Heather Macy
	Position: Head Coach Alma Mater: Greensboro College, '00

Heather Macy was named head coach of the East Carolina women's basketball program April 30, 2010. In her first year with the Pirates, she led the squad to a winning record for the third-straight season and a 9-7 mark in Conference USA play - good for fifth-place in the league standings. She also guided the team to a win over eventual C-USA champion UCF.

Macy, who owns a career record of 131-54, led Francis Marion to a 27-5 ledger two seasons ago as the squad finished second in the East Division of the Peach Belt Conference. The Patriots then reached the championship game of the league tournament before falling to Clayton State University. FMU subsequently earned a berth to the NCAA Division II Tournament and advanced to the second round. Additionally, Francis Marion led the nation in steals per game and ranked second in both scoring offense and assists while earning a No. 20 national ranking in the final USA Today/ESPN Division II Top 25 poll.

During the 2008-09 campaign, Macy directed the Patriots to a 27-5 record, a No. 14 national ranking, a second-straight Peach Belt Conference regular-season championship and a second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance where the team advanced to the Sweet Sixteen. For the second-straight season, Francis Marion led Division II in scoring offense and steals per game. It marked the third time in as many seasons that a Macy-coached team led the nation in scoring offense. She also earned conference coach-of-the-year honors for a third-straight campaign.

In her first season at the helm of the program, Macy guided the Patriots to a 21-9 mark and was named Peach Belt Coach-of-the-Year. After inheriting a squad that was 6-22 the season before her arrival, the 21 wins equaled the largest turn-around in NCAA Division II that year and the eighth-best in history. Francis Marion captured a share of the Peach Belt Conference regular-season title and earned a bid to the NCAA Division II Tournament, where the Patriots served as the host for the South Atlantic Regional. FMU also led the nation in scoring offense and steals per game.

The Hamptonville, N.C., native arrived at Francis Marion after serving two seasons as head coach at Pfeiffer University in Misenheimer, N.C. In 2006-07, she took the Falcons to a 26-5 record, the Carolina-Virginia Athletics Conference (CVAC) regular-season and tournament championships, and an appearance in the NCAA Division II Tournament. The team's record represented the fourth-best turnaround in Division II that campaign. She was named the CVAC Coach-of-the-Year and Pfeiffer led the nation in scoring offense. In her first season with the Falcons, her squad produced a 14-15 ledger after she inherited just four returnees from an 8-20 team.

HEATHER MACY
Born	April 4, 1978
High School	Starmount (N.C.) High School
College	Greensboro College, '00 (B.S.)
	Southern Miss, '02 (Masters)
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
Level	School (Years)
High School	Starmount (N.C.) HS (1992-96)
College	Greensboro College (1996-2000)
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Year	School, Position
2000-01	Catawba College, assistant coach
2001-02	Lenoir-Rhyne College, assistant coach
2002-04	High Point University, assistant coach
2004-05	UMBC, assistant coach
2005-07	Pfeiffer University, head coach
2007-10	Francis Marion University, head coach
2010-present	East Carolina University, head coach
CHAMPIONSHIPS WON
Year	Championship
2006-07	CVAC Regular Season CVAC Tournament (NCAA Tournament Appearance
2007-08	Peach Belt Conference Regular Season (NCAA Tournament Appearance)
2008-09	Peach Belt Conference Regular Season (NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen Appearance)
HONORS/AWARDS
Year	Award
2006-07	CVAC Coach-of-the-Year
2007-08	Peach Belt Conference Coach-of-the-Year
2008-09	Peach Belt Conference Coach-of-the-Year
2006-10	Four-Straight NCAA Tournament Appearances
2007-09	Led the nation in scoring offense and steals per game
HEAD COACHING RECORD
Year	School	Record	Conf. Record
2005-06	Pfeiffer	14-15	11-9
2006-07	Pfeiffer	26-5	18-3
2007-08	Francis Marion	21-9	13-7
2008-09	Francis Marion	27-5	17-3
2009-10	Francis Marion	27-5	16-2
2010-11	East Carolina	16-15	9-7
Career	Six Seasons	131-54 (.708)	84-31 (.730)

Macy's coaching resume includes stints as an assistant coach at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) and High Point University, as well as a pair of Division II schools - Lenoir-Rhyne College and Catawba College. In her six seasons as an assistant, she helped her teams to an 84-60 record.

She also gained experience as head coach for a USA Athletes International squad that toured Australia in 2004 and won a gold medal with a 7-0 mark at the Australian Youth Games.

A decorated presenter, Macy was invited to speak at the NIKE Championship Basketball Clinics in Cleveland, Ohio and Wisconsin Dells, Wisc this past season. She was a featured speaker at the 2008 South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association clinic in North Charleston, the 2009 Triad Coaches Clinic in Winston-Salem, N.C., and the NIKE Coaching Clinic in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Macy is also the director of the East Carolina women's basketball camps.

Macy received a B.S. degree in sport and exercise studies (cum laude) from Greensboro College in 2000, where she was a four-year letterwinner for the women's basketball team. She ended her career 11th on the Pride's career scoring list and in the top 10 for assists. In 2002, she earned a master's degree in human performance and recreation from the University of Southern Mississippi.

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