2016–17 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team

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2016–17 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 UConn †	16	–	0		1.000			36	–	1		.973
Temple	13	–	3		.813			24	–	8		.750
South Florida	11	–	5		.688			24	–	9		.727
UCF	9	–	7		.563			21	–	12		.636
SMU	7	–	9		.438			19	–	15		.559
Tulane	7	–	9		.438			18	–	15		.545
Cincinnati	7	–	9		.438			16	–	14		.533
Memphis	7	–	9		.438			14	–	16		.467
Tulsa	5	–	11		.313			10	–	21		.323
Houston	4	–	12		.250			12	–	19		.387
East Carolina	2	–	14		.125			11	–	19		.367
† 2017 The American Tournament winner As of March 31, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team will represent 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 are third year members of the American Athletic Conference.

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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Justice McGee 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Timmonsville Timmonsville, SC G 1 Alexandra Frazier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Central Gwinnett Lawrenceville, GA G 2 Khadidja Toure 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Kamiakan Oregon State Kennewick, WA G/F 3 Manesha Womble 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Carver Odessa College Atlanta, GA G 11 Raven Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Parkview Lilburn, GA G/F 13 Fanni Csutoras 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr PTE Deak Ferenc Gyakorlo Iowa Western CC Bogád, Hungary C 15 Thais Oliveira 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr College of Central Florida Manaus Amazonas, Brazil G/F 20 Bre McDonald 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Chamblee West Virginia Lithonia, GA G/F 21 Alexis Cortez 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Tucson Tucson, AZ G/F 23 Dominique Claytor 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Winston-Salem Prep Winston-Salem, NC F 24 Kristen Gaffney 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Green Hope Vanderbilt Cary, NC G 25 Antoinette Bannister 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Potter's House Christian Academy Florida Jacksonville, FL G/F 40 Gabrielle Holston 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Center Point Georgia Tech Margaret, AL	Head coach Heather Macy (Greensboro) Assistant coach(es) Rich Conover (Green Mountain) Darren Guensch (Radford) Nicole Mealing (Francis Marion) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

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			Williams Arena  Greenville, NC
12/17/2016* 4:00 PM		at Richmond			Robins Center  Richmond, VA
12/20/2016* 7:00 PM		Southern			Williams Arena  Greenville, NC
12/28/2016* 7:00 PM		at William & Mary			Kaplan Arena  Williamsburg, VA
AAC regular season
12/31/2016 2:30 PM		Tulane			Williams Arena  Greenville, NC
01/04/2017 7:00 PM, SNY/ESPN3		at Connecticut			Gampel Pavilion  Storrs, CT
01/07/2017 5:00 PM, ADN		SMU			Williams Arena  Greenville, NC
01/11/2017 7:00 PM, ADN		at SMU			McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, PA
01/14/2017 7:00 PM, ADN		at South Florida			USF Sun Dome  Tampa, FL
01/18/2017 7:00 PM, ADN		UCF			Williams Arena  Greenville, NC
01/21/2017 2:00 PM, ADN		at Cincinnati			Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, OH
01/24/2017 7:00 PM, SNY/ESPN3		Connecticut			Williams Arena  Greenville, NC
01/31/2017 8:00 PM		at Tulsa			Reynolds Center  Tulsa, OK
02/04/2017 4:30 PM, ESPN3		Houston			Williams Arena  Greenville, NC
02/08/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3		South Florida			Williams Arena  Greenville, NC
02/11/2016 5:00 PM		SMU			Williams Arena  Greenville, NC
02/15/2017		at Memphis			Elma Roane Fieldhouse  Memphis, TN
02/18/2017 2:00 PM, ADN		at UCF			CFE Arena  Orlando, FL
02/22/2017 7:00 PM		Cincinnati			Williams Arena  Greenville, NC
02/25/2017 3:00 PM		at Houston			Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, TX
American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament
03/03–06/2017		vs.			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

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP																				N/A
Coaches

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

See also

• 2016–17 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team

External links

• Official website