Division I · Big South Conference
Gardner-Webb University Women's Basketball
Boiling Springs, NC · the Runnin' Bulldogs · Gardner-Webb University overview
13
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 15
$1.2M
Team budget
9th percentile in Division I
$92,996
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
980
APR
97% of players retained
87%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Gardner-Webb University fields a women's basketball team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 13 players, below the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,208,958, well below the median of $2.2M — $92,996 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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 980, about the median of 986, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,649,368 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,156 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#329Team budgetof 360 · Division I#293Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#300Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#222APRof 360 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster13 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,208,958 for the year
- Operating expenses$184,129 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$92,996 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate980 multi-year; 980 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,649,368 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,156 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$57,558 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Terri Williams head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| RubyLee Wright | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Alasia Smith | Assistant Coach / Director of Basketball Operations | On file · sign in |
| Madison Green | 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →1,840undergraduates · 3,125 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Southern Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →87%admitted · of 4,670 applicants
SAT middle 50%1040 – 1260
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 59%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →13on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1513
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate980
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,208,958 $92,997 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,649,368
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $57,558
Cost
Full picture →$24,035net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $33,450
Campus safety
Full picture →0.11violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 18 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Gardner-Webb 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 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$24,035 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 1,840Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.11 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 24 | 16 | $1.2M | 980 | 70% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 25 | 18 | $417k | — | 64% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 25 | 12 | $1.6M | 970 | 59% | |
| Belmont Abbey College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 35 | 27 | $435k | — | 90% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 39 | 21 | $592k | — | 81% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 42 | 15 | $532k | — | 63% | |
| Winthrop University Division I · Big South Conference | 42 | 17 | $1.6M | 953 | 75% | |
| Johnson C. Smith University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 46 | 14 | $482k | — | 43% | |
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 47 | 14 | $1.5M | — | 68% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 49 | 15 | $2.3M | 975 | 53% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 50 | 15 | $2.9M | 995 | 14% | |
| Warren Wilson College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 50 | 15 | $82k | — | 78% |
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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