Division I · Southland Conference
McNeese State University Women's Basketball
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15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$1.1M
Team budget
5th percentile in Division I
$73,941
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
969
APR
96% of players retained
68%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
McNeese State University fields a women's basketball team in the Southland Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,109,117, well below the median of $2.2M — $73,941 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's basketball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 969, about the median of 986, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,779,173 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,851 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#344Team budgetof 360 · Division I#329Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#146Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#286APRof 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
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,109,117 for the year
- Operating expenses$72,874 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$73,941 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate969 multi-year; 981 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,779,173 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,851 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$118,963 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ashton Feldhaus head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Dominique Miller | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Madison Kellione | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Maaliya Owens | Assistant Coach | 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 →5,560undergraduates · 6,060 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →68%admitted · of 3,294 applicants
SAT middle 50%810 – 1120
ACT middle 50%18 – 24
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 51%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →15on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1515
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate969
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,109,117 $73,941 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,779,173
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $118,963
Cost
Full picture →$11,393net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,460 in-state · $9,960 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.16violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 15 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 19 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research McNeese 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 program15 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions68% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,393 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,560Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.16 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar University Division I · Southland Conference | 52 | 12 | $1.5M | 978 | 86% | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 72 | 15 | $2.1M | 963 | 89% | |
| Northwestern State University Division I · Southland Conference | 109 | 17 | $1.1M | 976 | 94% | |
| Louisiana State University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 123 | 13 | $12M | 981 | 74% | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 123 | 16 | $1.1M | 964 | 50% | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Division I · Southland Conference | 131 | 14 | $1.6M | 981 | 88% | |
| University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference | 131 | 14 | $3.7M | 978 | 70% | |
| Texas Southern University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 132 | 14 | $1.1M | 974 | 93% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Texas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 134 | 19 | $140k | — | 93% | |
| Rice University Division I · American Conference | 135 | 15 | $4.3M | 996 | 8% | |
| Houston Christian University Division I · Southland Conference | 142 | 14 | $1.4M | 988 | 85% | |
| Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA | 144 | 13 | $1.5M | 967 | 85% |
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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