Division I · Big West Conference
California State University, Fullerton Women's Basketball
Fullerton, CA · the Titans · California State University, Fullerton overview
12
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 15
$1.5M
Team budget
20th percentile in Division I
$125,123
Per roster spot
median $141,297
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
971
APR
95% of players retained
87%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
California State University, Fullerton fields a women's basketball team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 12 players, below the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,501,478, below the median of $2.2M — $125,123 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's basketball programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 971, about the median of 986, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,573,207 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,289 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#289Team budgetof 360 · Division I#214Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#337Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#276APRof 360 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster12 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$1,501,478 for the year
- Operating expenses$299,826 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$125,123 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate971 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,573,207 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,289 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$67,295 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Samantha Doucette head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Sammy Doucette | Head Coach (1st Season) | On file · sign in |
| Ali Elmi | Assistant Coach (1st Season) | On file · sign in |
| Jason Hill | Assistant Coach (1st Season) | On file · sign in |
| Jana Pearson | Assistant Coach (1st Season) | On file · sign in |
| Brian Brennan | Director of Player Development (1st Season) | 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 →37,125undergraduates · 41,962 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →87%admitted · of 48,591 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →12on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1512
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate971
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,501,478 $125,123 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,573,207
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $67,295
Cost
Full picture →$6,283net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,073 in-state · $18,953 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.36violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 33 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research California State University, Fullerton
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 program12 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions87% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$6,283 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 37,125Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.36 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 6 | 16 | $303k | — | 56% | |
| Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 8 | 14 | $744k | — | 60% | |
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 11 | 12 | $141k | — | 85% | |
| California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 13 | 14 | $676k | — | 74% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference | 15 | 22 | $1.9M | 977 | 47% | |
| Vanguard University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 15 | 22 | $626k | — | 65% | |
| Concordia University Irvine Division II · Pacific West Conference | 16 | 14 | $616k | — | 60% | |
| University of California, Irvine Division I · Big West Conference | 16 | 16 | $2.9M | 962 | 26% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 16 | 18 | $211k | — | 48% | |
| Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 17 | 13 | $655k | — | 79% | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 18 | 15 | $146k | — | 7% | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 18 | 13 | $236k | — | 11% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Big West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Irvine 1 over cap | 16 | $2.9M | $180,251 | 962 | vs | |
| University of California, San Diego 1 over cap | 16 | $2.9M | $179,304 | — | vs | |
| California Baptist University room for 2 | 13 | $2.6M | $196,358 | 981 | vs | |
| University of California, Santa Barbara 1 over cap | 16 | $2.5M | $154,206 | 958 | vs | |
| University of California, Riverside 1 over cap | 16 | $2.3M | $144,848 | 953 | vs | |
| California Polytechnic State University 15 over cap | 30 | $2.1M | $70,300 | 980 | vs | |
| California State University, Sacramento at cap | 15 | $2.1M | $138,124 | 983 | vs | |
| Long Beach State University 7 over cap | 22 | $1.9M | $84,516 | 977 | vs | |
| California State University, Northridge room for 2 | 13 | $1.8M | $137,922 | 987 | vs | |
| California State University, Bakersfield room for 1 | 14 | $1.8M | $125,195 | 991 | vs | |
| California State University, Fullerton room for 3 | 12 | $1.5M | $125,123 | 971 | vs | |
| Utah Valley University room for 1 | 14 | $1.4M | $97,922 | 973 | vs |
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