Johnson C. Smith University Women's Basketball
Johnson C. Smith University fields a women's basketball team in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $482,010, below the median of $576k — $34,429 per roster spot, lower half of Division II women's basketball programs. The school gave $661,503 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,590 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 budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$482,010 for the year
- Operating expenses$90,877 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$34,429 division median $35,547
- Athletic aid, women's teams$661,503 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,590 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,432 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Vanessa Taylor head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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
General NCAA rule for Division II; 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 · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 34%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $482,010 $34,429 per roster spot · lower half of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $661,503
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,432
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $20,480
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Women's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 4 | 14 | $1.5M | — | 68% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference | 8 | 14 | $2.4M | 960 | 80% | |
| Belmont Abbey College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 10 | 27 | $435k | — | 90% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 18 | 15 | $2.9M | 995 | 14% | |
| Winthrop University Division I · Big South Conference | 23 | 17 | $1.6M | 953 | 75% | |
| Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 29 | 15 | $605k | — | 85% | |
| Livingstone College Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 36 | 16 | $411k | — | 74% | |
| Pfeiffer University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 36 | 13 | $126k | — | 95% | |
| Catawba College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 37 | 18 | $646k | — | 78% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 43 | 21 | $592k | — | 81% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 46 | 13 | $1.2M | 980 | 87% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 63 | 18 | $417k | — | 64% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia State University | 15 | $836k | $55,720 | — | vs | |
| Bowie State University | 17 | $681k | $40,048 | — | vs | |
| Shaw University | 17 | $628k | $36,944 | — | vs | |
| Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) | 16 | $612k | $38,276 | — | vs | |
| Winston-Salem State University | 14 | $600k | $42,887 | — | vs | |
| Elizabeth City State University | 28 | $538k | $19,208 | — | vs | |
| Virginia Union University | 21 | $517k | $24,618 | — | vs | |
| Fayetteville State University | 15 | $510k | $33,979 | — | vs | |
| Johnson C. Smith University | 14 | $482k | $34,429 | — | vs | |
| Claflin University | 16 | $464k | $29,009 | — | vs | |
| Bluefield State University | 18 | $450k | $24,977 | — | vs | |
| Livingstone College | 16 | $411k | $25,667 | — | vs |
Every Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked