2016–17 Temple Owls women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
Record	24–8 (13–3 The American)
Head coach	Tonya Cardoza (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Way Veney Willnett Crockett C. J. Jones
Home arena	Liacouras Center McGonigle Hall
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 Temple Owls women's basketball team represented Temple University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marked the third for the Owls as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Owls, led by eighth year head coach Tonya Cardoza, played their home games at McGonigle Hall and the Liacouras Center. They finished the season 24–8, 13–3 in AAC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference women's tournament, where they lost to South Florida. They received at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament, which was their first time since 2007, where they were upset by Oregon in the first round.

All Owls home games will have video streaming on Owls TV, ESPN3, or AAC Digital. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital. There are no radio broadcasts for Owls women's basketball games.

2016–17 Temple Owls women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Alliya Butts 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Holy Cross Edgewater Park, NJ F 1 Lena Niang (I)  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Rivedale Baptist NC State Bowie, MD G 2 Feyonda Fitzgerald 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Lake Taylor Norfolk, VA G 4 Takora McIntyre 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Fenway Dorchester, MA C 11 Shannen Atkinson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Smithfield Smithfield, VA F 12 Ruth Sherrill 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Thomas Edison Hofstra Alexandria, VA G 21 Khadijah Berger 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Hampton Hampton, VA G 22 Tanaya Atkinson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Hill Regional Career New Haven, CT G 23 Deja Reynolds 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Riverdale Baptist Philadelphia, PA F 24 Shantay Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Spring Valley Columbia, SC G 32 Donnaizha Fountain 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Cambridge Rindge & Latin Georgia Tech Roxbury, MA F 33 Monasia Bolduc 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Nazareth Academy Walters State Clintondale, NY C 35 Safiya Martin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Sandy Creek Fayetteville, GA C 42 Taylor Robinson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Ladue Horton Watkins St. Louis, MO	Head coach Tonya Cardoza (Virginia) Assistant coach(es) Way Veney (College of Charleston) Willnett Crockett (Connecticut) C. J. Jones (Francis Marion) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

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