| Mode: | Women's Basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | Kent State Golden Flashes |
| Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
| Division: | East Division |
| Short Conf: | MAC |
| Record: | 19–13 |
| Conf Record: | 13–5 |
| Head Coach: | Todd Starkey |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach1: | Patrick Mashuda |
| Asst Coach2: | Fran Recchia |
| Stadium: | MAC Center |
| Champion: | MAC East division champions |
| Bowl: | WNIT |
| Bowl Result: | First Round |
The 2016–17 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team represented Kent State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by first year head coach Todd Starkey, played their home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, also known as the MAC Center, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. After finishing the 2015–16 season with an overall record of 6–23 and 3–15 in MAC play, the Flashes finished the 2016–17 regular season with a 19–11 overall record and 13–5 in MAC play. They won their first East division title since 2005, clinching a share on March 1 and winning it outright on March 4.
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