Division I · Conference USA
Kennesaw State University Women's Basketball
Kennesaw, GA · the Owls · Kennesaw State University overview
14
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 15
$2M
Team budget
42nd percentile in Division I
$141,204
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
976
APR
96% of players retained
69%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Kennesaw State University fields a women's basketball team in the Conference USA (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 $1,976,860, below the median of $2.2M — $141,204 per roster spot, upper half 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 976, about the median of 986, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,073,070 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,175 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#208Team budgetof 360 · Division I#180Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#232Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#249APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's basketball program
Roster sizes (cap 15)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,976,860 for the year
- Operating expenses$483,598 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$141,204 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate976 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,073,070 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,175 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$126,758 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tianni Kelly head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Jon Bollier | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Michelle Holmes | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Mason Samlow | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brooklyn Pannell | Assistant Coach / Director of Player Development | 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 →40,509undergraduates · 45,069 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →69%admitted · of 23,138 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1220
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 48%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1514
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate976
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,976,860 $141,204 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,073,070
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $126,758
Cost
Full picture →$17,566net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $5,786 in-state · $17,040 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.43violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 41 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Kennesaw State 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 program14 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions69% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,566 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 40,509Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.43 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oglethorpe University Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 18 | 14 | $187k | — | 60% | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 21 | 28 | $6.7M | 982 | 16% | |
| Clark Atlanta University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 22 | 17 | $775k | — | 65% | |
| Emory University Division III · University Athletic Association | 23 | 14 | $395k | — | 11% | |
| Georgia State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 23 | 15 | $2M | 970 | 62% | |
| Agnes Scott College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 25 | — | — | — | 67% | |
| Clayton State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 34 | 18 | $410k | — | 71% | |
| Shorter University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 38 | 19 | $457k | — | 97% | |
| Berry College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 39 | 15 | $268k | — | 62% | |
| University of West Georgia Division I · United Athletic Conference | 44 | 15 | $1.2M | — | 49% | |
| University of North Georgia Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 48 | 16 | $700k | — | 72% | |
| Jacksonville State University Division I · Conference USA | 69 | 12 | $1.6M | 987 | 76% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Conference USA
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Tennessee State University at cap | 15 | $3.3M | $219,947 | 976 | vs | |
| Liberty University room for 1 | 14 | $3M | $213,389 | 977 | vs | |
| Missouri State University room for 1 | 14 | $2.8M | $201,561 | 976 | vs | |
| University of Delaware 14 over cap | 29 | $2.7M | $92,392 | 981 | vs | |
| New Mexico State University at cap | 15 | $2.2M | $149,733 | 970 | vs | |
| Kennesaw State University room for 1 | 14 | $2M | $141,204 | 976 | vs | |
| Florida International University 8 over cap | 23 | $1.8M | $78,587 | 984 | vs | |
| Western Kentucky University room for 1 | 14 | $1.8M | $127,729 | 981 | vs | |
| Jacksonville State University room for 3 | 12 | $1.6M | $131,528 | 987 | vs | |
| Sam Houston State University room for 2 | 13 | $1.5M | $114,040 | 967 | vs |
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