, Rashanda McCants, Martina Wood, Heahter Claytor, Iman McFarland Freshmen: Jessica Breland, Trinity Bursey UNC Women s Basketball Media Guide page 37