2016–17 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team

2016–17 Idaho Vandals women's basketball
WBI, Semifinals
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record1915 (117 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Christa Stanford
  • Jeri Jacobson
  • Steven Fennelly
Home arenaCowan Spectrum
Memorial Gym
2016–17 Big Sky women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Montana State153 .833257  .781
North Dakota153 .8332011  .645
Northern Colorado144 .778228  .733
Eastern Washington126 .6671914  .576
Idaho117 .6111915  .559
Idaho State108 .5561914  .576
Portland State810 .4441617  .485
Weber State612 .3331318  .419
Sacramento State612 .3331020  .333
Northern Arizona513 .278921  .300
Montana414 .222723  .233
Southern Utah216 .111723  .233
2017 Big Sky tournament winner
As of March 23, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Vandals, led by ninth-year head coach Jon Newlee, played their home games at the Cowan Spectrum with early-season games at Memorial Gym, both located in Moscow, Idaho, and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 11–7 in Big Sky play, to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Sky women's tournament, where they lost to Eastern Washington. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational, where they defeated Utah State in the first round and Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to Rice.