Division I · Southeastern Conference
Louisiana State University Women's Basketball
Baton Rouge, LA · the Tigers · Louisiana State University overview
13
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 15
$12M
Team budget
99th percentile in Division I
$930,709
Per roster spot
median $141,297
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
981
APR
97% of players retained
74%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Louisiana State University fields a women's basketball team in the Southeastern 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 $12,099,217, well above the median of $2.2M — $930,709 per roster spot, top 10% 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 981, about the median of 986, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,073,856 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $20,313 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#4Team budgetof 360 · Division I#1Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#300Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#207APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster13 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$12,099,217 for the year
- Operating expenses$2,503,525 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$930,709 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate981 multi-year; 944 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$6,073,856 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,313 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,565,249 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Mulkey head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Bob Starkey | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Fitzroy Anthony | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Murriel Page | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kaylin Rice | Assistant Coach / Director of Women's Basketball Recruiting | On file · sign in |
| Seimone Augustus | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Jennifer Roberts | Director of Player Personnel and Influence | On file · sign in |
| Joe Schwartz | Assistant Coach / Assistant 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 →32,574undergraduates · 39,418 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →74%admitted · of 42,558 applicants
SAT middle 50%1150 – 1330
ACT middle 50%24 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 68%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →13on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1513
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate981
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $12,099,217 $930,709 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $6,073,856
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,565,249
Cost
Full picture →$21,808net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,954 in-state · $28,631 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.09violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 60 burglaries · 44 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 16 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 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 program13 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions74% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,808 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 32,574Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.09 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern University, Baton Rouge Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 8 | 16 | $1.1M | 964 | 50% | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University Division I · Southland Conference | 43 | 15 | $1.2M | 986 | 94% | |
| Nicholls State University Division I · Southland Conference | 48 | 16 | $837k | 957 | 96% | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 52 | 15 | $2.1M | 963 | 89% | |
| Tulane University Division I · American Conference | 71 | 15 | $3.7M | 990 | 15% | |
| LSU New Orleans Division I · Southland Conference | 72 | 15 | $1.2M | 968 | 67% | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 101 | 15 | $1.2M | 967 | 25% | |
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 123 | 15 | $1.1M | 969 | 68% | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 126 | 14 | $1.9M | 962 | 99% | |
| Mississippi Christian University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 142 | 22 | $640k | — | 49% | |
| Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 142 | 17 | $979k | 974 | 91% | |
| Belhaven University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 144 | 22 | $184k | — | 53% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Carolina, Columbia 16 over cap | 31 | $13M | $423,205 | 990 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University room for 2 | 13 | $12M | $930,709 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Austin 17 over cap | 32 | $10M | $325,008 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Oklahoma 9 over cap | 24 | $8.8M | $364,846 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Mississippi at cap | 15 | $8.5M | $565,288 | 965 | vs | |
| Vanderbilt University 13 over cap | 28 | $8.3M | $297,135 | 989 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky room for 2 | 13 | $7.7M | $589,198 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville 15 over cap | 30 | $7.6M | $251,994 | 971 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville room for 1 | 14 | $6.7M | $480,783 | 965 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station room for 4 | 11 | $6.6M | $604,157 | 995 | vs | |
| Mississippi State University 11 over cap | 26 | $6.3M | $243,277 | 978 | vs | |
| Auburn University 6 over cap | 21 | $5.8M | $276,772 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia 1 over cap | 16 | $5.7M | $359,274 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Florida room for 1 | 14 | $5.5M | $394,094 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Georgia 8 over cap | 23 | $5.5M | $237,920 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Alabama 15 over cap | 30 | $5.4M | $181,119 | 978 | vs |
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