# 2016–17 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball team

The 2016–17 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina Wilmington during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Seahawks, led by fifth-year head coach Adell Harris, played their home games at Trask Coliseum and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season with an 11–20 record, going 5–13 in CAA play, which placed them in a three-way tie for eight place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the CAA women's tournament where they lost to James Madison.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 4:30 pm | Norfolk State | W 64–56 | 1–0 | Trask Coliseum (813) Wilmington, NC |
| 11/16/2016* 11:30 am | at East Carolina | L 65–75 | 1–1 | Williams Arena (4,958) Greenville, NC |
| 11/20/2016* 2:00 pm | at Georgia State | W 72–66 | 2–1 | GSU Sports Arena (472) Atlanta, GA |
| 11/26/2016* 2:00 pm | Providence UNCW Hampton Inn Thanksgiving Classic | L 49–65 | 2–2 | Trask Coliseum (428) Wilmington, NC |
| 11/27/2015* 2:00 pm | La Salle UNCW Hampton Inn Thanksgiving Classic | L 48–64 | 2–3 | Trask Coliseum (397) Wilmington, NC |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm | at Davidson | W 67–58 | 3–3 | John M. Belk Arena (316) Davidson, NC |
| 12/11/2016* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | at NC State | L 54–86 | 3–4 | Reynolds Coliseum (2,093) Raleigh, NC |
| 12/15/2016* 11:30 am | Furman | W 56–52 | 4–4 | Trask Coliseum (4,516) Wilmington, NC |
| 12/17/2016* 4:30 pm | Wofford | L 67–71 | 4–5 | Trask Coliseum (516) Wilmington, NC |
| 12/19/2016* 7:00 pm | Catawba | W 91–65 | 5–5 | Trask Coliseum (388) Wilmington, NC |
| 12/29/2016* 7:00 pm | at Tennessee | L 54–90 | 5–6 | Thompson–Boling Arena (9,109) Knoxville, TN |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| 01/02/2017 2:00 pm | at James Madison | L 51–73 | 5–7 (0–1) | JMU Conovcation Center (2,139) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 01/06/2017 11:30 am | Delaware | L 52–63 | 5–8 (0–2) | Trask Coliseum (3,207) Wilmington, NC |
| 01/08/2017 2:00 pm | at College of Charleston | L 37–76 | 5–9 (0–3) | TD Arena (303) Charleston, SC |
| 01/13/2017 7:00 pm | Drexel | L 38–71 | 5–10 (0–4) | Trask Coliseum (551) Wilmington, NC |
| 01/15/2017 2:00 pm | William & Mary | L 43–57 | 5–11 (0–5) | Trask Coliseum (451) Wilmington, NC |
| 01/20/2017 12:00 pm | at Hofstra | W 56–54 $^{OT}$ | 6–11 (1–5) | Hofstra Arena (1,955) Hempstead, NY |
| 01/22/2017 2:00 pm | at Northeastern | L 47–55 | 6–12 (1–6) | Cabot Center (210) Boston, MA |
| 01/27/2017 7:00 pm | Towson | W 59–56 | 7–12 (2–6) | Trask Coliseum (568) Wilmington, NC |
| 01/29/2017 2:00 pm | College of Charleston | W 67–61 | 8–12 (3–6) | Trask Coliseum (337) Wilmington, NC |
| 02/03/2017 7:00 pm | at Delaware | L 40–57 | 8–13 (3–7) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,326) Newark, DE |
| 02/05/2017 2:00 pm | Elon | L 56–66 | 8–14 (3–8) | Trask Coliseum (381) Wilmington, NC |
| 02/10/2017 7:00 pm | at Towson | W 68–55 | 9–14 (4–8) | SECU Arena (418) Towson, MD |
| 02/12/2017 1:00 pm | at Drexel | L 51–76 | 9–15 (4–9) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (505) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/17/2017 7:00 pm | James Madison | L 59–70 | 9–16 (4–10) | Trask Coliseum (641) Wilmington, NC |
| 02/19/2017 1:00 pm | Hofstra | L 54–66 | 9–17 (4–11) | Trask Coliseum (537) Wilmington, NC |
| 02/24/2017 7:00 pm | at William & Mary | L 52–58 | 9–18 (4–12) | Kaplan Arena (463) Williamsburg, VA |
| 02/26/2017 2:00 pm | Northeastern | W 68–63 | 10–18 (5–12) | Trask Coliseum (623) Wilmington, NC |
| 03/01/2017 7:00 pm | at Elon | L 48–82 | 10–19 (5–13) | Alumni Gym (1,234) Elon, NC |
| CAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2017 2:30 pm | vs. College of Charleston First Round | W 49–44 | 11–19 | JMU Convocation Center (1,123) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 03/09/2017 5:00 pm | vs. James Madison Quarterfinals | L 27–52 | 11–20 | JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

### Notes

* ↑ An investigation by the CAA revealed that Charleston had supplied improperly sized basketballs in this game, as well as the Cougars' home game against William & Mary. The CAA ruled that these games would be treated as Charleston losses for tournament seeding purposes, though counting as Charleston wins for all other purposes.