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Deutsch1993–94 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team
| 1993–94 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball | |
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NCAA Tournament National champions ACC Regular season & Tournament champions | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 1 |
| AP | No. 4 |
| Record | 33–2 (14–2 ACC) |
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| Home arena | Carmichael Auditorium |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Virginia | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 27 | – | 5 | .844 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 North Carolina † | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 33 | – | 2 | .943 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Clemson | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 6 | – | 21 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1993–94 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina in NCAA basketball, and won their first NCAA championship. Marion Jones, a 5'11" forward and an All-American in track and field, played for the 1993-94 Tar Heels team. The Tar Heels finished with a record of 33–2.
Roster
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Schedule
[edit]| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| Jan 12, 1994 | No. 4 | No. 15 Virginia | L 75–77 | 11–1 (1–1) | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ||||||
| Jan 16, 1994 | No. 4 | Georgia Tech | W 87–51 | 12–1 (2–1) | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ||||||
| Jan 30, 1994 | No. 5 | Clemson | W 71–68 | 17–1 (8–1) | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ||||||
| Feb 1, 1994* | No. 5 | Winthrop | W 85–34 | 18–1 | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ||||||
| Feb 22, 1994 | No. 3 | at No. 9 Virginia | L 74–83 | 19–2 (9–2) | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia | ||||||
| Feb 22, 1994 | No. 5 | Duke | W 70–58 | 23–2 (13–2) | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ||||||
| Feb 27, 1994 | No. 5 | at Clemson | W 91–86 | 24–2 (14–2) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina | ||||||
| ACC tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 5, 1994* | (2) No. 6 | vs. (7) Georgia Tech Quarterfinals | W 78–55 | 25–2 | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina | ||||||
| Mar 6, 1994* | (2) No. 6 | vs. (3) Clemson Semifinals | W 65–64 | 26–2 | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina | ||||||
| Mar 7, 1994* | (2) No. 6 | vs. (1) No. 7 Virginia Championship game | W 77–60 | 27–2 | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 14, 1994* | (3 E) No. 5 | (14 E) Georgia Southern First round | W 101–53 | 28–2 | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ||||||
| Mar 16, 1994* | (3 E) No. 5 | (6 E) Old Dominion Second round | W 63–52 | 29–2 | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ||||||
| Mar 21, 1994* | (3 E) No. 5 | vs. (2 E) No. 12 Vanderbilt Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 73–69 | 30–2 | Rutgers Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey | ||||||
| Mar 23, 1994* | (3 E) No. 5 | vs. (1 E) No. 3 Connecticut Regional Final – Elite Eight | W 81–69 | 31–2 | Rutgers Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey | ||||||
| Apr 1, 1994* | (3 E) No. 5 | vs. (1 W) No. 10 Purdue National Semifinal – Final Four | W 89–74 | 32–2 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia | ||||||
| Apr 3, 1994* | (3 E) No. 5 | vs. (4 ME) No. 7 Louisiana Tech National Championship | W 60–59 | 33–2 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
NCAA championship
[edit]The Tar Heels qualified for the NCAA championship and played Louisiana Tech. During the first half of the game, Marion Jones was charged with three fouls and benched, although she returned to play in the second half. The Tar Heels won the game with a final score of 60-59 when Charlotte Smith nailed a three-pointer at the buzzer.[1]
Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AP | Not released | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Not released |
| Coaches | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
References
[edit]- ^ "CNNSI.com - SI Online - Marion Jones Timeline - Thursday January 03, 2002 11:43 AM". Archived from the original on October 29, 2009. Retrieved March 19, 2010.