Heather Macy

Heather Macy, the all time winningest coach in the history of East Carolina University women’s basketball is the definition of passion and focus. Not only a coach, but an author, motivator, teacher, and leader. Heather prides herself in helping others reach their goals. Her philosophy of impacting and influencing is based upon building confidence, instilling discipline and keeping the intent based upon, YOU winning.

Macy owns a career record of 248-155 including a 134-117 overall mark during her tenure at ECU. During the 2014-15 campaign, she became the first coach in program history to lead the Pirates to 20 or more wins in three-straight seasons. That year finished with a 22-11 overall record and a third Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) appearance.

Her fifth season was historic in a number of ways as she earned her 200th-career win in a 61-43 victory at SMU on January 21. ECU broke the school record for blocks (181), posted the second most steals (380) and second best three-point percentage (.355), while forcing the third most turnovers (714) in a season in program history. The Pirates also defeated their first ranked opponent since 2007 when they took down No. 25 USF, 65-64, on February 15 in Minges Coliseum. During this period, ECU’s only WNBA trainee was selected by the Washington Mystics.

In her first season under Macy’s tutelage in 2013-14, Payne scored the sixth most points in a single season (569) and averaged the ninth most points per game (18.4), while Ondrea Shaw set the new single-season program standard in blocked shots (101) and Abria Trice notched the third highest free throw percentage (.831). Payne was named All-Conference USA First Team, Trice received second team honors and Shaw was picked to the league’s all-defensive unit.

The 2012-13 Pirates concluded the season with an impressive 14-1 record inside Minges Coliseum as they set a new program record for the most home wins in a single season. Included in that mark was a school-record 26-game home winning streak that began one year prior, and at one point, stood as the second-longest among NCAA Division I teams. At the conclusion of the season, Macy was named Conference USA Coach of the Year.

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