| Mode: | Women's Basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 16 - 16 |
| Conf Record: | 6 - 10 |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Asst Coach1: | Mike Terry |
| Asst Coach2: | Gayle Coats Fulks |
| Asst Coach3: | Dane Sparrow |
| Bowl: | WNIT |
| Bowl Result: | Second Round |
The 2016–17 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team will represent Wake Forest University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Demon Deacons, led by fifth year head coach Jen Hoover, are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and play their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. They finished the season 16–16, 6–10 in ACC play in ninth place. They lost in the second round of the ACC women's tournament to Virginia. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Bethune-Cookman in the first round before losing to Middle Tennessee in the second round.
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons IMG Sports Network will broadcast Demon Deacons games on Wake Forest All Access. You can also keep track on Twitter @WakeWBB. Post game interviews are posted on the schools YouTube Channel.
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