2016–17 Montana Lady Griz basketball team

2016–17 Montana Lady Griz basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record723 (414 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Shannon Schweyen (1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDahlberg Arena
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 Montana Lady Griz basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Griz played their home games at Dahlberg Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 7–23, 4–14 in Big Sky play to finish in eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky women's tournament to Idaho State.

On July 27, 2016, longtime head coach Robin Selvig announced his retirement effective August 31. Assistant coach Shannon Schweyen assumed head coaching duties.