2016–17 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team

2016–17 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball

Conference	Big East Conference
2016–17 record	12–18 (4–14 Big East)
Head coach	Brian Neal (6th year)
Assistant coach	Carla D. Morrow
Assistant coach	Christian Stefanopoulos
Assistant coach	Mark Stephens
Home arena	Cintas Center
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#19 DePaul*	16	–	2	.889	27	–	8	.771
Creighton	16	–	2	.889	24	–	8	.750
Marquette†	13	–	5	.722	25	–	8	.758
St. John's	11	–	7	.611	22	–	12	.647
Villanova	11	–	7	.611	20	–	15	.571
Georgetown	9	–	9	.500	17	–	13	.567
Providence	4	–	14	.222	12	–	18	.400
Xavier	4	–	14	.222	12	–	18	.400
Seton Hall	4	–	14	.222	12	–	19	.387
Butler	2	–	16	.111	6	–	25	.194


† 2017 Big East Tournament winner *Tournament #1 seed As of March 29, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Musketeers, led by sixth-year head coach Brian Neal, they played their games at the Cintas Center and were fourth year members of the newly reorganized Big East Conference. They finished the season 12–18, 4–14 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big East Women's Tournament to Butler.