Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Mississippi Valley State University Women's Basketball
Itta Bena, MS · the Delta Devils · Mississippi Valley State University overview
18
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 15
$619k
Team budget
1st percentile in Division I
$34,390
Per roster spot
median $141,297
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
944
APR
92% of players retained
51%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Mississippi Valley State University fields a women's basketball team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $619,024, well below the median of $2.2M — $34,390 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 3 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (145 of 360 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 944, about the median of 986, with 92% of players retained year to year. The school gave $622,638 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $5,103 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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The program
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$619,024 for the year
- Operating expenses$164,805 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$34,390 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate944 multi-year; 977 latest
- Players retained92% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$622,638 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$5,103 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$706 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jason James head coach | Head Coach | 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 →2,005undergraduates · 2,196 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →51%admitted · of 3,411 applicants
ACT middle 50%14 – 18
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 22%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →18on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1518
3 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate944
92% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $619,024 $34,390 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $622,638
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $706
Cost
Full picture →$12,304net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,912
Campus safety
Full picture →0.3violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in liberal arts & general studies · 17 fields · Bachelor's, 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 program18 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions51% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,304 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsLiberal arts & general studies · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 2,005Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.3 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta State University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 28 | 23 | $429k | — | 100% | |
| University of Mississippi Division I · Southeastern Conference | 75 | 15 | $8.5M | 965 | 98% | |
| Mississippi Christian University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 81 | 22 | $640k | — | 49% | |
| Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 83 | 19 | $161k | — | 49% | |
| Belhaven University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 83 | 22 | $184k | — | 53% | |
| Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 85 | 17 | $979k | 974 | 91% | |
| University of Arkansas, Monticello Division II · Great American Conference | 85 | 12 | $338k | — | — | |
| Mississippi State University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 89 | 26 | $6.3M | 978 | 76% | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 109 | 12 | $818k | 973 | 58% | |
| Mississippi University for Women Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 111 | 18 | $167k | — | 100% | |
| LeMoyne-Owen College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 112 | 14 | $301k | — | 97% | |
| University of Memphis Division I · American Conference | 113 | 15 | $3.5M | 995 | 93% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcorn State University at cap | 15 | $1.2M | $81,701 | 967 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University 5 over cap | 20 | $1.2M | $59,154 | 934 | vs | |
| Grambling State University 2 over cap | 17 | $1.2M | $69,235 | 942 | vs | |
| Bethune-Cookman University at cap | 15 | $1.2M | $78,149 | 981 | vs | |
| Alabama State University 2 over cap | 17 | $1.1M | $66,460 | 967 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University room for 1 | 14 | $1.1M | $80,698 | 974 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge 1 over cap | 16 | $1.1M | $68,084 | 964 | vs | |
| Prairie View A&M University room for 1 | 14 | $1M | $74,694 | 919 | vs | |
| Jackson State University 2 over cap | 17 | $979k | $57,585 | 974 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University 3 over cap | 18 | $934k | $51,870 | 946 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff room for 3 | 12 | $818k | $68,160 | 973 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University 3 over cap | 18 | $619k | $34,390 | 944 | vs |
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