# 2016–17 Fresno State Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Fresno State Bulldogs women's basketball team represented California State University, Fresno during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third year head coach Jaime White, played their home games at the Save Mart Center and are members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 18–15 overall, 8–10 in Mountain West play to finish in seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the MW Tournament, they advanced to the championship game, where they lost to Boise State.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exitbition ||||||
| 11/04/2016* 5:00 pm | | Azusa Pacific | W 75–47 | | Save Mart Center (1,587) Fresno, CA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 5:00 pm | | Biola | W 71–50 | 1–0 | Save Mart Center (2,048) Fresno, CA |
| 11/15/2016* 7:00 pm | | Utah | L 55–65 | 1–1 | Save Mart Center (1,887) Fresno, CA |
| 11/18/2016* 7:00 pm | | Cal State Northridge | L 57–61 | 1–2 | Save Mart Center (1,992) Fresno, CA |
| 11/25/2016* 12:00 pm | | vs. Belmont LMU Thanksgiving Classic | W 62–53 | 2–2 | Gersten Pavilion (289) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/26/2016* 1:00 pm | | vs. UC Irvine LMU Thanksgiving Classic | W 63–45 | 3–2 | Gersten Pavilion (250) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm | | San Francisco | W 61–48 | 4–2 | Save Mart Center (5,147) Fresno, CA |
| 12/02/2016* 2:00 pm | | at No. 13 Washington | L 54–85 | 4–3 | Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA |
| 12/07/2016* 7:00 pm | | Cal State Dominguez Hills | W 73–60 | 5–3 | Save Mart Center (1,924) Fresno, CA |
| 12/10/2016* 5:00 pm | | at Pacific | W 74–67 | 6–3 | Stockton Arena Stockton, CA |
| 12/16/2016* 7:00 pm | | UC Santa Barbara | L 49–50 | 6–4 | Save Mart Center (2,190) Fresno, CA |
| 12/19/2016* 11:00 am | | at Weber State | W 60–57 | 7–4 | Dee Events Center (3,651) Ogden, UT |
| Mountain West regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2016 7:00 pm | | New Mexico | L 54–80 | 7–5 (0–1) | Save Mart Center (2,042) Fresno, CA |
| 12/31/2016 2:00 pm | | at Nevada | W 71–70 | 8–5 (1–1) | Lawlor Events Center (975) Reno, NV |
| 01/04/2017 5:30 pm | | at Wyoming | L 48–70 | 8–6 (1–2) | Arena-Auditorium (2,054) Laramie, WY |
| 01/07/2017 2:00 pm | | San Jose State | W 88–74 | 9–6 (2–2) | Save Mart Center (2,044) Fresno, CA |
| 01/11/2017 7:00 pm | | Air Force | W 63–40 | 10–6 (3–2) | Save Mart Center (2,276) Fresno, CA |
| 01/14/2017 1:00 pm | | at Boise State | L 66–67 | 10–7 (3–3) | Taco Bell Arena (536) Boise, ID |
| 01/18/2017 6:00 pm | | at Colorado State | L 56–73 | 10–8 (3–4) | Moby Arena (1,243) Fort Collins, CO |
| 01/21/2016 2:00 pm | | Nevada | W 68–54 | 11–8 (4–4) | Save Mart Center (2,301) Fresno, CA |
| 01/28/2017 2:00 pm | | Utah State | L 47–52 | 11–9 (4–5) | Save Mart Center (2,042) Fresno, CA |
| 02/01/2017 6:00 pm | | at Air Force | W 72–56 | 12–9 (5–5) | Clune Arena (542) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 02/04/2017 2:00 pm | | at San Diego State | W 59–51 | 13–9 (6–5) | Viejas Arena (875) San Diego, CA |
| 02/08/2017 7:00 pm | | Wyoming | W 52–47 | 14–9 (7–5) | Save Mart Center (2,035) Fresno, CA |
| 02/11/2017 2:00 pm | | Colorado State | W 66–64 $^{OT}$ | 14–10 (7–6) | Save Mart Center (2,165) Fresno, CA |
| 02/15/2017 7:00 pm | | at San Jose State | L 68–77 | 14–11 (7–7) | Event Center Arena (618) San Jose, CA |
| 02/18/2017 1:00 pm | | at New Mexico | L 57–66 | 14–12 (7–8) | The Pit (4,895) Albuquerque, NM |
| 02/22/2017 7:00 pm | | San Diego State | W 59–50 | 15–12 (8–8) | Save Mart Center (2,121) Fresno, CA |
| 02/28/2017 7:00 pm | | Boise State | L 48–66 | 15–13 (8–9) | Save Mart Center (2,090) Fresno, CA |
| 03/03/2017 6:00 pm | | at UNLV | L 38–54 | 15-14 (8-10) | Cox Pavilion (1,531) Paradise, NV |
| Mountain West tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2017 4:30 pm | (7) | vs. (10) Nevada First round | W 62–57 | 16–14 | Thomas & Mack Center (1,414) Paradise, NV |
| 03/07/2017 6:00 pm | (7) | vs. (2) Wyoming Quarterfinals | W 58–48 | 17–14 | Thomas & Mack Center (1,642) Paradise, NV |
| 03/08/2017 9:00 pm | (7) | at (3) UNLV Semifinals | W 53–51 | 18–14 | Thomas & Mack Center (1,670) Paradise, NV |
| 03/10/2017 12:00 pm | (7) | vs. (4) Boise State Championship game | L 53–66 | 18–15 | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||