2016–17 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team

2016–17 Idaho Vandals women's basketball
WBI, Semifinals
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record19–15 (11–7 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
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana State 15 3   .833 25 7   .781
North Dakota 15 3   .833 20 11   .645
Northern Colorado 14 4   .778 22 8   .733
Eastern Washington 12 6   .667 19 14   .576
Idaho 11 7   .611 19 15   .559
Idaho State 10 8   .556 19 14   .576
Portland State 8 10   .444 16 17   .485
Weber State 6 12   .333 13 18   .419
Sacramento State 6 12   .333 10 20   .333
Northern Arizona 5 13   .278 9 21   .300
Montana 4 14   .222 7 23   .233
Southern Utah 2 16   .111 7 23   .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.