St. John's University (New York) Women's Basketball
St. John's University (New York) fields a women's basketball team in the BIG EAST Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $6,689,315, well above the median of $2.2M — $477,808 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's basketball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 994, about the median of 986, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,356,893 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $33,282 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
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$6,689,315 for the year
- Operating expenses$751,864 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$477,808 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate994 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$6,356,893 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$33,282 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$245,653 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Tartamella head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Joe Tartamella | Head Coach | not on file |
| Steve Pogue | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Vanessa Abel | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Joe Rutigliano | Assistant Coach & Chief Strategist | not on file |
| Mike Gibson | Director of Basketball Operations | 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
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 68%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $6,689,315 $477,808 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $6,356,893
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $245,653
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $49,911
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 23 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Women's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York College (New York) Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 1 | 12 | $48k | — | 59% | |
| Queens College (New York) Division II · East Coast Conference | 2 | 15 | $289k | — | 69% | |
| U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Division III · Skyline Conference | 7 | 11 | $168k | — | 32% | |
| Adelphi University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 7 | 20 | $635k | — | 78% | |
| Pratt Institute Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 9 | — | — | — | 53% | |
| Molloy University Division II · East Coast Conference | 9 | 14 | $313k | — | 76% | |
| St. Joseph's University, New York L.I. Division III · Skyline Conference | 9 | 29 | $131k | — | 71% | |
| St. Joseph's University NY (Brooklyn) Division III · Skyline Conference | 9 | 29 | $131k | — | 71% | |
| Medgar Evers College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 9 | 19 | $54k | — | 83% | |
| Hunter College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 9 | 15 | $78k | — | 54% | |
| Baruch College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 10 | 12 | $57k | — | 50% | |
| Brooklyn College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 10 | 14 | $71k | — | 54% |
Other women's basketball programs in the BIG EAST Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Connecticut room for 1 | 14 | $13M | $901,331 | 989 | vs | |
| St. John's University (New York) room for 1 | 14 | $6.7M | $477,808 | 994 | vs | |
| DePaul University 1 over cap | 16 | $5.5M | $344,958 | 1000 | vs | |
| Providence College at cap | 15 | $5.2M | $344,772 | 1000 | vs | |
| Villanova University 13 over cap | 28 | $5.2M | $184,229 | 995 | vs | |
| Marquette University room for 3 | 12 | $4.8M | $397,883 | 990 | vs | |
| Seton Hall University at cap | 15 | $4.4M | $292,561 | 983 | vs | |
| Georgetown University 3 over cap | 18 | $4M | $224,143 | 1000 | vs | |
| Xavier University 1 over cap | 16 | $3.7M | $231,021 | 969 | vs | |
| Butler University 14 over cap | 29 | $3.2M | $110,362 | 995 | vs | |
| Creighton University room for 4 | 11 | $3.2M | $287,824 | 1000 | vs |
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