Division I · Ohio Valley Conference
Tennessee State University Women's Basketball
Nashville, TN · the Tigers · Tennessee State University overview
11
Roster
room for 4 under the cap of 15
$1.3M
Team budget
12th percentile in Division I
$117,387
Per roster spot
median $141,297
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
976
APR
96% of players retained
93%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Tennessee State University fields a women's basketball team in the Ohio Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 11 players, below the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,291,258, well below the median of $2.2M — $117,387 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's basketball programs. That leaves room for 4 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 976, about the median of 986, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,311,063 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $11,705 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#317Team budgetof 360 · Division I#230Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#352Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#249APRof 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
- Roster11 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 4
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,291,258 for the year
- Operating expenses$259,296 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$117,387 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate976 multi-year; 979 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,311,063 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,705 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$60,088 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Candice Dupree head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Karin Nicholls | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jermaine Brown | Recruiting Coordinator / Director of Basketball Operations / Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mariah Chandler | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jacob Coltrane | Assistant Coach | 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 →6,765undergraduates · 8,198 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →93%admitted · of 12,890 applicants
SAT middle 50%856 – 1068
ACT middle 50%16 – 21
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 34%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →11on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1511
room for 4
Academic Progress Rate976
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,291,258 $117,387 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,311,063
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $60,088
Cost
Full picture →$9,231net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,568 in-state · $22,284 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.63violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Tennessee 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 program11 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions93% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$9,231 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 6,765Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.63 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 2 | 28 | $8.3M | 989 | 6% | |
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 3 | 13 | $3M | 991 | 96% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 4 | 11 | $1.8M | 995 | 67% | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 4 | 23 | $695k | — | 70% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 34 | 15 | $3.3M | 976 | 68% | |
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 39 | 13 | $1.7M | 986 | 96% | |
| Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA | 60 | 14 | $1.8M | 981 | 97% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 74 | 13 | $1.8M | 991 | 83% | |
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 84 | 14 | $283k | — | 51% | |
| Murray State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 89 | 15 | $1.8M | 973 | 86% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 97 | 20 | $1.2M | 934 | 66% | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 100 | 16 | $621k | — | 74% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Ohio Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morehead State University 2 over cap | 17 | $1.5M | $89,140 | 977 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Martin 4 over cap | 19 | $1.4M | $73,750 | 991 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 9 over cap | 24 | $1.3M | $54,575 | 986 | vs | |
| Tennessee State University room for 4 | 11 | $1.3M | $117,387 | 976 | vs | |
| Eastern Illinois University 10 over cap | 25 | $1.2M | $49,907 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Southern Indiana room for 3 | 12 | $1.2M | $103,922 | — | vs | |
| Lindenwood University room for 1 | 14 | $1.2M | $86,634 | — | vs | |
| Western Illinois University room for 1 | 14 | $1.2M | $84,166 | 995 | vs | |
| Southeast Missouri State University at cap | 15 | $1.2M | $77,735 | 978 | vs |
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