The 2015–16 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pirates, led by sixth-year head coach Heather Macy, played their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum and were second-year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 6–12 AAC play to finish in eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the American Athletic women's tournament, where they lost to Connecticut.

Media All Pirates home games will have a video stream on Pirates All Access, ESPN3, or AAC Digital. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponent's website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital. Audio broadcasts for most road games can also be found on the opponent's website.

Roster

Schedule and results

!colspan=9 style="background:#4F0076; color:#FFE600;"| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=9 style="background:#4F0076; color:#FFE600;"| AAC regular season

!colspan=12 style="background:#4B1869;"| American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament

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See also 2015–16 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team

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