Division I · Big 12 Conference
Texas Tech University Women's Basketball
Lubbock, TX · the Red Raiders · Texas Tech University overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$7.1M
Team budget
92nd percentile in Division I
$473,347
Per roster spot
median $141,297
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
985
APR
98% of players retained
71%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Texas Tech University fields a women's basketball team in the Big 12 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 $7,100,215, well above the median of $2.2M — $473,347 per roster spot, top 10% 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 985, about the median of 986, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,206,631 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,525 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#29Team budgetof 360 · Division I#18Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#146Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#175APRof 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$7,100,215 for the year
- Operating expenses$3,136,482 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$473,347 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate985 multi-year; 959 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,206,631 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,525 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$840,375 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Krista Gerlich head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Adrian Walters | Associate Head Coach | not on file |
| Erik DeRoo | Associate Coach / General Manager | On file · sign in |
| Jaida Williams | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Ketara Chapel | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | not on file |
| Renae Boone | Assistant Coach / Recruiting 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
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 →32,635undergraduates · 40,773 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →71%admitted · of 34,020 applicants
SAT middle 50%1090 – 1270
ACT middle 50%22 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 64%
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 Rate985
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $7,100,215 $473,348 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,206,631
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $840,375
Cost
Full picture →$16,773net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,852 in-state · $24,451 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.97violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 17 burglaries · 68 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 divisionAdmissions71% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,773 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 32,635Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.97 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lubbock Christian University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 3 | 14 | $877k | — | 73% | |
| Eastern New Mexico University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 94 | 15 | $886k | — | 55% | |
| West Texas A&M University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 97 | 16 | $746k | — | 97% | |
| The University of Texas Permian Basin Division II · Lone Star Conference | 120 | 19 | $688k | — | 84% | |
| Hardin-Simmons University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 146 | 23 | $246k | — | 97% | |
| McMurry University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 147 | 19 | $259k | — | 58% | |
| Abilene Christian University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 147 | 12 | $1.8M | 995 | 64% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Big 12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Christian University room for 1 | 14 | $9.6M | $684,806 | 995 | vs | |
| Baylor University 19 over cap | 34 | $9.3M | $274,382 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Arizona at cap | 15 | $8M | $533,424 | 991 | vs | |
| Texas Tech University at cap | 15 | $7.1M | $473,347 | 985 | vs | |
| Arizona State University 13 over cap | 28 | $6.7M | $240,486 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Kansas room for 1 | 14 | $5.5M | $392,294 | 975 | vs | |
| West Virginia University at cap | 15 | $5.5M | $365,074 | 996 | vs | |
| Iowa State University at cap | 15 | $5.3M | $352,187 | 985 | vs | |
| University of Colorado Boulder 9 over cap | 24 | $5.2M | $215,717 | 985 | vs | |
| Brigham Young University 1 over cap | 16 | $5.1M | $317,678 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Utah room for 1 | 14 | $5M | $358,269 | 986 | vs | |
| Kansas State University 18 over cap | 33 | $4.9M | $148,859 | 970 | vs | |
| Oklahoma State University room for 1 | 14 | $4.7M | $337,039 | 969 | vs | |
| University of Cincinnati room for 2 | 13 | $4.4M | $338,478 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Central Florida at cap | 15 | $4.2M | $279,711 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Houston room for 1 | 14 | $3.7M | $263,252 | 978 | vs |
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