2016–17 California Golden Bears women's basketball team

2016–17 California Golden Bears women's basketball

Cal Classic Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
2016–17 record	20–14 (6–12 Pac-12)
Head coach	Lindsay Gottlieb (6th year)
Assistant coach	Charmin Smith
Assistant coach	Kai Felton
Assistant coach	Wendale Farrow
Home arena	Haas Pavilion
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#8 Oregon State	16	–	2	.889	31	–	5	.861
#6 Stanford †	15	–	3	.833	32	–	6	.842
#12 Washington	15	–	3	.833	29	–	6	.829
#15 UCLA	13	–	5	.722	25	–	9	.735
Arizona State	9	–	9	.500	20	–	13	.606
Oregon	8	–	10	.444	23	–	14	.622
California	6	–	12	.333	20	–	14	.588
Washington State	6	–	12	.333	16	–	20	.444
Colorado	5	–	13	.278	17	–	16	.515
Utah	5	–	13	.278	16	–	15	.516
USC	5	–	13	.278	14	–	16	.467
Arizona	5	–	13	.278	14	–	16	.467


† 2017 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of March 31, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 California Golden Bears women's basketball team will represent University of California, Berkeley during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Bears, led by sixth year head coach Lindsay Gottlieb, play their home games at the Haas Pavilion and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 6–12 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Women's Tournament where they lost to Oregon State. They received at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated LSU in the first round before getting blown out by Baylor in the second round.