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WBB: Hatchell Resigns!


With the resignation of Sylvia Hatchell of UNC, one might sing "Ding, Dong, the Witch is dead". That might be a bit harsh. You can decide. After last season when she had her first year player grab Akela Maize's arm instead of jumping for the ball in the opening tip, I had enough. Ding, Dong the Witch is dead suits me. She won a lot, but "dirty play" by her players was part of her coaching. One might not know that Kay Yow recommended Hatchell for the UNC job; and what did Hatchell do but have her players pull some dirty tricks on State players during games. I saw too many for my liking.

From ESPN Women's Basketball

North Carolina women's basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell had built a Hall of Fame career over more than three decades with the Tar Heels, including winning a national championship and becoming the Atlantic Coast Conference's all-time winningest (sic) coach.

That tenure ended with her resignation after a program review found concerns over her making "racially insensitive" comments and pressuring players to compete through medical issues.