2016–17 Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball team

2016–17 Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball

Conference	Patriot League
2016–17 record	8–21 (6–12 Patriot)
Head coach	Bill Gibbons (32nd year)
Assistant coach	Ann McInerney
Assistant coach	Danielle Parks
Assistant coach	Matt Raquet
Home arena	Hart Center
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Patriot League women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Bucknell †	16	–	2	.889	27	–	6	.818
Navy	14	–	4	.778	24	–	10	.706
Army	12	–	6	.667	22	–	9	.710
American	11	–	7	.611	15	–	16	.484
Boston University	11	–	7	.611	13	–	17	.433
Colgate	7	–	11	.389	10	–	20	.333
Loyola (MD)	6	–	12	.333	11	–	20	.355
Holy Cross	6	–	12	.333	8	–	22	.267
Lehigh	5	–	13	.278	10	–	20	.333
Lafayette	2	–	16	.111	4	–	28	.125


† 2017 Patriot League Tournament winner As of March 19, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by thirty-second year head coach Bill Gibbons, played their home games at the Hart Center and are members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 8–21, 6–12 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Patriot League Women's Tournament to Lafayette.