Longwood University Women's Basketball
Longwood University fields a women's basketball team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 13 players, below the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $1,735,542, below the median of $2.2M — $133,503 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's basketball programs. That leaves room for 2 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 $3,366,638 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $20,781 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
- Roster13 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$1,735,542 for the year
- Operating expenses$267,891 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$133,503 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate978 multi-year; 982 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,366,638 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,781 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$84,084 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Erika Lang-Montgomery head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Landis F. McCoy | Associate Head Women's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ivana Boyd | Assistant Women's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Betsy Harris | Assistant Women's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jazmyn Simmons | Director of Basketball Operations | On file · sign in |
| Brendan Scanlon | Graduate Assistant Women's Basketball Coach | 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
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 62%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,735,542 $133,503 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,366,638
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $84,084
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $15,200 in-state · $27,410 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 27 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Longwood 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty University Division I · Conference USA | 43 | 14 | $3M | 977 | 99% | |
| Randolph College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 44 | 22 | $140k | — | 95% | |
| University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 44 | 15 | $133k | — | 82% | |
| University of Richmond Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 51 | 15 | $4.1M | 977 | 23% | |
| University of Virginia Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 51 | 38 | $5.8M | 995 | 17% | |
| Virginia State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 54 | 15 | $836k | — | 89% | |
| Virginia Commonwealth University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 55 | 15 | $4.3M | 982 | 93% | |
| Virginia Union University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 55 | 21 | $517k | — | 98% | |
| Randolph-Macon College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 60 | 17 | $268k | — | 83% | |
| Southern Virginia University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 61 | 16 | $199k | — | 100% | |
| Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 67 | 15 | $253k | — | 17% | |
| Mary Baldwin University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 70 | 5 | $70k | — | — |
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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