Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.
Norfolk State University Women's Basketball
Norfolk, VA · the Spartans · Norfolk State University overview
12
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 15
$2M
Team budget
43rd percentile in Division I
$165,284
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
943
APR
95% of players retained
87%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Norfolk State University fields a women's basketball team in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 12 players, below the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,983,411, below the median of $2.2M — $165,284 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's basketball programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 943, about the median of 986, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,673,725 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $11,385 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#206Team budgetof 360 · Division I#138Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#337Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#337APRof 360 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster12 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,983,411 for the year
- Operating expenses$160,824 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$165,284 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate943 multi-year; 961 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible93% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,673,725 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,385 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$60,178 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jermaine Woods head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Michael Moses Jr. | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Lindsey Payton | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brandon Plummer | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mossi Staples | Director of Operations / 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →5,510undergraduates · 6,045 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →87%admitted · of 10,211 applicants
SAT middle 50%840 – 1100
ACT middle 50%16 – 21
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 33%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →12on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1512
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate943
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,983,411 $165,284 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,673,725
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $60,178
Cost
Full picture →$12,272net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,910 in-state · $21,412 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.32violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Norfolk 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 program12 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions87% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,272 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,510Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.32 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dominion University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 4 | 14 | $3.5M | 975 | 91% | |
| Batten University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 4 | 12 | $172k | — | 71% | |
| Regent University Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 5 | 10 | $121k | — | 41% | |
| Hampton University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 13 | 15 | $1.8M | 961 | 48% | |
| Christopher Newport University Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 20 | 18 | $456k | — | 88% | |
| William & Mary Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 38 | 14 | $2.5M | 991 | 33% | |
| Elizabeth City State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 40 | 28 | $538k | — | 70% | |
| Chowan University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 54 | 17 | $424k | — | 72% | |
| Virginia State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 69 | 15 | $836k | — | 89% | |
| Virginia Commonwealth University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 82 | 15 | $4.3M | 982 | 93% | |
| Virginia Union University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 82 | 21 | $517k | — | 98% | |
| University of Richmond Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 86 | 15 | $4.1M | 977 | 23% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk State University room for 3 | 12 | $2M | $165,284 | 943 | vs | |
| Morgan State University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.7M | $105,466 | 959 | vs | |
| Howard University room for 1 | 14 | $1.6M | $113,768 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Maryland Eastern Shore at cap | 15 | $1.4M | $92,514 | 987 | vs | |
| North Carolina Central University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.3M | $79,956 | 980 | vs | |
| South Carolina State University at cap | 15 | $1.2M | $80,195 | 972 | vs | |
| Delaware State University 1 over cap | 16 | $845k | $52,815 | 939 | vs | |
| Coppin State University room for 2 | 13 | $827k | $63,627 | 964 | vs |
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