The 2016–17 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cavaliers, led by sixth year head coach Joanne Boyle, played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena and were members the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 7–9 in ACC play to finish in eighth place. They advanced in the quarterfinals of the ACC women's tournament, where they lost to Notre Dame. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Saint Joseph's first round before losing to James Madison in the second round.
2016–17 media
Virginia Cavaliers Sports Network The Virginia Cavaliers Sports Network will broadcast select Cavaliers games on WINA. John Freeman, Larry Johnson, and Myron Ripley will provide the call for the games. Games not broadcast on WINA can be listened to online through Cavaliers Live at virginiasports.com.
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#00214E; color:#F56D22;"|Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#00214E; color:#F56D22;"|Conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#00214E; color:#F56D22;"| ACC Women's Tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#00214E; color:#F56D22;"| WNIT
Rankings
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See also 2016–17 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
References