2016 – 17 Illinois Fighting Illini women 's basketball team represented University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I women 's basketball season . The Fighting Illini , led by fifth-year head coach Matt Bollant , played their home games at the State Farm Center as members of the Big Ten Conference . They finished the season 9 – 22 , 3 – 13 in Big Ten play to finish in a four-way for 11th place . They advanced to the second round of the Big Ten Women 's Tournament by beating Wisconsin before they lost to Purdue
Big Ten Women 's Tournament
2017 Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team