2016–17 Texas–Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team

2016–17 Texas–Arlington Mavericks women's basketball

SHU Thanksgiving Classic champions
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2016–17 record	22–9 (14–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Krista Gerlich (4th year)
Assistant coach	Kristin Cole
Assistant coach	Ashley Crawford
Assistant coach	Talby Justus
Home arena	College Park Center
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Little Rock	17	–	1	.944	25	–	9	.735
Texas–Arlington	14	–	4	.778	22	–	9	.710
Troy †	12	–	6	.667	22	–	11	.667
Louisiana–Lafayette	11	–	7	.611	20	–	11	.645
Texas State	11	–	7	.611	16	–	15	.516
Georgia Southern	9	–	9	.500	13	–	17	.433
Coastal Carolina	8	–	10	.444	13	–	16	.448
Georgia State	8	–	10	.444	12	–	18	.400
Appalachian State	6	–	12	.333	12	–	19	.387
South Alabama	5	–	13	.278	11	–	20	.355
Arkansas State	4	–	14	.222	7	–	25	.219
Louisiana–Monroe	3	–	15	.167	6	–	24	.200

† 2017 Sun Belt Tournament winner As of March 19, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Texas–Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by fourth year head coach Krista Gerlich, played their home games at the College Park Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 14–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament where they lost to Troy. They were invited to the WNIT where they lost to Tulane in the first round.