Former UNC coach Hatchell appeals plea in fatal accident, gets more lenient sentence Sylvia Hatchell coached the Tar Heels for more than 30 years. The school won a national championship in 1994 under her tenure. Hatchell is the ACC’s all-time winningest coach. (Source: Tony Gutierrez) By Sarah Krueger, WRAL Durham reporter | April 26, 2021 at 11:23 PM EDT - Updated April 26 at 11:25 PM
DURHAM, N.C. (WRAL) - Former University of North Carolina Chapel Hill women’s basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell on Monday appealed her guilty plea in a fatal accident last year and got a more lenient sentence, including the continued ability to drive.