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East Carolina University Women's Basketball

Greenville, NC · the Pirates · East Carolina University overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$3M
Team budget
68th percentile in Division I
$200,704
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
961
APR
97% of players retained
90%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

East Carolina University fields a women's basketball team in the American 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 $3,010,564, above the median of $2.2M — $200,704 per roster spot, upper half 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 961, about the median of 986, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,226,798 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,755 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$3M
Spend per player$200,704
Roster size15
Coaching staff4
APR961

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

  • Roster15 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap15 at the cap
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$3,010,564 for the year
  • Operating expenses$933,640 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$200,704 division median $141,297
  • Academic Progress Rate961 multi-year; 948 latest
  • Players retained97% year to year
  • Eligible95% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$3,226,798 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$10,755 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$289,314 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Kim McNeill head coachHead Coachnot on file
Jason HarrisAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Jeffrey WilliamsAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Synia JohnsonAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Bobbi SmithGraduate Assistant / Assistant CoachOn file · sign in
Zachary KilbyDirector of Player DevelopmentOn file · sign in
Sophie FreilingDirector of OperationsOn file · sign in
Jasmine JamesAssistant Coach / Recruiting CoordinatorOn 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

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
21,328undergraduates · 26,785 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
90%admitted · of 22,289 applicants
SAT middle 50%1050 – 1200
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
62%

Women's Basketball

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15on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1515
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate961
97% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$3,010,564 $200,704 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$3,226,798
Recruiting spend, women's
$289,314
$14,470net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$24,331
Sticker, out-of-state$40,608
Average net price$14,470
Net price by family income
$0–30k$11,128
$30–48k$12,290
$48–75k$16,785
$75–110k$20,979
$110k and up$22,787
Tuition & fees
$7,361 in-state · $23,638 out

Campus safety

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1.06violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.06
Property0.82
In residence halls
18 burglaries · 54 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
4 over 2022–2024
20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business944 · 20%
Health professions & nursing759 · 16%
Engineering technologies388 · 8%
Biological sciences381 · 8%
Education296 · 6%

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Women's Basketball programs within 150 miles

East Carolina UniversityBarton College · 32 miNorth Carolina Wesleyan University · 36 miUniversity of Mount Olive · 48 miChowan University · 59 miShaw University · 72 miWilliam Peace University · 72 miNorth Carolina State University · 74 miMeredith College · 75 miCampbell University · 78 miElizabeth City State University · 79 miNorth Carolina Central University · 89 miMethodist University · 91 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Barton College Division II · Conference Carolinas3224$478k—96%
North Carolina Wesleyan University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference3615$151k—78%
University of Mount Olive Division II · Conference Carolinas4828$557k—78%
Chowan University Division II · Conference Carolinas5917$424k—72%
Shaw University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association7217$628k—30%
William Peace University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference7214$154k—97%
North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference7413$6.2M98640%
Meredith College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference75———75%
Campbell University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association7813$2M99594%
Elizabeth City State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association7928$538k—70%
North Carolina Central University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.8916$1.3M98090%
Methodist University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference9122$157k—75%

Other women's basketball programs in the American Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of South Florida at cap15$5.4M$363,101982vs
Temple University at cap15$5.1M$342,972981vs
The University of Tulsa 1 over cap16$4.4M$276,721983vs
Rice University at cap15$4.3M$288,407996vs
Tulane University at cap15$3.7M$247,245990vs
University of Memphis at cap15$3.5M$235,931995vs
University of North Texas at cap15$3.3M$222,355974vs
East Carolina University at cap15$3M$200,704961vs
Wichita State University 8 over cap23$2.9M$126,732977vs
University of Texas at San Antonio 14 over cap29$2.6M$91,123986vs
Florida Atlantic University 5 over cap20$2.4M$122,432990vs
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte room for 114$2.4M$174,300960vs
University of Alabama at Birmingham at cap15$2.4M$162,3511000vs

Every American Conference women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked