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Division I · Southern Conference

East Tennessee State University Women's Basketball

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13
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 15
$1.5M
Team budget
18th percentile in Division I
$112,179
Per roster spot
median $141,297
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
990
APR
99% of players retained
87%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

East Tennessee State University fields a women's basketball team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 13 players, below the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $1,458,339, below the median of $2.2M — $112,179 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's basketball programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 990, about the median of 986, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,778,921 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,282 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's basketball programs

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

#295Team budgetof 360 · Division I#251Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#300Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#129APRof 360 · Division I
Team budget$1.5M
Spend per player$112,179
Roster size13
Coaching staff6
APR990

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

  • Roster13 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap15 room for 2
  • Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,458,339 for the year
  • Operating expenses$243,560 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$112,179 division median $141,297
  • Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$1,778,921 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$10,282 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$96,077 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Brenda Brown head coachHead Coachnot on file
Brenda Mock BrownHead Coachnot on file
Honey BrownAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Eric GraciaAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Nadiria EvansAssistant Coach (Recruiting Coordinator)On file · sign in
Braden McPhersonDirector of Basketball OperationsOn 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

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Campus

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10,633undergraduates · 13,586 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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87%admitted · of 9,903 applicants
SAT middle 50%950 – 1170
ACT middle 50%19 – 26
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
50%

Women's Basketball

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13on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1513
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate990
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,458,339 $112,180 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$1,778,921
Recruiting spend, women's
$96,077

Cost

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$16,033net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$28,500
Sticker, out-of-state$32,340
Average net price$16,033
Net price by family income
$0–30k$13,158
$30–48k$13,625
$48–75k$16,944
$75–110k$19,753
$110k and up$20,907
Tuition & fees
$9,706 in-state · $13,034 out

Campus safety

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0.7violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.70
Property0.61
In residence halls
9 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
6 over 2022–2024

Majors

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32%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing711 · 32%
Business272 · 12%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation142 · 6%
Psychology134 · 6%
Visual & performing arts90 · 4%

Research East Tennessee State University

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Women's Basketball program13 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$16,033 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 32%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 10,633Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.7 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

East Tennessee State UniversityKing University · 23 miTusculum University · 24 miLees-McRae College · 29 miMars Hill University · 34 miAppalachian State University · 39 miEmory & Henry University · 44 miThe University of Virginia's College at Wise · 47 miWarren Wilson College · 48 miUniversity of North Carolina Asheville · 49 miCarson-Newman University · 64 miLenoir-Rhyne University · 70 miLincoln Memorial University · 74 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
King University Division II · Conference Carolinas2315$448k—54%
Tusculum University Division II · South Atlantic Conference2420$461k—60%
Lees-McRae College Division II · Conference Carolinas2915$288k—81%
Mars Hill University Division II · South Atlantic Conference3416$411k—78%
Appalachian State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference3915$1.8M99289%
Emory & Henry University Division II · South Atlantic Conference4415$438k—96%
The University of Virginia's College at Wise Division II · South Atlantic Conference4715$430k—94%
Warren Wilson College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference4815$82k—78%
University of North Carolina Asheville Division I · Big South Conference4915$1.1M100094%
Carson-Newman University Division II · South Atlantic Conference6413$646k—68%
Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference7021$592k—81%
Lincoln Memorial University Division II · South Atlantic Conference7418$789k—59%

Other women's basketball programs in the Southern Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Furman University at cap15$2.3M$150,658975vs
Mercer University at cap15$2.1M$141,434986vs
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro at cap15$1.8M$122,210952vs
Tennessee Technological University room for 213$1.8M$139,680991vs
Wofford College room for 312$1.6M$133,661970vs
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga room for 114$1.6M$113,028991vs
East Tennessee State University room for 213$1.5M$112,179990vs
Samford University room for 213$1.4M$107,1481000vs
Western Carolina University room for 312$1.2M$98,576985vs

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