The Tar Heels, led by first year head coach Courtney Banghart, played their games at Carmichael Arena and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

As the twelfth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Wake Forest in the first round.

North Carolina was eliminated in the second round of the ACC tournament by Notre Dame.

On April 18, Sylvia Hatchell resigned after an external review confirmed reports that she had made racially insensitive comments and mismanaged players' medical issues.

[2] The school tabbed Princeton's Courtney Banghart as their new head coach on April 29, officially announcing her the next day.