2016–17 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team represented Michigan State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by tenth-year head coach Suzy Merchant, played their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 9–7 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for sixth place. In the Big Ten tournament, they beat Wisconsin and Michigan before losing in the semifinals to Maryland. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 8 seed where the lost in the First Round to Arizona State. Head Coach Suzy Merchant took a medical leave of absence of January 17, 2017 after fainting on the sidelines during a game against Illinois. She also missed the following game against Purdue days after fainting.

2016–17 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record21–12 (9–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Suzy Merchant (10th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBreslin Center
2016–17 Big Ten women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Maryland†15–1 .93832–3  .914
No. 11 Ohio State*15–1 .93828–7  .800
Michigan11–5 .68828–9  .757
Indiana10–6 .62523–11  .676
Purdue10–6 .62523–13  .639
Michigan State9–7 .56321–12  .636
Penn State9–7 .56321–11  .656
Northwestern8–8 .50020–11  .645
Iowa8–8 .50020–14  .588
Minnesota5–11 .31315–16  .484
Illinois3–13 .1889–22  .290
Wisconsin3–13 .1889–22  .290
Nebraska3–13 .1887–22  .241
Rutgers3–13 .1886–24  .200
† 2017 Big Ten tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
Rankings from AP poll
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