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...
last played time wish won
This is the 11th time in the last 13 years we've played for an ACC championship. I wish we'd won all those, but just being there is an honor.
area changed time
This is one area that should've been changed a long time ago.
game happened last sweeter time
I've been doing it 31 years, this is nice. I'd like to have it the last game of the season. It happened to me one time before, and there's nothing sweeter than that.
compare dean good says somebody time
Dean? Man, you make me feel old. The only time when somebody says dean that I think would make me feel good is if they compare me to Dean Smith, to tell you the truth.
gets job loves mess pick time
She loves to pick on me. When it gets time to get the job done now, she'll get on 'em, too. If they mess up or make a mistake, she'll let 'em know in a heartbeat, too.
deserve great learned people surround time
I don't deserve this award. I learned a long time ago to surround yourself with great people and they make you look good. That's what I've done.
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.
court flow matter people rhythm takes team
We go up and down the court and try to make things exciting. We play the same no matter what team we are playing. It takes people out of their rhythm and flow of their offense.
both reports scouting
We both have our scouting reports already done.
slow
To play slow would not be the thing to do with her.
gas good knew tempo
We knew they would give us a good game. We just wanted to keep the tempo up. They had a lot of gas left.
knew tough
We knew they were going to give us a tough game, and they did.
best came ford guard ivory men phil point practice sit talk watch
When Ivory first came in, I would have Ivory go and sit with Phil and watch our men practice and Phil Ford would talk to her about being a point guard. In my book, he's the best point guard there's ever been.
key trying
We did key a little on her. We were trying to keep her from getting hot.