Division I · Southland Conference
Stephen F. Austin State University Women's Basketball
Nacogdoches, TX · the Lumberjacks · Stephen F. Austin State University overview
14
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 15
$1.6M
Team budget
22nd percentile in Division I
$112,368
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
981
APR
97% of players retained
88%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Stephen F. Austin State University fields a women's basketball team in the Southland 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 $1,573,154, below the median of $2.2M — $112,368 per roster spot, lower half 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 981, about the median of 986, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,289,175 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,578 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#282Team budgetof 360 · Division I#250Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#232Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#207APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's basketball program
Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,573,154 for the year
- Operating expenses$517,939 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$112,368 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate981 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,289,175 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,578 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$154,710 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Leonard Bishop head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Steve Yang | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jeanne-Marie Wilson | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Lex Murphy | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Martin Pazanin | Assistant Coach / Offensive Coordinator | 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
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 →9,575undergraduates · 10,888 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →88%admitted · of 12,591 applicants
SAT middle 50%980 – 1160
ACT middle 50%18 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 52%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1514
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate981
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,573,154 $112,368 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,289,175
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $154,710
Cost
Full picture →$15,498net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,600 in-state · $20,680 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.64violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Stephen F. Austin 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 program14 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions88% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,498 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 9,575Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.64 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeTourneau University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 59 | 18 | $196k | — | 41% | |
| The University of Texas at Tyler Division II · Lone Star Conference | 60 | 18 | $856k | — | 92% | |
| East Texas Baptist University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 67 | 28 | $283k | — | 60% | |
| Centenary College (Louisiana) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 80 | 20 | $151k | — | 54% | |
| Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA | 82 | 13 | $1.5M | 967 | 85% | |
| Northwestern State University Division I · Southland Conference | 92 | 17 | $1.1M | 976 | 94% | |
| Lamar University Division I · Southland Conference | 114 | 12 | $1.5M | 978 | 86% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 121 | 11 | $6.6M | 995 | 63% | |
| Grambling State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 129 | 17 | $1.2M | 942 | 24% | |
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 131 | 15 | $1.1M | 969 | 68% | |
| Prairie View A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 132 | 14 | $1M | 919 | 75% | |
| Louisiana Tech University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 133 | 14 | $2M | 974 | 73% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Southland Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 8 over cap | 23 | $1.7M | $74,976 | 969 | vs | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University room for 1 | 14 | $1.6M | $112,368 | 981 | vs | |
| East Texas A&M University room for 1 | 14 | $1.5M | $108,153 | — | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word 8 over cap | 23 | $1.5M | $65,578 | 963 | vs | |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 1 over cap | 16 | $1.5M | $92,962 | 959 | vs | |
| Lamar University room for 3 | 12 | $1.5M | $123,465 | 978 | vs | |
| Houston Christian University room for 1 | 14 | $1.4M | $100,053 | 988 | vs | |
| LSU New Orleans at cap | 15 | $1.2M | $82,073 | 968 | vs | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University at cap | 15 | $1.2M | $81,524 | 986 | vs | |
| McNeese State University at cap | 15 | $1.1M | $73,941 | 969 | vs | |
| Northwestern State University 2 over cap | 17 | $1.1M | $64,616 | 976 | vs | |
| Nicholls State University 1 over cap | 16 | $837k | $52,313 | 957 | vs |
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