The UNC women’s basketball team is getting ready for March Madness, as it will match up against Michigan State on Friday, March 22 at 11:30 a.m.
North Carolina (19-12), seeded eighth in the Albany 1 Region, most recently lost to Miami in its first ACC Tournament game. The Tar Heels had a very up-and-down regular season – ranked wins over Syracuse, NC State and Louisville, but bad losses to Boston College and Virginia.
At one point, UNC was tied for first in the ACC. The Tar Heels will try to show the first-place version themselves starting Friday, looking to advance further than last year’s Round of 32.
Despite all the focus being on March Madness right now, it’s never too early to start looking ahead.
For North Carolina, particularly in two years, the future looks very bright.
Lanie Grant, a junior at James River High School who’s committed to play college ball at UNC, was recently named the 2023-24 Gatorade Virginia Girls Basketball Player of the Year.
Congrats to #UNC commit Lanie Grant (@laniegrant2025) from James River (@JRHS_GBB) on being named the @Gatorade Virginia Girls State Basketball Player of the Year for 2023-24. Read more about it here.https://t.co/PMVNgECT48
— Virginia Preps (@VaPrepsRivals) March 14, 2024
Grant played at an All-Star level this past year for James River, leading it to the VHSL Class 5 State Championship game by averaging 28.1 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.
Current UNC stars Deja Kelly and Alyssa Ustby will exhaust their college eligibility at the end of next season, so the arrival of Grant will be well-timed.
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