Division I · Southern Conference
Furman University Women's Basketball
Greenville, SC · the Paladins · Furman University overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$2.3M
Team budget
52nd percentile in Division I
$150,658
Per roster spot
median $141,297
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
975
APR
96% of players retained
53%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Furman University fields a women's basketball team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $2,259,870, about the median of $2.2M — $150,658 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 975, about the median of 986, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,197,935 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $26,120 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#175Team budgetof 360 · Division I#158Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#146Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#255APRof 360 · Division I
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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, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$2,259,870 for the year
- Operating expenses$481,426 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$150,658 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate975 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,197,935 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$26,120 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$115,162 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre Curtis head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ashley Johnson | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Blair Estarfaa | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kendall Folley | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lauren Bevis | Assistant Coach / Director of Operations | 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →2,327undergraduates · 2,505 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →53%admitted · of 8,406 applicants
SAT middle 50%1260 – 1425
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 81%
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 Rate975
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,259,870 $150,658 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,197,935
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $115,162
Cost
Full picture →$32,901net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $58,312
Campus safety
Full picture →3.78violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 29 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Furman 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 divisionAdmissions53% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$32,901 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 2,327Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.78 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 11 | 15 | $532k | — | 63% | |
| Southern Wesleyan University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 23 | 17 | $347k | — | 100% | |
| Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 27 | 18 | $156k | — | 40% | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 27 | 16 | $1.2M | 980 | 70% | |
| Clemson University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 28 | 17 | $6.6M | 977 | 38% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 29 | 12 | $1.6M | 970 | 59% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 30 | 18 | $417k | — | 64% | |
| Anderson University (South Carolina) Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 30 | 15 | $781k | — | 53% | |
| Erskine College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 41 | 23 | $303k | — | 61% | |
| Presbyterian College Division I · Big South Conference | 45 | 14 | $1.4M | 984 | 72% | |
| Warren Wilson College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 47 | 15 | $82k | — | 78% | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville Division I · Big South Conference | 48 | 15 | $1.1M | 1000 | 94% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Southern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furman University at cap | 15 | $2.3M | $150,658 | 975 | vs | |
| Mercer University at cap | 15 | $2.1M | $141,434 | 986 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro at cap | 15 | $1.8M | $122,210 | 952 | vs | |
| Tennessee Technological University room for 2 | 13 | $1.8M | $139,680 | 991 | vs | |
| Wofford College room for 3 | 12 | $1.6M | $133,661 | 970 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga room for 1 | 14 | $1.6M | $113,028 | 991 | vs | |
| East Tennessee State University room for 2 | 13 | $1.5M | $112,179 | 990 | vs | |
| Samford University room for 2 | 13 | $1.4M | $107,148 | 1000 | vs | |
| Western Carolina University room for 3 | 12 | $1.2M | $98,576 | 985 | vs |
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