Sylvia Hatchell
Sylvia Hatchell
Sylvia Rhyne Hatchellis the head coach of the women's basketball team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She currently has the third most career wins in NCAA women's basketball history, behind only former Tennessee coach Pat Summitt and Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer. She competed with USA Basketball as the head coach of the 1994 Jones Cup Team that won the gold in Taipei...
carolina continue enjoy experience good love people saying smile staff time
I love my staff and my team, and we're going to have a good time and continue to play Carolina basketball. A lot of people are saying to me, 'You all look like you're having fun,' and we are. We try to smile and enjoy the experience that we're having.
enjoy focused gear task tournament trying
I don't know if we're peaking. But we're focused on our task and what we're trying to do and what we do well, what we enjoy doing and what we feel like we need is going to get us a championship. We gear everything for tournament time.
enjoy focused trying
I don't know if it's peaking. ... I think we're focused on our task, what we're trying to do, and what we do well, what we enjoy doing and what we feel like is going to get us a championship.
coaching dream enjoy fun game playing respect
It's fun when we play each other because we have a lot of respect for each other, and we enjoy playing in that kind of environment. I've been coaching 31 years, and that's what you dream about - a game like that.
ivory rhythm seem
I didn't feel like we were in a rhythm after Ivory got hurt. She's our spark. We didn't seem to have any energy.
excellent gave
They gave us a different look than what we usually see, but I thought they did an excellent job.
conference next stronger
You may think I'm crazy, but I think the conference will be stronger next year.
slow throw
I want it to be exciting, up and down the floor. We can play bad, throw it all over the gym, but we're not going to slow it down.
proud team
I'm just proud of our team for being the regular-season ACC champs.
eventually felt good knew lots run sloppy tempo tough
A little sloppy at times, but we knew it was going to be a tough game. We're a team, with the tempo we play, lots of times we play in runs. We felt like we eventually could go on a run and get a pretty good lead.
leadership shown
Her leadership has also improved. For a sophomore, she has shown a lot of maturity.
drives enthusiasm heart spirit
She's our heart and soul. Her spirit and enthusiasm are what drives us.
three
I'd play three (point guards) if I had them.
attendance none
None of us get the attendance that we deserve. None of us do.