Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Women's Basketball
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick fields a women's basketball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 31 players, well above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $7,528,347, well above the median of $2.2M — $242,849 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 16 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 987, about the median of 986, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $11,643,557 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $23,762 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
- Roster31 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 16 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$7,528,347 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,856,468 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$242,849 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate987 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$11,643,557 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$23,762 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$919,890 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Redus head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Gary Redus II | Head Coach | not on file |
| Daphne Mitchell | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Manisha Redus | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Preston Beverly | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| LaDazhia Williams | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lauren Hansen | Assistant Coach | 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
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $7,528,347 $242,850 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $11,643,557
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $919,890
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $17,239 in-state · $36,001 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 17 burglaries · 53 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 94 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick
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Women's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League | 15 | 16 | $1.7M | 996 | 4% | |
| Kean University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 17 | 17 | $234k | — | 77% | |
| College of Staten Island Division II · East Coast Conference | 17 | 10 | $294k | — | — | |
| Drew University Division III · Landmark Conference | 18 | 15 | $149k | — | 69% | |
| Saint Elizabeth University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 20 | 14 | $74k | — | 77% | |
| Seton Hall University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 20 | 15 | $4.4M | 983 | 79% | |
| Wagner College Division I · Northeast Conference | 20 | 14 | $1.6M | 990 | 83% | |
| Rider University Division I · Metro Conference | 22 | 14 | $1.8M | 995 | 79% | |
| Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Newark Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 22 | 17 | $176k | — | 79% | |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology Division I · America East Conference | 22 | 17 | $2M | 986 | 67% | |
| The College of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 24 | 16 | $208k | — | 62% | |
| Caldwell University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 25 | 18 | $400k | — | 65% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked