Division I · Southland Conference
Lamar University Women's Basketball
Beaumont, TX · the Cardinals · Lamar University overview
12
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 15
$1.5M
Team budget
19th percentile in Division I
$123,465
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
978
APR
96% of players retained
86%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Lamar University fields a women's basketball team in the Southland Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 12 players, below the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,481,580, below the median of $2.2M — $123,465 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's basketball programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 978, about the median of 986, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,753,447 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $13,563 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#293Team budgetof 360 · Division I#218Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#337Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#234APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster12 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,481,580 for the year
- Operating expenses$296,333 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$123,465 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate978 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,753,447 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,563 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$79,913 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| A'Quonesia Franklin head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Aqua Franklin | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jericka Jenkins | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Raymond Patche | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Omar Sneed | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sha'Kendra Tilley | Director of Basketball Operations | On file · sign in |
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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
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 →7,998undergraduates · 17,473 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →86%admitted · of 7,246 applicants
SAT middle 50%910 – 1130
ACT middle 50%18 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 37%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →12on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1512
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate978
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,481,580 $123,465 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,753,447
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $79,913
Cost
Full picture →$10,999net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,904 in-state · $18,696 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.94violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 36 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in multidisciplinary studies · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Lamar 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 program12 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions86% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$10,999 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsMultidisciplinary studies · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 7,998Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.94 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 52 | 15 | $1.1M | 969 | 68% | |
| University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference | 79 | 14 | $3.7M | 978 | 70% | |
| Texas Southern University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 80 | 14 | $1.1M | 974 | 93% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Texas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 82 | 19 | $140k | — | 93% | |
| Rice University Division I · American Conference | 83 | 15 | $4.3M | 996 | 8% | |
| Houston Christian University Division I · Southland Conference | 90 | 14 | $1.4M | 988 | 85% | |
| Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA | 99 | 13 | $1.5M | 967 | 85% | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Division I · Southland Conference | 114 | 14 | $1.6M | 981 | 88% | |
| Prairie View A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 115 | 14 | $1M | 919 | 75% | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 123 | 15 | $2.1M | 963 | 89% | |
| Northwestern State University Division I · Southland Conference | 131 | 17 | $1.1M | 976 | 94% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 141 | 11 | $6.6M | 995 | 63% |
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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