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UNC’s women’s basketball program has humble origins


Today’s UNC fans couldn’t imagine the humble roots of women’s basketball on campus, even after Title IX passed, for a program that has won a national championship and could contend for another next season. The coach driving the team to games in station wagons, a dangerously small home gym and unflattering nicknames marked the early years. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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UNC’s women’s basketball program has humble origins


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