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

The 2016–17 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team represented 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, played 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
Record15–16 (3–13 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarmichael Arena
Seasons
2016–17 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame 15 1   .938 33 4   .892
No. 9 Duke 13 3   .813 28 6   .824
No. 10 Florida State 13 3   .813 28 7   .800
No. 13 Louisville 12 4   .750 29 8   .784
No. 17 NC State 12 4   .750 23 9   .719
No. 21 Syracuse 11 5   .688 22 11   .667
No. 16 Miami (FL) 10 6   .625 24 9   .727
Virginia 7 9   .438 20 13   .606
Wake Forest 6 10   .375 16 16   .500
Georgia Tech 5 11   .313 22 14   .611
Virginia Tech 4 12   .250 20 14   .588
Pittsburgh 4 12   .250 13 17   .433
Clemson 3 13   .188 15 16   .484
North Carolina 3 13   .188 15 16   .484
Boston College 2 14   .125 9 21   .300
2017 ACC tournament winner
As of March 29, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2016–17 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Taylor Koenen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Shakopee Savage, MN
G 2 Ali Cyr-Scully 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr East Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
G 4 Jocelyn Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Cosby Richmond, VA
G 5 Stephanie Watts 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Weddington Wesley Chapel, NC
G 10 Jamie Cherry 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr West Craven Cove City, NC
F 11 Emily Sullivan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Reitz Memorial Newburgh, IN
F 13 Hillary Fuller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr The Potter's House Jacksonville, FL
G 14 Liz Roberts (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Durham Academy Chapel Hill, NC
G 15 Olivia Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Cardinal Gibbons Raleigh, NC
F 21 Alyssa Okoene 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr North Shore Houston, TX
G 22 Paris Kea 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Page
Vanderbilt
Greenboro, NC
G 24 Destinee Walker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Lake Highland Prep Ocoee, FL
F 30 Hillary Summers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Village Christian Academy Fayetteville, NC
C 34 Naomi Van Nes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Fr Hamden Country Day Dorchester, England
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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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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Final
AP NR N/A
Coaches NR
Legend
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  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

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

References

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  1. ^ "2016-17 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball schedule". North Carolina Tar Heels.