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Coastal Carolina University Women's Basketball

Conway, SC · the Chanticleers · Coastal Carolina University overview
14
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 15
$2.4M
Team budget
56th percentile in Division I
$174,741
Per roster spot
median $141,297
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
968
APR
97% of players retained
80%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Coastal Carolina University fields a women's basketball team in the Sun Belt Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $2,446,380, above the median of $2.2M — $174,741 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's basketball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 968, about the median of 986, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,954,074 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,809 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's basketball programs

Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$2.4M
Spend per player$174,741
Roster size14
Coaching staff5
APR968

Team budgets across the division

$619k$13M
this programevery Division I women's basketball program

Roster sizes (cap 15)

1150
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster14 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap15 room for 1
  • Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
  • Team expenses$2,446,380 for the year
  • Operating expenses$641,318 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$174,741 division median $141,297
  • Academic Progress Rate968 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained97% year to year
  • Eligible96% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$3,954,074 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$14,809 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$231,178 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Kevin Pederson head coachHead Coachnot 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

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
10,306undergraduates · 10,829 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
80%admitted · of 18,223 applicants
SAT middle 50%1050 – 1210
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
51%

Women's Basketball

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14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1514
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate968
97% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$2,446,380 $174,741 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$3,954,074
Recruiting spend, women's
$231,178
$14,453net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$28,418
Sticker, out-of-state$46,406
Average net price$14,453
Net price by family income
$0–30k$9,222
$30–48k$9,749
$48–75k$13,209
$75–110k$17,527
$110k and up$18,612
Tuition & fees
$11,640 in-state · $29,628 out

Campus safety

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0.65violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.65
Property0.26
In residence halls
2 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
37 over 2022–2024
23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business424 · 23%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation248 · 14%
Biological sciences227 · 12%
Communication & journalism130 · 7%
Psychology122 · 7%

Research Coastal Carolina 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 programs within 150 miles

Coastal Carolina UniversityFrancis Marion University · 46 miUniversity of North Carolina at Pembroke · 63 miUniversity of North Carolina Wilmington · 72 miCoker University · 73 miCharleston Southern University · 83 miCollege of Charleston (South Carolina) · 88 miFayetteville State University · 89 miMethodist University · 93 miSouth Carolina State University · 108 miClaflin University · 108 miUniversity of Mount Olive · 111 miCampbell University · 113 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Francis Marion University Division II · Conference Carolinas4613$519k—82%
University of North Carolina at Pembroke Division II · Conference Carolinas6315$264k—92%
University of North Carolina Wilmington Division I · Coastal Athletic Association7215$1.8M99174%
Coker University Division II · South Atlantic Conference7318$527k—97%
Charleston Southern University Division I · Big South Conference8315$1.3M96076%
College of Charleston (South Carolina) Division I · Coastal Athletic Association8830$2.4M98572%
Fayetteville State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association8915$510k—80%
Methodist University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference9322$157k—75%
South Carolina State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.10815$1.2M97282%
Claflin University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association10816$464k—73%
University of Mount Olive Division II · Conference Carolinas11128$557k—78%
Campbell University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association11313$2M99594%

Other women's basketball programs in the Sun Belt Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
James Madison University 13 over cap28$3.7M$132,490961vs
Old Dominion University room for 114$3.5M$248,169975vs
Marshall University 1 over cap16$2.7M$167,468991vs
Coastal Carolina University room for 114$2.4M$174,741968vs
University of Louisiana at Lafayette at cap15$2.1M$141,498963vs
Louisiana Tech University room for 114$2M$144,866974vs
Georgia State University at cap15$2M$134,968970vs
Arkansas State University room for 312$2M$163,313957vs
University of South Alabama at cap15$1.9M$128,352968vs
The University of Southern Mississippi room for 114$1.9M$136,701962vs
Troy University room for 213$1.9M$143,115979vs
Appalachian State University at cap15$1.8M$118,976992vs
Georgia Southern University 1 over cap16$1.8M$109,376986vs
University of Louisiana Monroe room for 213$1.4M$110,726958vs

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