Guard Kayla McPherson of the UNC women’s basketball program officially announced her retirement from basketball Tuesday, citing multiple knee injuries and long recovery periods. The redshirt senior will remain with the team as a student assistant. A McDonald’s All-American at Madison County High School in Hull, GA, McPherson joined UNC in 2021 as a highly-touted recruit, but missed her entire freshman season to rehab an injury sustained in high school. She played her first minutes as a Tar Heel in January of 2023, appearing in 13 games and making three starts as a redshirt freshman. McPherson scored a career-high 22 points and added six rebounds against Boston College on February 12, after which she was named ACC Freshman of the Week. McPherson then played in seven more games and started three to begin the 2023-24 season, but sustained another knee injury which ended her season before the new year. McPherson remained with the team throughout the 2024-25 campaign, but never played an...