# 2016–17 Montana Lady Griz basketball team

The 2016–17 Montana Lady Griz basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Griz played their home games at Dahlberg Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 7–23, 4–14 in Big Sky play to finish in eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky women's tournament to Idaho State.
On July 27, 2016, longtime head coach Robin Selvig announced his retirement effective August 31. Assistant coach Shannon Schweyen assumed head coaching duties.

## Schedule

Source
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2016* 7:00 pm | | Montana State–Northern | W 64–56 | | Dahlberg Arena (2,226) Missoula, MT |
| 11/07/2016* 7:00 pm | | Carroll (Montana) | W 61–39 | | Dahlberg Arena (903) Missoula, MT |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/15/2015* 7:00 pm | | Great Falls | W 66–55 | 1–0 | Dahlberg Arena (2,338) Missoula, MT |
| 11/19/2016* 11:30 am | | vs. South Dakota State Hawkeye Classic semifinals | L 43–84 | 1–1 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (200) Iowa City, IA |
| 11/20/2016* 10:30 am | | vs. Massachusetts Hawkeye Classic 3rd place game | L 58–59 | 1–2 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (107) Iowa City, IA |
| 11/23/2016* 7:00 pm | | Incarnate Word 36th Lady Griz Classic | W 61–56 | 2–2 | Dahlberg Arena (2,338) Missoula, MT |
| 11/27/2016* 2:00 pm | | Utah State 36th Lady Griz Classic | L 46–65 | 2–3 | Dahlberg Arena (2,506) Missoula, MT |
| 11/30/2016* 6:00 pm | | at Cal State Fullerton | L 56–72 | 2–4 | Titan Gym (274) Fullerton, CA |
| 12/02/2016* 8:00 pm | | at Seattle | L 44–60 | 2–5 | Connolly Center (236) Seattle, WA |
| 12/10/2016* 4:00 pm | | at Stephen F. Austin | L 46–54 | 2–6 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (444) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 12/12/2016* 7:00 pm | | Rocky Mountain (Montana) | W 64–56 | 3–6 | Dahlberg Arena (2,411) Missoula, MT |
| 12/18/2016* 2:00 pm | | Wyoming | L 42–67 | 3–7 | Dahlberg Arena (2,569) Missoula, MT |
| 12/21/2016* 7:00 pm | | Colorado State | L 49–63 | 3–8 | Dahlberg Arena (2,442) Missoula, MT |
| Big Sky regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2016 7:00 pm | | at Idaho State | L 43–61 | 3–9 (0–1) | Reed Gym (920) Pocatello, ID |
| 12/31/2016 2:00 pm | | at Weber State | L 58–74 | 3–10 (0–2) | Dee Events Center (758) Ogden, UT |
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm | | Idaho | L 59–86 | 3–11 (0–3) | Dahlberg Arena (2,486) Missoula, MT |
| 01/07/2017 2:00 pm | | Eastern Washington | L 46–60 | 3–12 (0–4) | Dahlberg Arena (2,648) Missoula, MT |
| 01/12/2017 7:00 pm | | at Northern Colorado | L 46–65 | 3–13 (0–5) | Bank of Colorado Arena (820) Greeley, CO |
| 01/14/2017 1:00 pm | | at North Dakota | L 63–73 | 3–14 (0–6) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,893) Grand Forks, ND |
| 01/19/2017 7:00 pm | | Portland State | L 44–64 | 3–15 (0–7) | Dahlberg Arena (2,579) Missoula, MT |
| 01/21/2017 2:00 pm | | Sacramento State | L 60–73 | 3–16 (0–8) | Dahlberg Arena (2,966) Missoula, MT |
| 01/26/2017 7:00 pm | | at Eastern Washington | L 57–64 | 3–17 (0–9) | Reese Court (1,026) Cheney, WA |
| 01/28/2017 3:00 pm | | at Idaho | L 50–75 | 3–18 (0–10) | Cowan Spectrum (738) Moscow, ID |
| 02/04/2017 2:00 pm, SWX Montana | | Montana State | L 69–75 | 3–19 (0–11) | Dahlberg Arena (3,223) Missoula, MT |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm | | Southern Utah | W 64–55 | 4–19 (1–11) | Dahlberg Arena (2,843) Missoula, MT |
| 02/11/2017 2:00 pm | | Northern Arizona | W 60–59 | 5–19 (2–11) | Dahlberg Arena (2,722) Missoula, MT |
| 02/16/2017 8:00 pm | | at Sacramento State | L 69–99 | 5–20 (2–12) | Hornets Nest (358) Sacramento, CA |
| 02/18/2017 3:00 pm | | at Portland State | L 45–68 | 5–21 (2–13) | Peter Stott Center (323) Portland, OR |
| 02/25/2017 2:00 pm, SWX Montana | | at Montana State | L 54–71 | 5–22 (2–14) | Worthington Arena (3,273) Bozeman, MT |
| 03/01/2017 7:00 pm | | Weber State | W 71–46 | 6–22 (3–14) | Dahlberg Arena (3,296) Missoula, MT |
| 03/03/2017 7:00 pm | | Idaho State | W 68–53 | 7–22 (4–14) | Dahlberg Arena (2,942) Missoula, MT |
| Big Sky Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2017 9:05 pm | (11) | vs. (6) Idaho State First Round | L 53–63 | 7–23 | Reno Events Center (906) Reno, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||