2016–17 California Golden Bears women's basketball team

2016–17 California Golden Bears women's basketball
Cal Classic champions
NCAA women's tournament, second round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record20–14 (6–12 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHaas Pavilion
2016–17 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Oregon State162 .889315  .861
No. 6 Stanford153 .833326  .842
No. 12 Washington153 .833296  .829
No. 15 UCLA135 .722259  .735
Arizona State99 .5002013  .606
Oregon810 .4442314  .622
California612 .3332014  .588
Washington State612 .3331620  .444
Colorado513 .2781716  .515
Utah513 .2781615  .516
USC513 .2781416  .467
Arizona513 .2781416  .467
2017 Pac-12 tournament winner
As of March 31, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 California Golden Bears women's basketball team represented University of California, Berkeley during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Bears, led by sixth-year head coach Lindsay Gottlieb, played their home games at the Haas Pavilion and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 6–12 in Pac-12 play, to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to Oregon State. They received at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated LSU in the first round before getting blown out by Baylor in the second round.