| Mode: | Women's Basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | Maine Black Bears |
| Conference: | America East Conference |
| Short Conf: | America East |
| Record: | 18–16 |
| Conf Record: | 9–7 |
| Head Coach: | Richard Barron |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Asst Coach1: | Amy Vachon |
| Asst Coach2: | Edniesha Curry |
| Asst Coach3: | Samantha Baranowski |
| Stadium: | Cross Insurance Center |
| Champion: | Hall of Fame Women's Challenge champions |
The 2016–17 Maine Black Bears women's basketball team represented the University of Maine in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Black Bears, led by sixth year head coach Richard Barron, played their home games at the Cross Insurance Center and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 18–16, 9–7 in America East play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the championship game of the America East women's tournament where they lost to Albany.
All home games and conference road games will stream on either ESPN3 or AmericaEast.tv. Most road games will stream on the opponents website. All games will be broadcast on the radio on WGUY and online on the Maine Portal.
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