2016–17 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team

2016–17 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record21–12 (9–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBreslin Center
2016–17 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Maryland 15 1   .938 32 3   .914
No. 11 Ohio State* 15 1   .938 28 7   .800
Michigan 11 5   .688 28 9   .757
Indiana 10 6   .625 23 11   .676
Purdue 10 6   .625 23 13   .639
Michigan State 9 7   .563 21 12   .636
Penn State 9 7   .563 21 11   .656
Northwestern 8 8   .500 20 11   .645
Iowa 8 8   .500 20 14   .588
Minnesota 5 11   .313 15 16   .484
Illinois 3 13   .188 9 22   .290
Wisconsin 3 13   .188 9 22   .290
Nebraska 3 13   .188 7 22   .241
Rutgers 3 13   .188 6 24   .200
2017 Big Ten tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team represented Michigan State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by tenth-year head coach Suzy Merchant, played their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 9–7 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for sixth place. In the Big Ten tournament, they beat Wisconsin and Michigan before losing in the semifinals to Maryland. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 8 seed where the lost in the First Round to Arizona State. Head Coach Suzy Merchant took a medical leave of absence of January 17, 2017 after fainting on the sidelines during a game against Illinois. She also missed the following game against Purdue days after fainting.