Division I · Southland Conference
Nicholls State University Women's Basketball
Thibodaux, LA · the Colonels · Nicholls State University overview
16
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 15
$837k
Team budget
2nd percentile in Division I
$52,313
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
957
APR
95% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Nicholls State University fields a women's basketball team in the Southland Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $837,019, well below the median of $2.2M — $52,313 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 1 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 957, about the median of 986, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,243,877 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $6,219 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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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$837,019 for the year
- Operating expenses$210,184 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$52,313 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate957 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,243,877 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$6,219 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$11,688 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jayln Johnson-Joubert head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Nicholas Graham | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tykeria Williams | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Daelyn Craig | Assistant 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 →5,612undergraduates · 6,180 students in all
Women 64% Men 36%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →96%admitted · of 3,320 applicants
SAT middle 50%928 – 1145
ACT middle 50%18 – 24
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1516
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate957
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $837,019 $52,314 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,243,877
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $11,688
Cost
Full picture →$11,029net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,173 in-state · $9,266 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.06violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 18 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Research Nicholls 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 program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions96% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,029 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,612Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.06 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane University Division I · American Conference | 42 | 15 | $3.7M | 990 | 15% | |
| LSU New Orleans Division I · Southland Conference | 47 | 15 | $1.2M | 968 | 67% | |
| Louisiana State University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 48 | 13 | $12M | 981 | 74% | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University Division I · Southland Conference | 54 | 15 | $1.2M | 986 | 94% | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 56 | 16 | $1.1M | 964 | 50% | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 78 | 15 | $2.1M | 963 | 89% | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 137 | 14 | $1.9M | 962 | 99% | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 145 | 15 | $1.2M | 967 | 25% | |
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 147 | 15 | $1.1M | 969 | 68% |
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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