UNC Women's Basketball Recruiting

Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Women's Basketball Recruiting.

Future Tar Heel Lanie Grant scores 11 points, wins U16 Americas gold medal

Five-star UNC Women's Basketball commit Lanie Grant scored double figures for the third time in the tournament as the United States easily upended Canada for its fourth straight gold medal at the FIBA Women’s U16 Americas Championship. Grant collected 11 points, five rebounds, two assists and a steal in the Americans’ 76–59 victory Monday. (Tar Heel Tribune)

UNC Women's Basketball commit Lanie Grant scores 20 as US U16 team coasts into championship game

Argentina was helpless to stop the United States and a gritty effort from future Tar Heel Lanie Grant. The 5-star class of 2025 UNC Women's Basketball commit scored 20 points as the Americans coasted into the championship game of the FIBA U16 Women’s Americas Championship in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, with a 112–48 semifinal victory over Argentina. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Lanie Grant dishes out game-high six assists as U.S. U16 team rolls again

Future Tar Heel Lanie Grant dished out six assists as the United States moved one win away from the championship game with another blowout victory at the FIBA U16 Women’s Americas Championship. The Americans dominated the Dominican Republic 106-34 Saturday in the quarterfinals to clinch a spot in the 2024 FIBA Women’s U16 World Cup. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Future Tar Heel Lanie Grant overcomes illness, helps U.S. U16 team roll to victory

For about 14 hours, class of 2025 five-star UNC Women's Basketball commit Lanie Grant felt pretty sick and missed Wednesday’s 93-28 victory over Colombia. Team doctors told her they thought she might have a stomach virus. Whatever it was, she improved enough to play 20 minutes and score eight points in Thursday’s 123-27 victory over host Mexico. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Lanie Grant impresses in U.S. U-16 team's rout of Puerto Rico

The U.S. team got off to an impressive start at the FIBA U16 Women’s Americas Championship, and future Tar Heel Lanie Grant showed why she’s a 5-star recruit in the Class of 2025. Grant came off the bench to score more than a point per minute in the first quarter and finished with 12 points as the Americans rolled to a 124-39 win over Puerto Rico. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Watch UNC Women's Basketball 5-star commit Lanie Grant at U16 Americas Championships Tuesday night

The United States U16 girls team, which includes class of 2025 5-star UNC Women's Basketball commit Lanie Grant, plays three pool play games at the FIBA Women’s U16 Americas Championship beginning Tuesday night at 7:30 against Puerto Rico. Grant is a 5–9 guard ranked No. 20 in her class by ESPN. The game will stream on FIBA’s YouTube channel. (Tar Heel Tribune)

UNC Women's Basketball Commits Move Up In Rankings

ESPN updated its Class of 2025 rankings Monday and upgraded UNC Women's Basketball commit Lanie Grant from a 4-star to a 5-star recruit and moved her up to No. 20 and the No. 3 point guard in the class. Class of 2024 center Blanca Thomas fell from No. 10 to No. 26, but guard Jordan Zubich is ranked No. 65 as a 4-star recruit after being unranked. (Tar Heel Tribune)

UNC Women's Basketball Commit Lanie Grant Earns Spot On U.S. U16 Team

Guard Lanie Grant, the only current UNC women’s basketball commit for the 2025 recruiting class, has earned a spot on the U.S. U16 team, which will play in the FIBA Women’s U16 Americas Championship June 13-19 in Merida, Mexico. High school players graduating in 2025 or 2026 make up the team, but Grant is one of only four Class of 2025 players. (Tar Heel Tribune)

UNC women's hoops signee Ciera Toomey named Miss Pennsylvania Basketball

For three-time, first-team all-state basketball player Ciera Toomey, it was one final high school victory. The 6-foot-4, UNC-bound center was named Miss Pennsylvania Basketball in ceremonies at the Country Club of Harrisburg. Toomey returned from a torn ACL to lead Dunmore to its first state title, a 42-30 win over River Valley in the Class 3A championship. (Yahoo! News)

Inside the Recruitment and Commitment of Blanca Thomas

No school was more constant in the recruitment of 5-star forward Blanca Thomas than UNC coach Courtney Banghart and her staff. After offering Thomas, a 6-5 standout at Charlotte Catholic, in April 2021, UNC never let up. It hosted Thomas on countless visits, an official visit, and took multiple trips to see her play. It was a simple recipe – always be there. (247 Sports)

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