2016 – 17 Arizona State Sun Devils women 's basketball team represented Arizona State University during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I women 's basketball season . The Sun Devils , led by 20th year head coach Charli Turner Thorne , played their games at the Wells Fargo Arena and were members of the Pac-12 Conference . They finished the season 20 – 13 , 9 – 9 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place . They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Women 's Tournament where they lost to UCLA . They received at-large bid of the NCAA Women 's Tournament where they defeated Michigan State in the first round before losing to South Carolina in the second round
Pac-12 Women 's Tournament
2017 Pac-12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team