The Cardinals, led by tenth-year head coach Jeff Walz, played their home games at the KFC Yum!

They advanced to the semifinals of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Notre Dame.

They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Chattanooga and Tennessee in the first and second rounds before losing to Baylor in the Sweet Sixteen.

All Cardinals basketball games will air on Learfield Sports on WKRD 790 AM or WVKY 101.7 FM, depending on conflicts with Louisville and Kentucky football and men's basketball games.

Source[2] 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings