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Division II · Great American Conference

Henderson State University Women's Basketball

Arkadelphia, AR · the Reddies · Henderson State University overview
14
Roster
2024–25 season
$451k
Team budget
25th percentile in Division II
$32,215
Per roster spot
median $35,547
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
82%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Henderson State University fields a women's basketball team in the Great American Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $451,022, below the median of $576k — $32,215 per roster spot, lower half of Division II women's basketball programs. The school gave $816,596 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $6,532 per roster spot.

Among Division II women's basketball programs

Where this program sits against its 294 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$451k
Spend per player$32,215
Roster size14
Coaching staff2

Team budgets across the division

$58k$1.8M
this programevery Division II women's basketball program

Roster sizes

1045
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster14 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$451,022 for the year
  • Operating expenses$86,556 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$32,215 division median $35,547
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$816,596 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$6,532 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$10,017 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Jill Thomas head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

  • Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
  • Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
  • High-school basketball players356,240 2024-25
  • Division II roster spots4,983 294 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 71 1.4% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
1,493undergraduates · 2,136 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
Setting
Town
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
82%admitted · of 1,814 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
39%

Women's Basketball

Full picture →
14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$451,022 $32,216 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$816,596
Recruiting spend, women's
$10,017
$16,929net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$28,841
Sticker, out-of-state$30,838
Average net price$16,929
Net price by family income
$0–30k$15,236
$30–48k$15,087
$48–75k$19,426
$75–110k$17,869
$110k and up$19,082
Tuition & fees
$7,572 in-state · $9,780 out

Campus safety

Full picture →
0.32violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.32
Property0.49
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
21%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Health professions & nursing82 · 21%
Business63 · 16%
Education55 · 14%
Psychology30 · 8%
Liberal arts & general studies28 · 7%

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Women's Basketball programs within 150 miles

Henderson State UniversityOuachita Baptist University · 0 miUniversity of Arkansas at Little Rock · 58 miSouthern Arkansas University · 59 miUniversity of Arkansas, Pine Bluff · 60 miUniversity of Central Arkansas · 74 miHendrix College · 76 miUniversity of Arkansas, Monticello · 81 miArkansas Tech University · 81 miUniversity of the Ozarks (Arkansas) · 96 miHarding University · 108 miGrambling State University · 113 miLouisiana Tech University · 113 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Ouachita Baptist University Division II · Great American Conference015$538k—69%
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Division I · United Athletic Conference5812$1.3M98158%
Southern Arkansas University Division II · Great American Conference5917$373k—67%
University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.6012$818k97358%
University of Central Arkansas Division I · United Athletic Conference7412$1.2M97190%
Hendrix College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference7618$154k—53%
University of Arkansas, Monticello Division II · Great American Conference8112$338k——
Arkansas Tech University Division II · Great American Conference8116$486k—96%
University of the Ozarks (Arkansas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference9615$160k—58%
Harding University Division II · Great American Conference10814$593k—100%
Grambling State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.11317$1.2M94224%
Louisiana Tech University Division I · Sun Belt Conference11314$2M97473%

Other women's basketball programs in the Great American Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Southern Nazarene University33$723k$21,920—vs
Oklahoma Baptist University15$672k$44,780—vs
Harding University14$593k$42,327—vs
Ouachita Baptist University15$538k$35,845—vs
Arkansas Tech University16$486k$30,394—vs
Southeastern Oklahoma State University15$472k$31,494—vs
Henderson State University14$451k$32,215—vs
Southwestern Oklahoma State University13$448k$34,494—vs
Northwestern Oklahoma State University17$418k$24,600—vs
East Central University13$398k$30,597—vs
Southern Arkansas University17$373k$21,951—vs
University of Arkansas, Monticello12$338k$28,198—vs

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