University at Albany Women's Basketball
University at Albany fields a women's basketball team in the America East Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,618,665, below the median of $2.2M — $115,618 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 $3,851,038 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,847 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, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$1,618,665 for the year
- Operating expenses$278,216 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$115,618 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate962 multi-year; 955 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,851,038 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,847 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$139,678 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kelly Morrone head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Victoria Lux | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Denise King | Assistant Coach / Director of Leadership & Player Development | On file · sign in |
| Claudio Buratti | Assistant Coach / Offensive Coordinator / International Recruiting | On file · sign in |
| Philip Flory | Assistant Coach / Operations / Movement & Shooting Specialist | 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
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 64%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,618,665 $115,619 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,851,038
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $139,678
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,408 in-state · $28,998 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 21 burglaries · 34 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University at Albany
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siena University Division I · Metro Conference | 4 | 14 | $2.4M | 995 | 71% | |
| Russell Sage College Division III · Empire 8 | 7 | 16 | $124k | — | 76% | |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Division III · Liberty League | 8 | 18 | $175k | — | 58% | |
| Union College (New York) Division III · Liberty League | 11 | 15 | $216k | — | 44% | |
| Skidmore College Division III · Liberty League | 29 | 15 | $137k | — | 23% | |
| Williams College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 32 | 16 | $300k | — | 10% | |
| State University of New York at Cobleskill Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 34 | 17 | $147k | — | 83% | |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 37 | — | — | — | 92% | |
| Bard College Division III · Liberty League | 46 | 11 | $151k | — | 52% | |
| State University of New York at Delhi Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 63 | 14 | $94k | — | 88% | |
| State University of New York at Oneonta Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 65 | 14 | $217k | — | 70% | |
| Westfield State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 65 | 18 | $143k | — | 81% |
Other women's basketball programs in the America East Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Vermont 7 over cap | 22 | $2.3M | $104,324 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts Lowell at cap | 15 | $2M | $134,416 | 985 | vs | |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology 2 over cap | 17 | $2M | $118,124 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County room for 1 | 14 | $2M | $142,647 | 988 | vs | |
| Binghamton University room for 1 | 14 | $2M | $141,297 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Maine 1 over cap | 16 | $1.9M | $116,247 | 1000 | vs | |
| Bryant University 10 over cap | 25 | $1.8M | $73,852 | 991 | vs | |
| University of New Hampshire at cap | 15 | $1.7M | $112,408 | 995 | vs | |
| University at Albany room for 1 | 14 | $1.6M | $115,618 | 962 | vs |
Every America East Conference women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked