The 2016–17 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball team represents Southern Utah University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Thunderbirds, led by third year head coach Chris Boettcher and play their home games at Centrum Arena. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 7–23, 2–16 in Big Sky play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky women's tournament to Idaho.