2016–17 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team

2016–17 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record20–13 (13–5 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tracy Sanders
  • Allyson Fasnacht
  • Lisa O'Meara
Home arenaMcKeon Pavilion
2016–17 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Gonzaga 14 4   .778 26 7   .788
BYU 13 5   .722 20 12   .625
Saint Mary's 13 5   .722 20 13   .606
San Francisco 11 7   .611 18 13   .581
Loyola Marymount 9 9   .500 14 16   .467
Santa Clara 9 9   .500 14 16   .467
San Diego 7 11   .389 14 16   .467
Pacific 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
Pepperdine 5 13   .278 7 23   .233
Portland 4 14   .222 6 24   .200
2017 WCC tournament winner
As of March 18, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gales, led by eleventh year head coach Paul Thomas, played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 13–5 in WCC play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the championship game of the WCC women's tournament where they lost to Gonzaga. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they lost to Colorado State in the first round.