2016 – 17 East Tennessee State Buccaneers women 's basketball team represented East Tennessee State University ( ETSU ) during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I women 's basketball season . The " Bucs " , led by fourth-year head coach Brittney Ezell , played their home games at the Freedom Hall Civic Center as members of the Southern Conference ( SoCon ) . They finished the season 16 – 14 , 8 – 6 in SoCon play to finish in third place . They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon Women 's Tournament to Samford
SoCon Women 's Tournament
2017 Southern Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 East Tennessee State Buccaneers women's basketball team