2016–17 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team

The 2016–17 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team will represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tar Heels, led by thirty-first year head coach Sylvia Hatchell, play their games at Carmichael Arena and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 3–13 in ACC play to finish in a tie for thirteenth place. They advance to the second round of ACC Women's Tournament where they lost to Syracuse.

2016–17 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2016–17 record15–16 (3–13 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarmichael Arena
2016–17 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame151 .938  334  .892
No. 9 Duke133 .813  286  .824
No. 10 Florida State133 .813  287  .800
No. 13 Louisville124 .750  298  .784
No. 17 NC State124 .750  239  .719
No. 21 Syracuse115 .688  2211  .667
No. 16 Miami (FL)106 .625  249  .727
Virginia79 .438  2013  .606
Wake Forest610 .375  1616  .500
Georgia Tech511 .313  2214  .611
Virginia Tech412 .250  2014  .588
Pittsburgh412 .250  1317  .433
Clemson313 .188  1516  .484
North Carolina313 .188  1516  .484
Boston College214 .125  921  .300
2017 ACC Tournament winner
As of March 29, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2016–17 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Taylor Koenen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrShakopee Savage, MN
G 2 Ali Cyr-Scully 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrEast Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
G 4 Jocelyn Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrCosby Richmond, VA
G 5 Stephanie Watts 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoWeddington Wesley Chapel, NC
G 10 Jamie Cherry 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrWest Craven Cove City, NC
F 11 Emily Sullivan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrReitz Memorial Newburgh, IN
F 13 Hillary Fuller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SrThe Potter's House Jacksonville, FL
G 14 Liz Roberts (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrDurham Academy Chapel Hill, NC
G 15 Olivia Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrCardinal Gibbons Raleigh, NC
F 21 Alyssa Okoene 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrNorth Shore Houston, TX
G 22 Paris Kea 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SoPage
Vanderbilt
Greenboro, NC
G 24 Destinee Walker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoLake Highland Prep Ocoee, FL
F 30 Hillary Summers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SrVillage Christian Academy Fayetteville, NC
C 34 Naomi Van Nes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) FrHamden Country Day Dorchester, England
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2016*
6:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Carson–Newman W 96–70 
Carmichael Arena 
Chapel Hill, NC
11/07/2016*
6:00 pm
Elizabeth City State W 115–51 
Carmichael Arena 
Chapel Hill, NC
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
4:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Alabama State W 84–54  1–0
Carmichael Arena (2,162)
Chapel Hill, NC
11/17/2016*
6:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Alabama A&M W 80–35  2–0
Carmichael Arena (2,107)
Chapel Hill, NC
11/20/2016*
6:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Bucknell W 65–50  3–0
Carmichael Arena (2,498)
Chapel Hill, NC
11/22/2016*
3:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Charleston Southern W 93–77  4–0
Carmichael Arena (1,877)
Chapel Hill, NC
11/24/2016*
4:15 pm
vs. South Florida
Junkanoo Jam Lucaya Division semifinals
L 55–83  4–1
St. George HS Gymnasium 
Freeport, BAH
11/25/2016*
5:45 pm
vs. Minnesota
Junkanoo Jam Lucaya Division 3rd place game
W 91–77  5–1
St. George HS Gymnasium (486)
Freeport, BAH
12/01/2016*
8:00 pm
at Wisconsin
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 72–59  6–1
Kohl Center (2,972)
Madison, WI
12/04/2016*
5:30 pm, ACCN Extra
Elon W 78–73  7–1
Carmichael Arena (2,791)
Chapel Hill, NC
12/07/2016*
5:30 pm, ACCN Extra
Marshall W 75–53  8–1
Carmichael Arena (1,528)
Chapel Hill, NC
12/18/2016*
3:00 pm, ASN
vs. LSU
Crescom Bank Holiday Invitational
L 43–70  8–2
Myrtle Beach Convention Center (1,452)
Myrtle Beach, SC
12/20/2016*
7:00 pm
vs. Jacksonville
Crescom Bank Holiday Invitational
W 87–57  9–2
Myrtle Beach Convention Center (1,121)
Myrtle Beach, SC
12/28/2016*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Coppin State W 90–55  10–2
Carmichael Arena (1,977)
Chapel Hill, NC
12/30/2016*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
South Carolina State W 82–49  11–2
Carmichael Arena (1,949)
Chapel Hill, NC
ACC regular season
01/02/2016
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Virginia Tech L 68–76  11–3 (0–1)
Cassell Coliseum (2,170)
Blacksburg, VA
01/05/2016
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 6 Florida State L 77–90  11–4 (0–2)
Carmichael Arena (1,528)
Chapel Hill, NC
01/08/2016
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Virginia W 67–58  12–4 (1–2)
Carmichael Arena (505)
Chapel Hill, NC
01/12/2016
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 12 Duke L 58–70  12–5 (1–3)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,718)
Durham, NC
01/15/2016
2:00 pm
at Pittsburgh L 48–68  12–6 (1–4)
Petersen Events Center (1,879)
Pittsburgh, PA
01/19/2016
7:00 pm, RSN
Wake Forest L 77–80  12–7 (1–5)
Carmichael Arena (1,476)
Chapel Hill, NC
01/22/2016
12:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 6 Notre Dame L 55–77  12–8 (1–6)
Carmichael Arena (3,159)
Chapel Hill, NC
01/26/2016
7:00 pm, RSN
at No. 17 Miami (FL) L 88–100  12–9 (1–7)
Watsco Center (1,076)
Coral Gables, FL
01/29/2016
3:00 pm, RSN
No. 18 NC State
Carolina–State Game
W 83–70  13–9 (2–7)
Carmichael Arena (5,998)
Chapel Hill, NC
02/05/2016
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Clemson L 67–78  13–10 (2–8)
Littlejohn Coliseum (668)
Clemson, SC
02/09/2016
5:30 pm, ACCN Extra
Boston College L 77–88  13–11 (2–9)
Carmichael Arena (1,506)
Chapel Hill, NC
02/12/2016
3:00 pm, RSN
at No. 20 Syracuse L 64–95  13–12 (2–10)
Carrier Dome (1,595)
Syracuse, NY
02/16/2016
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Georgia Tech W 89–88  14–12 (3–10)
Carmichael Arena (1,909)
Chapel Hill, NC
02/19/2016
12:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 14 Louisville L 57–87  14–13 (3–11)
KFC Yum! Center (9,739)
Louisville, KY
02/23/2016
7:00 pm, RSN
at No. 18 NC State
Carolina–State Game
L 60–80  14–14 (3–12)
Reynolds Coliseum (4,877)
Raleigh, NC
02/26/2016
3:00 pm, RSN
No. 13 Duke L 71–95  14–15 (3–13)
Carmichael Arena (4,221)
Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Women's Tournament
03/01/2017
6:30 pm, RSN
(14) vs. (11) Pittsburgh
First Round
W 72–60  15–15
HTC Center (2,475)
Conway, SC
03/02/2017
8:00 pm, RSN
(14) vs. (6) No. 21 Syracuse
Second Round
L 64–83  15–16
HTC Center (3,145)
Conway, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[1]

Rankings

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AP NR N/A
Coaches NR
Legend
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(RV)   Received Votes

See also

2016–17 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

References

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