Division I · Southland Conference
Houston Christian University Women's Basketball
Houston, TX · the Huskies · Houston Christian University overview
14
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 15
$1.4M
Team budget
15th percentile in Division I
$100,053
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
988
APR
98% of players retained
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Houston Christian University fields a women's basketball team in the Southland Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,400,750, below the median of $2.2M — $100,053 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's basketball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 988, about the median of 986, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,762,635 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $20,903 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#306Team budgetof 360 · Division I#280Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#232Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#148APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,400,750 for the year
- Operating expenses$185,175 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$100,053 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate988 multi-year; 984 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,762,635 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,903 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$65,508 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Drew Long head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Chris Giles | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Rachel Baity | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Dianna Wilson-Jones | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Emily Holland | Assistant Coach | not on file |
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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 →2,787undergraduates · 4,189 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →85%admitted · of 9,021 applicants
SAT middle 50%970 – 1200
ACT middle 50%19 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 50%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1514
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate988
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,400,750 $100,054 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,762,635
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $65,508
Cost
Full picture →$20,530net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $38,100
Campus safety
Full picture →0.31violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 program14 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions85% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,530 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,787Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.31 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice University Division I · American Conference | 7 | 15 | $4.3M | 996 | 8% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Texas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 8 | 19 | $140k | — | 93% | |
| Texas Southern University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 9 | 14 | $1.1M | 974 | 93% | |
| University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference | 11 | 14 | $3.7M | 978 | 70% | |
| Prairie View A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 40 | 14 | $1M | 919 | 75% | |
| Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA | 71 | 13 | $1.5M | 967 | 85% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 81 | 11 | $6.6M | 995 | 63% | |
| Lamar University Division I · Southland Conference | 90 | 12 | $1.5M | 978 | 86% | |
| St. Edward's University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 139 | 14 | $1M | — | 84% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 139 | 32 | $10M | 991 | 29% | |
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 142 | 15 | $1.1M | 969 | 68% | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Division I · Southland Conference | 143 | 14 | $1.6M | 981 | 88% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Southland Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 8 over cap | 23 | $1.7M | $74,976 | 969 | vs | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University room for 1 | 14 | $1.6M | $112,368 | 981 | vs | |
| East Texas A&M University room for 1 | 14 | $1.5M | $108,153 | — | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word 8 over cap | 23 | $1.5M | $65,578 | 963 | vs | |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 1 over cap | 16 | $1.5M | $92,962 | 959 | vs | |
| Lamar University room for 3 | 12 | $1.5M | $123,465 | 978 | vs | |
| Houston Christian University room for 1 | 14 | $1.4M | $100,053 | 988 | vs | |
| LSU New Orleans at cap | 15 | $1.2M | $82,073 | 968 | vs | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University at cap | 15 | $1.2M | $81,524 | 986 | vs | |
| McNeese State University at cap | 15 | $1.1M | $73,941 | 969 | vs | |
| Northwestern State University 2 over cap | 17 | $1.1M | $64,616 | 976 | vs | |
| Nicholls State University 1 over cap | 16 | $837k | $52,313 | 957 | vs |
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