2016–17 Providence Friars women's basketball team

2016–17 Providence Friars women's basketball
ConferenceBig East
Record12–18 (4–14 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Priscilla Edwards
  • Tiara Johnson
  • Jessica Jenkins
Home arenaAlumni Hall
2016–17 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 DePaul* 16 2   .889 27 8   .771
Creighton 16 2   .889 24 8   .750
Marquette 13 5   .722 25 8   .758
St. John's 11 7   .611 22 12   .647
Villanova 11 7   .611 20 14   .588
Georgetown 9 9   .500 17 13   .567
Providence 4 14   .222 12 18   .400
Xavier 4 14   .222 12 18   .400
Seton Hall 4 14   .222 12 19   .387
Butler 2 16   .111 6 25   .194
2017 Big East tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
As of March 29, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Providence Friars women's basketball team represented Providence College in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Friars, led by first year head coach Jim Crowley, played their home games at Alumni Hall and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 12–18, 4–14 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big East women's tournament to Seton Hall.