The 2016–17 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season.

It was head coach Molly Goodenbour's first season at San Francisco.

The Dons, members of the West Coast Conference, played their home games at War Memorial Gymnasium.

They finished the season 18–13, 11–7 in WCC play to finish in fourth place.

They advanced to the semifinals of the WCC women's tournament, where they lost to Gonzaga.