The 2016–17 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team represented George Washington University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Colonials, led by first year head coach Jennifer Rizzotti, played their home games at Charles E. Smith Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 20–10, 13–3 in A-10 play to share the A-10 regular season title with Dayton. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-10 women's tournament to Duquesne. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Navy in the first round.
2016–17 media
WRGW will carry the Colonials games and broadcast them online at GWRadio.com. The A-10 Digital Network will carry all non-televised Colonials home games and most conference road games through RaiseHigh Live.
Roster
Schedule
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!colspan=9 style="background:#00285C; color:#EECFA1;"| Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#00285C; color:#EECFA1;"| WNIT
Rankings
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See also 2016–17 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team
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