1993–94 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

1993–94 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball

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)
Head coach	Sylvia Hatchell (8th season)
Home arena	Carmichael Auditorium
Seasons← 1992–93 1994–95 →

1993–94 ACC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
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

† 1994 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

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

1993–94 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Hometown
C	00	Sylvia Crawley	—	Sr	Steubenville, Ohio
F	20	Marion Jones	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Los Angeles, California
G	23	Charlotte Smith	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Shelby, North Carolina
	33	Lori Gear	—	So

Head coach

Sylvia Hatchell

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
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

Main article: 1994 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

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.

Rankings

Main article: 1993–94 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
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

"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.

External links

Official Site

v t e North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball
Venues	Carmichael Auditorium (1974–2008, 2009–present) Dean Smith Center (2008–2009)
Rivalries	Duke NC State Wake Forest
Culture & lore	Rameses The Marching Tar Heels Jumpman Invitational Tobacco Road
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

v t e North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball 1993–94 NCAA champions
00 Sylvia Crawley 20 Marion Jones 23 Charlotte Smith (MOP) 33 Lori Gear Head coach Sylvia Hatchell

North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball 1993–94 NCAA champions

Head coach Sylvia Hatchell

v t e NCAA Division I women's basketball champions
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NCAA Division I women's basketball champions

1982: Louisiana Tech
1983: USC
1984: USC
1985: Old Dominion
1986: Texas
1987: Tennessee
1988: Louisiana Tech
1989: Tennessee
1990: Stanford
1991: Tennessee
1992: Stanford
1993: Texas Tech
1994: North Carolina
1995: Connecticut
1996: Tennessee
1997: Tennessee
1998: Tennessee
1999: Purdue
2000: Connecticut
2001: Notre Dame
2002: Connecticut
2003: Connecticut
2004: Connecticut
2005: Baylor
2006: Maryland
2007: Tennessee
2008: Tennessee
2009: Connecticut
2010: Connecticut
2011: Texas A&M
2012: Baylor
2013: Connecticut
2014: Connecticut
2015: Connecticut
2016: Connecticut
2017: South Carolina
2018: Notre Dame
2019: Baylor
2020: No tournament
2021: Stanford
2022: South Carolina
2023: LSU
2024: South Carolina

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