2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team

The 2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team represents University of Connecticut (UConn) during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by Hall of Fame head coach Geno Auriemma, in his 32nd season at UConn, will play their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion and the XL Center and were fourth year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 36–1, 16–0 in AAC play to win both the AAC regular season and tournament titles to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Albany and Syracuse in the first and second rounds, UCLA in the sweet sixteen and Oregon in the elite eight to reach their eighteenth final four where they lost on a game winning buzzer beater in overtime to Mississippi State ending a 111-game winning streak.

2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball
AAC tournament champions
AAC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 1
Record36–1 (16–0 The American)
Head coach
Associate head coachChris Dailey
Assistant coaches
  • Shea Ralph
  • Marisa Moseley
Home arenaHarry A. Gampel Pavilion
XL Center
2016–17 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 UConn †16–0 1.00036–1  .973
Temple13–3 .81324–8  .750
South Florida11–5 .68824–9  .727
UCF9–7 .56321–12  .636
SMU7–9 .43819–15  .559
Tulane7–9 .43818–15  .545
Cincinnati7–9 .43816–14  .533
Memphis7–9 .43814–16  .467
Tulsa5–11 .31310–21  .323
Houston4–12 .25012–19  .387
East Carolina2–14 .12511–19  .367
† 2017 The American Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2017
Rankings from AP poll
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