2016–17 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball team

2016–17 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball
WBI, First Round
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record15–16 (10–6 America East)
Head coach
  • Phil Stern (15th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRetriever Activities Center
2016–17 America East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Hampshire 15 1   .938 26 6   .813
Albany 12 4   .750 21 12   .636
UMBC 10 6   .625 15 16   .484
Maine 9 7   .563 18 16   .529
Binghamton 8 8   .500 13 17   .433
Hartford 7 9   .438 17 14   .548
Vermont 6 10   .375 9 20   .310
Stony Brook 5 11   .313 12 18   .400
UMass Lowell* 0 16   .000 3 26   .103
2017 America East tournament winner
As of March 18, 2017
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transitions
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, Baltimore County during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Retrievers, led by 15th year head coach Phil Stern, played their home games in the Retriever Activities Center as members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 15–15, 10–6 in America East play to finish in third place. They lost in quarterfinals of the America East women's tournament to Hartford. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational, where they lost to Brown in the first round.