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Division I · Big Sky Conference

Southern Utah University Women's Basketball

Cedar City, UT · the Thunderbirds · Southern Utah University overview
18
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 15
$1.4M
Team budget
17th percentile in Division I
$80,422
Per roster spot
median $141,297
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
984
APR
98% of players retained
80%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Southern Utah University fields a women's basketball team in the Big Sky Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $1,447,602, below the median of $2.2M — $80,422 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 3 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 984, about the median of 986, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,562,950 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,723 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 budget$1.4M
Spend per player$80,422
Roster size18
Coaching staff6
APR984

Team budgets across the division

$619k$13M
this programevery Division I women's basketball program

Roster sizes (cap 15)

1150
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster18 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap15 3 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,447,602 for the year
  • Operating expenses$415,093 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$80,422 division median $141,297
  • Academic Progress Rate984 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained98% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$2,562,950 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$10,723 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$113,152 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Tracy Mason head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Jay JohnsonAssociate Head CoachOn file · sign in
Advit RaghavanAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Sam JohnstonAssistant Coach / Director of Basketball OperationsOn file · sign in
Tamia BraggsAssistant Coach / Director of Basketball OperationsOn 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.
13,043undergraduates · 15,033 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
Setting
Town
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
80%admitted · of 19,190 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
51%

Women's Basketball

Full picture →
18on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1518
3 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate984
98% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,447,602 $80,422 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$2,562,950
Recruiting spend, women's
$113,152
$12,375net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$20,294
Sticker, out-of-state$34,110
Average net price$12,375
Net price by family income
$0–30k$7,156
$30–48k$8,339
$48–75k$11,243
$75–110k$14,197
$110k and up$15,580
Tuition & fees
$6,770 in-state · $20,586 out

Campus safety

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0.43violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.43
Property0.24
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 14 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
12 over 2022–2024
16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business265 · 16%
Education176 · 11%
Liberal arts & general studies150 · 9%
Health professions & nursing115 · 7%
Psychology112 · 7%

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Women's Basketball programs within 150 miles

Southern Utah UniversityUtah Tech University · 48 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Utah Tech University Division I · Big Sky Conference4814$1.3M——

Other women's basketball programs in the Big Sky Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Montana State University-Bozeman at cap15$2.4M$160,263991vs
University of Montana 1 over cap16$2.3M$143,103968vs
Eastern Washington University 1 over cap16$1.8M$113,042996vs
University of Northern Colorado 12 over cap27$1.7M$62,967968vs
Idaho State University at cap15$1.7M$112,787995vs
Northern Arizona University room for 213$1.6M$124,781974vs
Portland State University 1 over cap16$1.5M$93,765967vs
University of Idaho room for 114$1.5M$103,796986vs
Southern Utah University 3 over cap18$1.4M$80,422984vs
Weber State University 4 over cap19$1.3M$69,438949vs
Utah Tech University room for 114$1.3M$93,481—vs

Every Big Sky Conference women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked