High Point University Women's Basketball
High Point University fields a women's basketball team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,886,174, above the median of $2.2M — $160,343 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 3 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (145 of 360 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 976, about the median of 986, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,205,265 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $23,153 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 budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 15)
The program
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,886,174 for the year
- Operating expenses$587,102 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$160,343 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate976 multi-year; 946 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$6,205,265 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$23,153 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$239,105 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chelsea Banbury head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Wyatt Foust | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Daniel Boice | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Holly Hoopingarner | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Kailyn Strawbridge | Assistant Coach / Player Development | On file · sign in |
| Olivia Trice | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ashley Hopper | Director of Basketball Operations | On file · sign in |
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
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's basketball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,886,174 $160,343 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $6,205,265
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $239,105
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $44,208
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 42 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research High Point University
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Women's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guilford College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 10 | 13 | $164k | — | 84% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Division I · Southern Conference | 12 | 15 | $1.8M | 952 | 90% | |
| Greensboro College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 13 | 10 | $116k | — | 92% | |
| North Carolina A&T State University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 14 | 19 | $2.3M | 947 | 46% | |
| Winston-Salem State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 15 | 14 | $600k | — | 69% | |
| Salem College (North Carolina) Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 16 | — | — | — | 87% | |
| Wake Forest University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 19 | 22 | $4.7M | 1000 | 22% | |
| Elon University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 29 | 26 | $2.7M | 1000 | 67% | |
| Catawba College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 34 | 18 | $646k | — | 78% | |
| Livingstone College Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 34 | 16 | $411k | — | 74% | |
| Pfeiffer University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 37 | 13 | $126k | — | 95% | |
| Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 53 | 20 | $165k | — | 48% |
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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