# 2016–17 San Jose State Spartans women's basketball team

The 2016–17 San Jose State Spartans women's basketball team represented San José State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by fourth year head coach Jamie Craighead, played their home games at the Event Center Arena as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 11–21, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Mountain West women's tournament where they lost to Colorado State.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2016* 5:00 pm | | Sonoma State | W 105–71 | | Event Center Arena San Jose, CA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 4:30 pm | | at New Mexico State | L 55–66 | 0–1 | Pan American Center (715) Las Cruces, NM |
| 11/13/2016* 1:00 pm | | at No. 18 Arizona State | L 37–82 | 0–2 | Wells Fargo Arena (1,380) Tempe, AZ |
| 11/18/2016* 7:00 pm | | Pacific | L 96–99 $^{OT}$ | 0–3 | Event Center Arena (392) San Jose, CA |
| 11/20/2016* 2:00 pm | | Santa Clara Clash of the County | W 65–54 | 1–3 | Event Center Arena (316) San Jose, CA |
| 11/25/2016* 7:30 pm | | at Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Shootout | W 77–61 | 2–3 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,838) Honolulu, HI |
| 11/26/2016* 5:00 pm | | vs. No. 7 Mississippi State Rainbow Wahine Shootout | L 51–88 | 2–4 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| 11/27/2016* 4:00 pm | | vs. Oregon Rainbow Wahine Shootout | L 62–91 | 2–5 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| 12/03/2016* 4:30 pm | | Saint Mary's | L 64–85 | 2–6 | Event Center Arena (653) San Jose, CA |
| 12/06/2016* 7:00 pm | | at San Francisco | L 71–79 | 2–7 | Kezar Pavilion (541) San Francisco, CA |
| 12/09/2016* 5:00 pm | | at Nebraska | L 61–83 | 2–8 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,205) Lincoln, NE |
| 12/11/2016* 11:00 am | | at South Dakota | L 69–84 | 2–9 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,601) Vermillion, SD |
| 12/18/2016* 4:30 pm | | Stanislaus State | W 90–85 | 3–9 | Event Center Arena (1,452) San Jose, CA |
| Mountain West regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2016 7:00 pm | | Nevada | W 107–84 | 4–9 (1–0) | Event Center Arena (424) San Jose, CA |
| 01/04/2017 6:00 pm | | at Colorado State | L 67–70 | 4–10 (1–1) | Moby Arena (681) Fort Collins, CO |
| 01/07/2017 2:00 pm | | at Fresno State | L 74–88 | 4–11 (1–2) | Save Mart Center (2,044) Fresno, CA |
| 01/11/2017 7:00 pm | | San Diego State | W 81–80 | 5–11 (2–2) | Save Mart Center (469) Fresno, CA |
| 01/14/2017 2:00 pm | | Air Force | W 86–74 | 6–11 (3–2) | Event Center Arena (526) San Jose, CA |
| 01/18/2017 5:30 pm | | at Wyoming | W 89–60 | 6–12 (3–3) | Arena-Auditorium (2,218) Laramie, WY |
| 01/21/2017 1:00 pm | | at Boise State | W 86–64 | 6–13 (3–4) | Taco Bell Arena (536) Boise, ID |
| 01/25/2017 7:00 pm | | Colorado State | W 68–56 | 6–14 (3–5) | Event Center Arena (432) San Jose, CA |
| 01/28/2017 4:00 pm | | at UNLV | W 76–65 | 7–14 (4–5) | Cox Pavilion (423) Paradise, NV |
| 02/04/2017 2:00 pm | | New Mexico | W 82–72 | 7–15 (4–6) | Event Center Arena San Jose, CA |
| 02/08/2017 6:30 pm | | at San Diego State | W 99–90 | 8–15 (5–6) | Viejas Arena (338) San Diego, CA |
| 02/11/2017 2:00 pm | | UNLV | L 55–63 | 8–16 (5–7) | Event Center Arena (267) San Jose, CA |
| 02/15/2017 7:00 pm | | Fresno State | W 77–68 $^{OT}$ | 9–16 (6–7) | Event Center Arena (618) San Jose, CA |
| 02/18/2017 3:00 pm | | at Air Force | W 83–67 | 10–16 (7–7) | Clune Arena (356) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 02/22/2017 6:00 pm | | at Utah State | L 78–82 | 10–17 (7–8) | Smith Spectrum (370) Logan, UT |
| 02/25/2017 2:00 pm | | Boise State | L 61–69 | 10–18 (7–9) | Event Center Arena (1,342) San Jose, CA |
| 02/28/2017 6:30 pm | | at Nevada | L 85–108 | 10–19 (7–10) | Lawlor Events Center (920) Reno, NV |
| 03/03/2017 7:00 pm | | Wyoming | W 66–58 | 10–20 (7–11) | Event Center Arena (763) San Jose, CA |
| Mountain West tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2017 2:00 pm | (8) | vs. (9) San Diego State First Round | W 76–58 | 11-20 | Thomas & Mack Center (521) Paradise, NV |
| 03/07/2017 1:00 pm | (8) | vs. (1) Colorado State Quarterfinals | L 60–65 | 11–21 | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||