Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Alabama State University Women's Basketball
Montgomery, AL · the Hornets · Alabama State University overview
17
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 15
$1.1M
Team budget
5th percentile in Division I
$66,460
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
967
APR
93% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Alabama State University fields a women's basketball team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,129,829, well below the median of $2.2M — $66,460 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (145 of 360 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 967, about the median of 986, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,551,228 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,764 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#341Team budgetof 360 · Division I#340Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#88Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#296APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,129,829 for the year
- Operating expenses$88,290 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$66,460 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate967 multi-year; 965 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,551,228 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,764 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$58,757 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Johnette Hayes head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 1 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players356,240 2024-25
- Division I roster spots6,175 360 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 58 1.7% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's basketball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,322undergraduates · 3,870 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →96%admitted · of 5,346 applicants
SAT middle 50%865 – 1069
ACT middle 50%16 – 20
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 30%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →17on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1517
2 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate967
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,129,829 $66,461 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,551,228
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $58,757
Cost
Full picture →$13,504net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,248 in-state · $19,576 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.9violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 30 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →12%of bachelor's degrees in criminal justice & protective services · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Alabama State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Women's Basketball program17 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions96% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,504 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsCriminal justice & protective services · 12%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 3,322Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.9 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Women's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntingdon College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 1 | 27 | $264k | — | 71% | |
| Auburn University at Montgomery Division II · Gulf South Conference | 7 | 17 | $590k | — | 93% | |
| Tuskegee University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 35 | 17 | $563k | — | 31% | |
| Troy University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 44 | 13 | $1.9M | 979 | 93% | |
| Auburn University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 50 | 21 | $5.8M | 981 | 50% | |
| University of Montevallo Division II · Gulf South Conference | 61 | 16 | $508k | — | 54% | |
| Columbus State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 80 | 21 | $412k | — | 99% | |
| Samford University Division I · Southern Conference | 81 | 13 | $1.4M | 1000 | 82% | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Division I · American Conference | 84 | 15 | $2.4M | 1000 | 88% | |
| Miles College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 85 | 16 | $526k | — | — | |
| LaGrange College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 86 | 14 | $134k | — | 63% | |
| University of Alabama Division I · Southeastern Conference | 93 | 30 | $5.4M | 978 | 76% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcorn State University at cap | 15 | $1.2M | $81,701 | 967 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University 5 over cap | 20 | $1.2M | $59,154 | 934 | vs | |
| Grambling State University 2 over cap | 17 | $1.2M | $69,235 | 942 | vs | |
| Bethune-Cookman University at cap | 15 | $1.2M | $78,149 | 981 | vs | |
| Alabama State University 2 over cap | 17 | $1.1M | $66,460 | 967 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University room for 1 | 14 | $1.1M | $80,698 | 974 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge 1 over cap | 16 | $1.1M | $68,084 | 964 | vs | |
| Prairie View A&M University room for 1 | 14 | $1M | $74,694 | 919 | vs | |
| Jackson State University 2 over cap | 17 | $979k | $57,585 | 974 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University 3 over cap | 18 | $934k | $51,870 | 946 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff room for 3 | 12 | $818k | $68,160 | 973 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University 3 over cap | 18 | $619k | $34,390 | 944 | vs |
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