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
2016–17 record11–19 (2–14 The American)
Head coachHeather Macy (7th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Rich Conover
  • Darren Guensch
  • Nicole Mealing
Home arenaWilliams Arena
2016–17 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 UConn160 1.000  361  .973
Temple133 .813  248  .750
South Florida115 .688  249  .727
UCF97 .563  2112  .636
SMU79 .438  1915  .559
Tulane79 .438  1815  .545
Cincinnati79 .438  1614  .533
Memphis79 .438  1416  .467
Tulsa511 .313  1021  .323
Houston412 .250  1219  .387
East Carolina214 .125  1119  .367
2017 The American Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

Media

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

2016–17 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Justice McGee 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrTimmonsville Timmonsville, SC
G 1 Alexandra Frazier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoCentral Gwinnett Lawrenceville, GA
G 2 Khadidja Toure 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrKamiakan
Oregon State
Kennewick, WA
G/F 3 Manesha Womble 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrCarver
Odessa College
Atlanta, GA
G 11 Raven Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrParkview Lilburn, GA
G/F 13 Fanni Csutoras 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrPTE Deak Ferenc Gyakorlo
Iowa Western CC
Bogád, Hungary
C 15 Thais Oliveira 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrCollege of Central Florida Manaus Amazonas, Brazil
G/F 20 Bre McDonald 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SrChamblee
West Virginia
Lithonia, GA
G/F 21 Alexis Cortez 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrTucson Tucson, AZ
G/F 23 Dominique Claytor 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrWinston-Salem Prep Winston-Salem, NC
F 24 Kristen Gaffney 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrGreen Hope
Vanderbilt
Cary, NC
G 25 Antoinette Bannister 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrPotter's House Christian Academy
Florida
Jacksonville, FL
G/F 40 Gabrielle Holston 6 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# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
5:30 PM
Greenboro W 107–40  1–0
Williams Arena (886)
Greensville, NC
11/13/2016*
1:00 PM
Detroit W 83–81 OT 2–0
Williams Arena (1,037)
Greenville, NC
11/16/2016*
11:30 AM
UNC Wilmington W 75–65  3–0
Williams Arena (4,958)
Greenville, NC
11/20/2016*
3:30 PM
Auburn L 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 OT 5–2
Savannah Civic Center 
Savannah, GA
11/28/2016*
7:00 PM
Presbyterian W 54–46  6–2
Williams Arena (905)
Greenville, NC
12/01/2016*
7:00 PM
at Charlotte L 64–79  6–3
Dale F. Halton Arena (671)
Charlotte, NC
12/04/2016*
1:00 PM
Maryland Eastern Shore W 66–58  7–3
Williams Arena (1,014)
Greenville, NC
12/17/2016*
4:00 PM
at Richmond W 71–60  8–3
Robins Center (586)
Richmond, VA
12/20/2016*
7:00 PM
Southern W 62–55  9–3
Williams Arena (1,067)
Greenville, NC
12/28/2016*
7:00 PM
at William & Mary L 72–82  9–4
Kaplan Arena (372)
Williamsburg, VA
AAC regular season
12/31/2016
2:30 PM
Tulane L 45–65  9–5 (0–1)
Williams Arena (903)
Greenville, NC
01/04/2017
7:00 PM, SNY/ESPN3
at No. 1 Connecticut L 45–90  9–6 (0–2)
Gampel Pavilion (8,452)
Storrs, CT
01/07/2017
5:00 PM, ADN
SMU W 58–57  10–6 (1–2)
Williams Arena (859)
Greenville, NC
01/11/2017
7:00 PM, ADN
at Temple L 47–78  10–7 (1–3)
McGonigle Hall (719)
Philadelphia, PA
01/14/2017
7:00 PM, ADN
at No. 20 South Florida L 48–79  10–8 (1–4)
USF Sun Dome (2,090)
Tampa, FL
01/18/2017
7:00 PM, ADN
UCF L 42–54  10–9 (1–5)
Williams Arena (985)
Greenville, NC
01/21/2017
2:00 PM, ADN
at Cincinnati L 64–74  10–10 (1–6)
Fifth Third Arena (679)
Cincinnati, OH
01/24/2017
7:00 PM, SNY/ESPN3
No. 1 Connecticut L 44–91  10–11 (1–7)
Williams Arena (2,880)
Greenville, NC
01/31/2017
8:00 PM
at Tulsa L 92–100 OT 10–12 (1–8)
Reynolds Center (193)
Tulsa, OK
02/04/2017
4:30 PM, ESPN3
Houston L 62–73  10–13 (1–9)
Williams Arena (1,014)
Greenville, NC
02/08/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
No. 22 South Florida L 66–76  10–14 (1–10)
Williams Arena (1,210)
Greenville, NC
02/11/2016
5:00 PM
Temple L 43–76  10–15 (1–11)
Williams Arena (1,889)
Greenville, NC
02/15/2017
8:00 PM
at Memphis L 50–72  10–16 (1–12)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (583)
Memphis, TN
02/18/2017
2:00 PM, ADN
at UCF L 51–79  10–17 (1–13)
CFE Arena (2,453)
Orlando, FL
02/22/2017
7:00 PM
Cincinnati W 80–69  11–17 (2–13)
Williams Arena (1,099)
Greenville, NC
02/25/2017
3:00 PM
at Houston L 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

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Legend
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See also

References

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