Sylvia Hatchell

Sylvia Hatchell
Biographical details
Born	February 28, 1952 (age 72); Gastonia, North Carolina, U.S.
Alma mater	Carson–Newman; Tennessee
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1974–1975	Tennessee (JV)
1975–1986	Francis Marion
1988	USA Olympic team (asst.)
1986–2019	North Carolina
Head coaching record
Overall	1023–405 (.716)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	NCAA Division I champion (1994); 3× NCAA Regional – Final Four (1994, 2006, 2007); NAIA champion (1986); AIAW champion (1982); 8× ACC tournament champion (1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2005–2008); 4× ACC regular season champion (1997, 2005, 2006, 2008);
Awards
	2× National Coach of the Year (1994, 2006); 3× ACC Coach of the Year (1997, 2006, 2008);
	Basketball Hall of Fame; Inducted in 2013
	Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Medal record
Women’s Basketball
Head Coach for United States
World University Games
William Jones Cup
Assistant Coach for United States
Olympic Games
FIBA World Championship for Women
Goodwill Games
World University Games

Sylvia Rhyne Hatchell (born February 28, 1952) is a former American women's basketball coach, who last coached for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) and was the fifth with the most career wins in NCAA women's basketball history, behind former Tennessee coach Pat Summitt, Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer, and UConn coach Geno Auriemma. She competed with USA Basketball as the head coach of the 1994 Jones Cup Team that won the gold in Taipei.^[1]^[2] Hatchell was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2004.

On April 2, 2019, Hatchell and three assistants were placed on administrative leave following accusations of racially insensitive remarks and forcing players to play while injured.^[3]^[4] She resigned as North Carolina's head coach on April 18, 2019.^[5]

^ Cite error: The named reference Jones Cup was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference mediaguide was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Bonesteel, Matt (April 2, 2019). "UNC to investigate women's basketball program over 'issues raised by student-athletes'". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
^ Hobson, Will (April 4, 2019). "Sylvia Hatchell accused of racially insensitive remarks, forcing UNC players to play hurt". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
^ Boone, Kyle (April 19, 2019). "UNC women's basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell resigns after investigation reveals 'racially insensitive' remarks". CBS Sports. Retrieved April 22, 2019.

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[3] Bonesteel, Matt (April 2, 2019). "UNC to investigate women's basketball program over 'issues raised by student-athletes'". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 5, 2019.

[4] Hobson, Will (April 4, 2019). "Sylvia Hatchell accused of racially insensitive remarks, forcing UNC players to play hurt". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 5, 2019.

[5] Boone, Kyle (April 19, 2019). "UNC women's basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell resigns after investigation reveals 'racially insensitive' remarks". CBS Sports. Retrieved April 22, 2019.

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