2016–17 Brown Bears women's basketball team

2016–17 Brown Bears women's basketball
Ocean State Tip-Off Champions
WBI, Quarterfinals
ConferenceIvy League
Record17–13 (7–7 Ivy)
Head coach
  • Sarah Behn (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Tyler Patch
  • Sara Binkhorst
  • Danielle Pearson
Home arenaPizzitola Sports Center
2016–17 Ivy League women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Penn 13 1   .929 22 7   .759
Princeton 9 5   .643 16 13   .552
Harvard 8 6   .571 21 9   .700
Cornell 7 7   .500 16 11   .593
Brown 7 7   .500 16 12   .571
Yale 6 8   .429 15 12   .556
Columbia 3 11   .214 13 14   .481
Dartmouth 3 11   .214 8 19   .296
2017 Ivy League Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Brown Bears women's basketball team represented Brown University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bears, led by third year head coach Sarah Behn, played their home games at the Pizzitola Sports Center and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 17–13, 7–7 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the semifinals of the Ivy women's tournament to Penn. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational, where they defeated UMBC in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to UNC Greensboro.