Division I · Sun Belt Conference
The University of Southern Mississippi Women's Basketball
Hattiesburg, MS · the Golden Eagles · The University of Southern Mississippi overview
14
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 15
$1.9M
Team budget
40th percentile in Division I
$136,701
Per roster spot
median $141,297
8
Coaches
1 head · 7 assistant
962
APR
94% of players retained
99%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
The University of Southern Mississippi fields a women's basketball team in the Sun Belt Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Team expenses were $1,913,827, below the median of $2.2M — $136,701 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 962, about the median of 986, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,377,988 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $11,889 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#218Team budgetof 360 · Division I#191Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#232Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#310APRof 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
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 7 assistant
- Team expenses$1,913,827 for the year
- Operating expenses$457,723 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$136,701 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate962 multi-year; 980 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,377,988 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,889 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$229,922 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Missy Bilderback head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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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 →10,012undergraduates · 13,110 students in all
Women 64% Men 36%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →99%admitted · of 8,818 applicants
ACT middle 50%19 – 27
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 51%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1514
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate962
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,913,827 $136,702 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 7 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,377,988
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $229,922
Cost
Full picture →$14,050net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,618 in-state · $11,618 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.23violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 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 program14 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions99% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,050 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 10,012Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.23 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Alabama Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 81 | 15 | $1.9M | 968 | 65% | |
| Spring Hill College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 83 | 14 | $560k | — | 59% | |
| Belhaven University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 84 | 22 | $184k | — | 53% | |
| Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 84 | 17 | $979k | 974 | 91% | |
| Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 85 | 19 | $161k | — | 49% | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University Division I · Southland Conference | 88 | 15 | $1.2M | 986 | 94% | |
| Mississippi Christian University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 91 | 22 | $640k | — | 49% | |
| LSU New Orleans Division I · Southland Conference | 100 | 15 | $1.2M | 968 | 67% | |
| Tulane University Division I · American Conference | 107 | 15 | $3.7M | 990 | 15% | |
| University of West Alabama Division II · Gulf South Conference | 110 | 15 | $612k | — | 87% | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 113 | 15 | $1.2M | 967 | 25% | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 123 | 16 | $1.1M | 964 | 50% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Sun Belt Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Madison University 13 over cap | 28 | $3.7M | $132,490 | 961 | vs | |
| Old Dominion University room for 1 | 14 | $3.5M | $248,169 | 975 | vs | |
| Marshall University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.7M | $167,468 | 991 | vs | |
| Coastal Carolina University room for 1 | 14 | $2.4M | $174,741 | 968 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette at cap | 15 | $2.1M | $141,498 | 963 | vs | |
| Louisiana Tech University room for 1 | 14 | $2M | $144,866 | 974 | vs | |
| Georgia State University at cap | 15 | $2M | $134,968 | 970 | vs | |
| Arkansas State University room for 3 | 12 | $2M | $163,313 | 957 | vs | |
| University of South Alabama at cap | 15 | $1.9M | $128,352 | 968 | vs | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi room for 1 | 14 | $1.9M | $136,701 | 962 | vs | |
| Troy University room for 2 | 13 | $1.9M | $143,115 | 979 | vs | |
| Appalachian State University at cap | 15 | $1.8M | $118,976 | 992 | vs | |
| Georgia Southern University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.8M | $109,376 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe room for 2 | 13 | $1.4M | $110,726 | 958 | vs |
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