Division I · Big South Conference
Charleston Southern University Women's Basketball
Charleston, SC · the Buccaneers · Charleston Southern University overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$1.3M
Team budget
12th percentile in Division I
$85,563
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
960
APR
95% of players retained
76%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Charleston Southern University fields a women's basketball team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,283,458, well below the median of $2.2M — $85,563 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's basketball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 960, about the median of 986, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,608,458 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,254 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#318Team budgetof 360 · Division I#303Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#146Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#317APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,283,458 for the year
- Operating expenses$259,740 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$85,563 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate960 multi-year; 981 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,608,458 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,254 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$60,778 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Hays head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Pnut Tuitele | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Leah Church | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Rob McDonald | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kailie Quinn | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ravin Morgan | Graduate Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Rhema Pegues | Graduate Assistant Coach | 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 →2,914undergraduates · 3,545 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →76%admitted · of 6,072 applicants
SAT middle 50%950 – 1160
ACT middle 50%17 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →15on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1515
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate960
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,283,458 $85,564 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,608,458
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $60,778
Cost
Full picture →$21,347net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $31,030
Campus safety
Full picture →0.26violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Charleston Southern 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 program15 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions76% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,347 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,914Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.26 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Charleston (South Carolina) Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 16 | 30 | $2.4M | 985 | 72% | |
| South Carolina State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 57 | 15 | $1.2M | 972 | 82% | |
| Claflin University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 58 | 16 | $464k | — | 73% | |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 70 | 15 | $508k | — | 69% | |
| Coastal Carolina University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 83 | 14 | $2.4M | 968 | 80% | |
| Francis Marion University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 87 | 13 | $519k | — | 82% | |
| Savannah State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 88 | 16 | $284k | — | — | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 89 | 31 | $13M | 990 | 61% | |
| Allen University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 90 | 19 | $248k | — | 32% | |
| Benedict College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 90 | 25 | $461k | — | 67% | |
| Coker University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 96 | 18 | $527k | — | 97% | |
| University of South Carolina Aiken Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 106 | 17 | $686k | — | 80% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point University 3 over cap | 18 | $2.9M | $160,343 | 976 | vs | |
| Longwood University room for 2 | 13 | $1.7M | $133,503 | 978 | vs | |
| Winthrop University 2 over cap | 17 | $1.6M | $91,556 | 953 | vs | |
| Radford University at cap | 15 | $1.4M | $95,122 | 1000 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College room for 1 | 14 | $1.4M | $101,039 | 984 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University at cap | 15 | $1.3M | $85,563 | 960 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate 1 over cap | 16 | $1.2M | $77,985 | 980 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University room for 2 | 13 | $1.2M | $92,996 | 980 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville at cap | 15 | $1.1M | $75,726 | 1000 | vs |
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