Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Women's Basketball
Carbondale, IL · the Salukis · Southern Illinois University at Carbondale overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$1.8M
Team budget
32nd percentile in Division I
$118,002
Per roster spot
median $141,297
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
982
APR
98% of players retained
90%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale fields a women's basketball team in the Missouri Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,770,039, below the median of $2.2M — $118,002 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's basketball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 982, about the median of 986, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,464,328 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,183 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#247Team budgetof 360 · Division I#228Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#146Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#197APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's basketball program
Roster sizes (cap 15)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$1,770,039 for the year
- Operating expenses$501,404 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$118,002 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate982 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,464,328 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,183 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$175,135 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kelly Bond-White head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Marissa Webb | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Todd Buchanan | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Wanika Owsley | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jeniah Thompson | Director of Basketball Operations | On file · sign in |
| Claudia Walker | Director of Internal Operations | 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 →8,195undergraduates · 11,359 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →90%admitted · of 10,401 applicants
SAT middle 50%910 – 1140
ACT middle 50%20 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 54%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →15on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1515
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate982
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,770,039 $118,003 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,464,328
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $175,135
Cost
Full picture →$16,131net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $13,244
Campus safety
Full picture →0.79violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →11%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 31 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
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 program15 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions90% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,131 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 11%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 8,195Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.79 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Missouri State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 33 | 15 | $1.2M | 978 | 79% | |
| McKendree University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 70 | 17 | $656k | — | 64% | |
| Greenville University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 82 | 22 | $93k | — | 95% | |
| Saint Louis University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 84 | 15 | $3.3M | 995 | 81% | |
| University of Southern Indiana Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 86 | 12 | $1.2M | — | 95% | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 86 | 24 | $1.3M | 986 | 97% | |
| Webster University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 86 | 21 | $216k | — | 58% | |
| Washington University in St. Louis Division III · University Athletic Association | 88 | 17 | $497k | — | 12% | |
| Murray State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 91 | 15 | $1.8M | 973 | 86% | |
| University of Missouri-St. Louis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 91 | 12 | $527k | — | 57% | |
| University of Evansville Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 94 | 15 | $2M | 957 | 78% | |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 95 | 15 | $759k | — | 94% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont University room for 2 | 13 | $3M | $229,260 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Chicago at cap | 15 | $2.6M | $174,334 | 977 | vs | |
| Drake University 18 over cap | 33 | $2.5M | $75,345 | 990 | vs | |
| Illinois State University room for 1 | 14 | $2M | $145,504 | 971 | vs | |
| University of Evansville at cap | 15 | $2M | $134,728 | 957 | vs | |
| Bradley University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.8M | $114,827 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Northern Iowa 13 over cap | 28 | $1.8M | $64,184 | 995 | vs | |
| Murray State University at cap | 15 | $1.8M | $119,027 | 973 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale at cap | 15 | $1.8M | $118,002 | 982 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University room for 1 | 14 | $1.7M | $121,693 | 995 | vs | |
| Indiana State University room for 1 | 14 | $1.6M | $114,827 | 938 | vs |
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