Sylvia Hatchell

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sylvia Hatchell
Occupation	Basketball Coach
Date Of Birth	Feb 28, 1952(1952-02-28)
Age	72
Birthplace	Gastonia
Country	United States
Birth City	North Carolina
Horoscope	Aquarius

Sylvia Hatchell Biography

Sylvia Hatchell is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Coach who was born on February 28, 1952 in Gastonia, North Carolina, United States. Hall of Fame basketball coach who coached the United States women’s basketball team to gold in 1988. They also won an NCAA title in 1994.

She is among the most successful women’s college basketball coaches, along together with Coach She is one of the winningest women’s college basketball coaches along with Pat Summitt..

Hatchell realized that coaching was her calling when she was asked to coach a junior high girls’ basketball team in 1974. She followed that with a brief stint as the junior varsity basketball coach at the University of Tennessee, then moved on to become the coach at Francis Marion College, where she would remain for the next eleven years, compiling a 272–80 record.

Hatchell was the assistant coach of the team representing the US at the World University Games held in Edmonton, Canada in July 1983. The first game against Hong Kong was a mismatch—the USA team would outscore their opponents by triple digits, 134–23. Joyce Walker’s 26 points alone were more than the entire Hong Kong team. The next two games against France and West Germany were closer, but the USA still won by 16 and 15 points respectively. The USA team faced Romania and lost by 14 points 85–71. The next opponent was Yugoslavia, which the USA needed to win to stay in medal contention. The game was close, but the USA won by a single point 86–85 to head to a rematch with Romania for the gold medal. The Romanian team started out strong, and held a six-point lead at halftime. The USA team came back, out scoring their opponents 47–19 in the second half, and won the game, earning the gold medal. Walker was the leading scorer for the US with 13.8 points per game, but Deborah Temple Lee was close behind with 13.5 points per game.

Her birthplace was Gastonia, North Carolina.

Sylvia Hatchell Net Worth

Sylvia Hatchell is one of the richest Basketball Coach from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sylvia Hatchell 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Her graduation was from Carson-Newman College.

She was named the chief coach for team North Carolina Tar Heels women’s team in the year 1986.

Sylvia Rhyne Hatchell (born February 28, 1952) is a former American women’s basketball coach, who last coached for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was the fifth with the most career wins in NCAA women’s basketball history, behind former Tennessee coach Pat Summitt, Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer, and UConn coach Geno Auriemma. She competed with USA Basketball as the head coach of the 1994 Jones Cup Team that won the gold in Taipei. Hatchell was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2004.

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Who is Sylvia Hatchell Dating?

According to our records, Sylvia Hatchell married to Carl Hatchell. As of December 1, 2023, Sylvia Hatchell’s is not dating anyone.

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In 1994, Hatchell served as the head coach of the 1994 R. William Jones Cup Team for the competition held in Taipei, Taiwan. Despite having four players averaging double-digit scoring, including Wendy Palmer at almost 19 points per game, the USA had some close matches. After winning the opening game, the USA team faced the champions of the prior year, Republic of China – Cathay Life. The game came down to the final seconds, resulting in an 82–81 win. Palmer had 31 points, all needed. In the game against Kazakhstan, the USA was behind by two points at halftime, but came back to win. The USA repeated the feat against Canada, falling behind two points at halftime, but finishing with a win. The USA next faced unbeaten South Korea and came away with a win. Despite not losing a game, the USA needed to beat Republic of China – Nan Ya to advance to the gold medal game, and succeeded, with a 72–64 win. In the final game against South Korea, the teams were tied at the end of regulation and went into overtime. The USA was down with just over a minute to go when Palmer hit a basket to give the USA a one-point lead. After two free throws, South Korea scored, and had the ball on the final possession with a chance to win, but was unable to get up a shot in time. The USA won the gold medal with an 8–0 performance, but with many close games.

Facts & Trivia

Sylvia Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Sylvia Hatchell celebrates birthday on February 28 of every year.

Hatchell also served as the head coach for the USA team at the 1995 World University Games in Fukuoka, Japan, where the team won the silver medal.

What happened to Sylvia Hatchell?

A state Division of Motor Vehicles incident report states that Hatchell was driving 2 mph when her driver-side mirror hit Colby. Police said Colby fell backwards and struck her head on the pavement. She died two days later from her injuries.

Is Sylvia Hatchell still coaching?

Hatchell, the winningest women’s basketball coach in Atlantic Coast Conference History, resigned in April 2019. An external review found she had made “racially insensitive” comments and applied “undue influence” regarding players’ ability to compete through medical issues.

Where is Sylvia Hatchell from?

Biographical details
Born| February 28, 1952 Gastonia, North Carolina
Alma mater| Carson-Newman Tennessee
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1974–1975| Tennessee (JV)

Where did Sylvia Hatchell coach?

North Carolina Tar Heels women’s basketball

Who is the women's basketball coach at North Carolina?

Courtney Banghart