2016–17 Albany Great Danes women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Albany Great Danes women's basketball team represents the University at Albany, SUNY during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Great Danes, led by first year head coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee, play their home games at SEFCU Arena and are members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 12–4 in America East play to finish in second place. They defeated Vermont, Hartford and Maine to win America East Women's Tournament for the sixth straight year and they received an automatic bid of the NCAA women's tournament where they lost to Connecticut in the first round.

2016–17 Albany Great Danes women's basketball
America East tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record21–12 (12–4 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Yolanda Griffith
  • AJ Cohen
  • Tony Perotti
Home arenaSEFCU Arena
2016–17 America East Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
New Hampshire151 .938266  .813
Albany124 .7502112  .636
UMBC106 .6251516  .484
Maine97 .5631816  .529
Binghamton88 .5001317  .433
Hartford79 .4381714  .548
Vermont610 .375920  .310
Stony Brook511 .3131218  .400
UMass Lowell*016 .000326  .103
2017 America East tournament winner
As of March 18, 2017
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transitions
Rankings from AP poll
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