Division I · Conference USA
Sam Houston State University Women's Basketball
Huntsville, TX · the Bearkats · Sam Houston State University overview
13
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 15
$1.5M
Team budget
19th percentile in Division I
$114,040
Per roster spot
median $141,297
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
967
APR
93% of players retained
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Sam Houston State University fields a women's basketball team in the Conference USA (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 13 players, below the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,482,521, below the median of $2.2M — $114,040 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 967, about the median of 986, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,217,110 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,408 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#292Team budgetof 360 · Division I#242Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#300Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#296APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster13 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$1,482,521 for the year
- Operating expenses$443,694 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$114,040 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate967 multi-year; 980 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,217,110 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,408 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$105,350 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ravon Justice head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brittany Mason | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ayriell Robinson | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Steven Gilbert | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Zavior Alvarez | Assistant Coach / DBO | 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 →18,179undergraduates · 21,403 students in all
Women 64% Men 36%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →85%admitted · of 17,582 applicants
SAT middle 50%940 – 1140
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 55%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →13on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1513
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate967
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,482,521 $114,040 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,217,110
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $105,350
Cost
Full picture →$14,556net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,228 in-state · $19,020 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.82violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 19 burglaries · 35 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in criminal justice & protective services · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Sam Houston 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 program13 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions85% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,556 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsCriminal justice & protective services · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 18,179Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.82 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 47 | 11 | $6.6M | 995 | 63% | |
| Prairie View A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 50 | 14 | $1M | 919 | 75% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Texas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 68 | 19 | $140k | — | 93% | |
| Rice University Division I · American Conference | 69 | 15 | $4.3M | 996 | 8% | |
| Texas Southern University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 70 | 14 | $1.1M | 974 | 93% | |
| University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference | 70 | 14 | $3.7M | 978 | 70% | |
| Houston Christian University Division I · Southland Conference | 71 | 14 | $1.4M | 988 | 85% | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Division I · Southland Conference | 82 | 14 | $1.6M | 981 | 88% | |
| Lamar University Division I · Southland Conference | 99 | 12 | $1.5M | 978 | 86% | |
| Baylor University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 109 | 34 | $9.3M | 981 | 51% | |
| The University of Texas at Tyler Division II · Lone Star Conference | 112 | 18 | $856k | — | 92% | |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference | 116 | 18 | $287k | — | 95% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Conference USA
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Tennessee State University at cap | 15 | $3.3M | $219,947 | 976 | vs | |
| Liberty University room for 1 | 14 | $3M | $213,389 | 977 | vs | |
| Missouri State University room for 1 | 14 | $2.8M | $201,561 | 976 | vs | |
| University of Delaware 14 over cap | 29 | $2.7M | $92,392 | 981 | vs | |
| New Mexico State University at cap | 15 | $2.2M | $149,733 | 970 | vs | |
| Kennesaw State University room for 1 | 14 | $2M | $141,204 | 976 | vs | |
| Florida International University 8 over cap | 23 | $1.8M | $78,587 | 984 | vs | |
| Western Kentucky University room for 1 | 14 | $1.8M | $127,729 | 981 | vs | |
| Jacksonville State University room for 3 | 12 | $1.6M | $131,528 | 987 | vs | |
| Sam Houston State University room for 2 | 13 | $1.5M | $114,040 | 967 | vs |
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