Division I · Big 12 Conference
Brigham Young University Women's Basketball
Provo, UT · the Cougars · Brigham Young University overview
16
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 15
$5.1M
Team budget
81st percentile in Division I
$317,678
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
983
APR
99% of players retained
69%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Brigham Young University fields a women's basketball team in the Big 12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $5,082,856, well above the median of $2.2M — $317,678 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 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 983, about the median of 986, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,928,548 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,087 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#68Team budgetof 360 · Division I#48Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#100Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#189APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$5,082,856 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,654,615 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$317,678 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate983 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,928,548 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,087 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$784,347 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Cummard head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Keilani Unga | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Josh Edwards | Assistant Coach – Director of Player Development | On file · sign in |
| Andrew Curtis | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Paisley Johnson-Harding | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kylie Webster | Assistant Program Coordinator | On file · sign in |
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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 →32,221undergraduates · 35,074 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Getting in
Full picture →69%admitted · of 11,006 applicants
SAT middle 50%1290 – 1450
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 82%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1516
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate983
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $5,082,856 $317,679 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,928,548
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $784,347
Cost
Full picture →$14,643net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $6,496
Campus safety
Full picture →0.56violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 26 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 25 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Brigham Young 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 program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions69% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,643 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 32,221Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.56 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley University Division I · Big West Conference | 4 | 14 | $1.4M | 973 | — | |
| Westminster University (Utah) Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 35 | 15 | $423k | — | 69% | |
| University of Utah Division I · Big 12 Conference | 37 | 14 | $5M | 986 | 87% | |
| Weber State University Division I · Big Sky Conference | 67 | 19 | $1.3M | 949 | — | |
| Utah State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 103 | 31 | $3.1M | 973 | 94% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Big 12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Christian University room for 1 | 14 | $9.6M | $684,806 | 995 | vs | |
| Baylor University 19 over cap | 34 | $9.3M | $274,382 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Arizona at cap | 15 | $8M | $533,424 | 991 | vs | |
| Texas Tech University at cap | 15 | $7.1M | $473,347 | 985 | vs | |
| Arizona State University 13 over cap | 28 | $6.7M | $240,486 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Kansas room for 1 | 14 | $5.5M | $392,294 | 975 | vs | |
| West Virginia University at cap | 15 | $5.5M | $365,074 | 996 | vs | |
| Iowa State University at cap | 15 | $5.3M | $352,187 | 985 | vs | |
| University of Colorado Boulder 9 over cap | 24 | $5.2M | $215,717 | 985 | vs | |
| Brigham Young University 1 over cap | 16 | $5.1M | $317,678 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Utah room for 1 | 14 | $5M | $358,269 | 986 | vs | |
| Kansas State University 18 over cap | 33 | $4.9M | $148,859 | 970 | vs | |
| Oklahoma State University room for 1 | 14 | $4.7M | $337,039 | 969 | vs | |
| University of Cincinnati room for 2 | 13 | $4.4M | $338,478 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Central Florida at cap | 15 | $4.2M | $279,711 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Houston room for 1 | 14 | $3.7M | $263,252 | 978 | vs |
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