| Mode: | Women's Basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | North Dakota Fighting Hawks |
| Conference: | Big Sky Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Sky |
| Record: | 20–11 |
| Conf Record: | 15–3 |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Asst Coach1: | Adam Jacobson |
| Asst Coach2: | Mallory Youngblut |
| Asst Coach3: | Katelin Oney |
| Champion: | Big Sky regular season co-champions |
| Bowl: | WNIT |
| Bowl Result: | First Round |
The 2016–17 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team represented the University of North Dakota during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Hawks, led by fifth year head coach Travis Brewster, played their home games at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 20–11, 15–3 in Big Sky play to share the Big Sky regular season championship with Montana State. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky women's tournament, where they lost to Portland State. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to South Dakota in the first round.
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2016–17 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team