# 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.

## 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

## Rankings

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