2016–17 Houston Cougars women's basketball team

2016–17 Houston Cougars women's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record12–19 (4–12 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tai Dillard
  • Victoria Picott
  • Jamila Ganter
Home arenaHofheinz Pavilion
2016–17 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 UConn160 1.000361  .973
Temple133 .813248  .750
South Florida115 .688249  .727
UCF97 .5632112  .636
SMU79 .4381915  .559
Tulane79 .4381815  .545
Cincinnati79 .4381614  .533
Memphis79 .4381416  .467
Tulsa511 .3131021  .323
Houston412 .2501219  .387
East Carolina214 .1251119  .367
2017 The American Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Houston Cougars women's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marked the fourth for the Cougars as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Cougars, led by third year head coach Ronald Hughey, played their home games at Hofheinz Pavilion. They finished the season 12–19 overall, 4–12 in AAC play to finish in tenth place. As the No. 10 seed in the AAC tournament, they advanced to the quarterfinals, where they lost to Temple.