2016–17 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team

The 2016–17 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pirates, led by seventh year head coach Heather Macy, played their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum and were third year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 11–19, 2–14 AAC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the American Athletic women's tournament to SMU.

2016–17 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record11–19 (2–14 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rich Conover
  • Darren Guensch
  • Nicole Mealing
Home arenaWilliams Arena
Seasons
2016–17 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 UConn160 1.000361 .973
Temple133 .813248 .750
South Florida115 .688249 .727
UCF97 .5632112 .636
SMU79 .4381915 .559
Tulane79 .4381815 .545
Cincinnati79 .4381614 .533
Memphis79 .4381416 .467
Tulsa511 .3131021 .323
Houston412 .2501219 .387
East Carolina214 .1251119 .367
2017 The American Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

Media

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All Pirates home games will have a video stream on Pirates All Access, ESPN3, or AAC Digital. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital. Audio broadcasts for most road games can also be found on the opponents website.

Roster

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2016–17 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G0Justice McGee5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)FrTimmonsvilleTimmonsville, SC
G1Alexandra Frazier5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SoCentral GwinnettLawrenceville, GA
G2Khadidja Toure5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)RS SrKamiakan
Oregon State
Kennewick, WA
G/F3Manesha Womble5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)SrCarver
Odessa College
Atlanta, GA
G11Raven Johnson6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)FrParkviewLilburn, GA
G/F13Fanni Csutoras5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)SrPTE Deak Ferenc Gyakorlo
Iowa Western CC
Bogád, Hungary
C15Thais Oliveira6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)JrCollege of Central FloridaManaus Amazonas, Brazil
G/F20Bre McDonald6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)RS SrChamblee
West Virginia
Lithonia, GA
G/F21Alexis Cortez5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)FrTucsonTucson, AZ
G/F23Dominique Claytor5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)FrWinston-Salem PrepWinston-Salem, NC
F24Kristen Gaffney6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)RS SrGreen Hope
Vanderbilt
Cary, NC
G25Antoinette Bannister6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)RS SrPotter's House Christian Academy
Florida
Jacksonville, FL
G/F40Gabrielle Holston6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)RS JrCenter Point
Georgia Tech
Margaret, AL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
5:30 pm
GreenboroW 107–40 1–0
Williams Arena (886)
Greensville, NC
11/13/2016*
1:00 pm
DetroitW 83–81 OT2–0
Williams Arena (1,037)
Greenville, NC
11/16/2016*
11:30 am
UNC WilmingtonW 75–65 3–0
Williams Arena (4,958)
Greenville, NC
11/20/2016*
3:30 pm
AuburnL 52–61 3–1
Williams Arena (1,019)
Greenville, NC
11/22/2016*
2:00 pm
vs. Marist
Savannah Invitational
W 70–68 4–1
Savannah Civic Center 
Savannah, GA
11/23/2016*
4:30 pm
vs. No. 19 West Virginia
Savannah Invitational
L 47–79 4–2
Savannah Civic Center 
Savannah, GA
11/24/2016*
4:30 pm
vs. Ball State
Savannah Invitational
W 82–69 OT5–2
Savannah Civic Center 
Savannah, GA
11/28/2016*
7:00 pm
PresbyterianW 54–46 6–2
Williams Arena (905)
Greenville, NC
12/01/2016*
7:00 pm
at CharlotteL 64–79 6–3
Dale F. Halton Arena (671)
Charlotte, NC
12/04/2016*
1:00 pm
Maryland Eastern ShoreW 66–58 7–3
Williams Arena (1,014)
Greenville, NC
12/17/2016*
4:00 pm
at RichmondW 71–60 8–3
Robins Center (586)
Richmond, VA
12/20/2016*
7:00 pm
SouthernW 62–55 9–3
Williams Arena (1,067)
Greenville, NC
12/28/2016*
7:00 pm
at William & MaryL 72–82 9–4
Kaplan Arena (372)
Williamsburg, VA
AAC regular season
12/31/2016
2:30 pm
TulaneL 45–65 9–5 (0–1)
Williams Arena (903)
Greenville, NC
01/04/2017
7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3
at No. 1 ConnecticutL 45–90 9–6 (0–2)
Gampel Pavilion (8,452)
Storrs, CT
01/07/2017
5:00 pm, ADN
SMUW 58–57 10–6 (1–2)
Williams Arena (859)
Greenville, NC
01/11/2017
7:00 pm, ADN
at TempleL 47–78 10–7 (1–3)
McGonigle Hall (719)
Philadelphia, PA
01/14/2017
7:00 pm, ADN
at No. 20 South FloridaL 48–79 10–8 (1–4)
USF Sun Dome (2,090)
Tampa, FL
01/18/2017
7:00 pm, ADN
UCFL 42–54 10–9 (1–5)
Williams Arena (985)
Greenville, NC
01/21/2017
2:00 pm, ADN
at CincinnatiL 64–74 10–10 (1–6)
Fifth Third Arena (679)
Cincinnati, OH
01/24/2017
7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3
No. 1 ConnecticutL 44–91 10–11 (1–7)
Williams Arena (2,880)
Greenville, NC
01/31/2017
8:00 pm
at TulsaL 92–100 OT10–12 (1–8)
Reynolds Center (193)
Tulsa, OK
02/04/2017
4:30 pm, ESPN3
HoustonL 62–73 10–13 (1–9)
Williams Arena (1,014)
Greenville, NC
02/08/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 22 South FloridaL 66–76 10–14 (1–10)
Williams Arena (1,210)
Greenville, NC
02/11/2016
5:00 pm
TempleL 43–76 10–15 (1–11)
Williams Arena (1,889)
Greenville, NC
02/15/2017
8:00 pm
at MemphisL 50–72 10–16 (1–12)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (583)
Memphis, TN
02/18/2017
2:00 pm, ADN
at UCFL 51–79 10–17 (1–13)
CFE Arena (2,453)
Orlando, FL
02/22/2017
7:00 pm
CincinnatiW 80–69 11–17 (2–13)
Williams Arena (1,099)
Greenville, NC
02/25/2017
3:00 pm
at HoustonL 65–81 11–18 (2–14)
Hofheinz Pavilion (787)
Houston, TX
American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament
03/03/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3
(11) vs. (6) SMU
First Round
L 54–60 11–19
Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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 Not ranked previous week
(RV) Received Votes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".