Northern Arizona University Women's Basketball
Northern Arizona University fields a women's basketball team in the Big Sky Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 13 players, below the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,622,157, below the median of $2.2M — $124,781 per roster spot, lower half 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 974, about the median of 986, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,843,828 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $13,351 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 15)
The program
- Roster13 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,622,157 for the year
- Operating expenses$510,896 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$124,781 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate974 multi-year; 983 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,843,828 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,351 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$135,105 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Laura Dinkins head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Bryan Camacho | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Nicholas Milan | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Dajae Black | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kristyna Jeskeova | Director of Operations / Chief of Staff | On file · sign in |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 57%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,622,157 $124,781 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,843,828
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $135,105
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $12,238 in-state · $19,015 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 69 burglaries · 95 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 13 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Northern Arizona 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Canyon University Division I · Mountain West Conference | 119 | 15 | $2.8M | 978 | 60% | |
| Arizona State University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 123 | 28 | $6.7M | 1000 | 90% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Big Sky Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana State University-Bozeman at cap | 15 | $2.4M | $160,263 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Montana 1 over cap | 16 | $2.3M | $143,103 | 968 | vs | |
| Eastern Washington University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.8M | $113,042 | 996 | vs | |
| University of Northern Colorado 12 over cap | 27 | $1.7M | $62,967 | 968 | vs | |
| Idaho State University at cap | 15 | $1.7M | $112,787 | 995 | vs | |
| Northern Arizona University room for 2 | 13 | $1.6M | $124,781 | 974 | vs | |
| Portland State University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.5M | $93,765 | 967 | vs | |
| University of Idaho room for 1 | 14 | $1.5M | $103,796 | 986 | vs | |
| Southern Utah University 3 over cap | 18 | $1.4M | $80,422 | 984 | vs | |
| Weber State University 4 over cap | 19 | $1.3M | $69,438 | 949 | vs | |
| Utah Tech University room for 1 | 14 | $1.3M | $93,481 | — | vs |
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