# 2016–17 California Golden Bears women's basketball team

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.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 6, 2016* 2:00 p.m. | | Westmont | W 87–48 | | Haas Pavilion (457) Berkeley, CA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2016* 5:30 p.m. | | at Saint Mary's | W 74–67 | 1–0 | McKeon Pavilion (1,248) Moraga, CA |
| November 14, 2016* 7:00 p.m. | | Santa Clara | W 73–58 | 2–0 | Haas Pavilion (1,816) Berkeley, CA |
| November 18, 2016* 11:30 a.m. | | UC Riverside | W 71–56 | 3–0 | Haas Pavilion (4,223) Berkeley, CA |
| November 20, 2016* 2:00 p.m. | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 86–63 | 4–0 | Haas Pavilion (2,253) Berkeley, CA |
| November 25, 2016* 1:00 p.m. | | San Francisco Cal Classic semifinals | W 75–52 | 5–0 | Haas Pavilion (2,637) Berkeley, CA |
| November 26, 2016* 3:15 p.m. | | Duquesne Cal Classic championship game | W 88–66 | 6–0 | Haas Pavilion (1,358) Berkeley, CA |
| December 4, 2016* 1:00 p.m., BTN | | at Nebraska | W 86–65 | 7–0 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,573) Lincoln, NE |
| December 8, 2016* 7:00 p.m. | | Sacramento State | W 97–73 | 8–0 | Haas Pavilion (1,484) Berkeley, CA |
| December 11, 2016* 2:00 p.m. | | Lehigh | W 96–63 | 9–0 | Haas Pavilion (1,561) Berkeley, CA |
| December 19, 2016* 4:30 p.m. | | vs. Southern Miss Puerto Rico Classic | W 71–51 | 10–0 | South Point Arena Enterprise, NV |
| December 20, 2016* 6:45 p.m. | | vs. No. 20 Oklahoma Puerto Rico Classic | W 82–74 | 11–0 | South Point Arena (185) Enterprise, NV |
| December 21, 2016* 9:15 p.m. | | vs. Arkansas State Puerto Rico Classic | W 80–55 | 12–0 | South Point Arena (95) Enterprise, NV |
| Pac-12 regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2016 6:00 p.m. | No. 21 | at Arizona | W 74–64 | 13–0 (1–0) | McKale Center (1,274) Tucson, AZ |
| January 1, 2017 2:00 p.m., P12N | No. 21 | at No. 18 Arizona State | L 62–72 $^{2OT}$ | 13–1 (1–1) | Wells Fargo Arena (1,682) Tempe, AZ |
| January 6, 2017 6:00 p.m., P12N | No. 20 | No. 16 Oregon State | L 56–66 | 13–2 (1–2) | Haas Pavilion (2,021) Berkeley, CA |
| January 8, 2017 1:00 p.m., P12N | No. 20 | Oregon | L 66–69 | 13–3 (1–3) | Haas Pavilion (4,273) Berkeley, CA |
| January 13, 2017 7:00 p.m. | No. 24 | at Colorado | W 65–53 | 14–3 (2–3) | Coors Events Center (1,571) Boulder, CO |
| January 15, 2017 11:00 a.m., P12N | No. 24 | at Utah | L 57–63 | 14–4 (2–4) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,250) Salt Lake City, UT |
| January 20, 2017 8:00 p.m., P12N | | No. 18 Arizona State | L 45–54 | 14–5 (2–5) | Haas Pavilion (1,622) Berkeley, CA |
| January 22, 2017 1:00 p.m., P12N | | Arizona | W 71–60 | 15–5 (3–5) | Haas Pavilion (2,649) Berkeley, CA |
| January 27, 2017 6:00 p.m., P12N | | at No. 7 Washington | L 67–90 | 15–6 (3–6) | Alaska Airlines Arena (4,608) Seattle, WA |
| January 29, 2017 1:00 p.m. | | at Washington State | L 79–84 | 15–7 (3–7) | Beasley Coliseum (639) Pullman, WA |
| February 3, 2017 8:00 p.m., P12N | | No. 13 UCLA | W 80–77 | 16–7 (4–7) | Haas Pavilion (2,461) Berkeley, CA |
| February 5, 2017 10:30 a.m. | | USC | W 63–56 | 17–7 (5–7) | Haas Pavilion (3,052) Berkeley, CA |
| February 10, 2017 6:00 p.m., P12N | | Utah | L 64–73 | 17–8 (5–8) | Haas Pavilion (1,537) Berkeley, CA |
| February 12, 2017 3:00 p.m., P12N | | Colorado | L 59–64 | 17–9 (5–9) | Haas Pavilion (3,024) Berkeley, CA |
| February 16, 2017 8:00 p.m., P12N | | No. 10 Stanford | L 66–72 | 17–10 (5–10) | Haas Pavilion (4,965) Berkeley, CA |
| February 19, 2017 5:00 p.m., P12N | | at No. 10 Stanford | L 54–72 | 17–11 (5–11) | Maples Pavilion (4,327) Stanford, CA |
| February 24, 2017 6:00 p.m. | | at Oregon | W 61–55 | 18–11 (6–11) | Matthew Knight Arena (2,691) Eugene, OR |
| February 26, 2017 11:00 a.m., P12N | | at No. 10 Oregon State | L 56–71 | 18–12 (6–12) | Gill Coliseum (4,704) Corvallis, OR |
| Pac-12 women's tournament ||||||
| March 2, 2017 11:30 a.m., P12N | (8) | vs. (9) USC First round | W 71–58 | 19–12 | KeyArena Seattle, WA |
| March 3, 2017 11:30 a.m., P12N | (8) | vs. (1) No. 6 Oregon State Quarterfinals | L 49–65 | 19–13 | KeyArena Seattle, WA |
| NCAA women's tournament ||||||
| March 18, 2017* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (9 O) | vs. (8 O) LSU First round | W 55–52 | 20–13 | Ferrell Center (4,169) Waco, TX |
| March 20, 2017* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (9 O) | at (1 O) No. 5 Baylor Second round | L 46–86 | 20–14 | Ferrell Center (3,910) Waco, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. O=Oklahoma City Region. All times are in Pacific. ||||||
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