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University at Buffalo, the State University of New York Women's Basketball
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16
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 15
$3M
Team budget
69th percentile in Division I
$188,429
Per roster spot
median $141,297
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
987
APR
99% of players retained
69%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University at Buffalo, the State University of New York fields a women's basketball team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $3,014,871, above the median of $2.2M — $188,429 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (145 of 360 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 987, about the median of 986, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,105,386 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,550 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#114Team budgetof 360 · Division I#110Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#100Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#150APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$3,014,871 for the year
- Operating expenses$798,110 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$188,429 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate987 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,105,386 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,550 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$200,895 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kristen Sharkey head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Allison Spaschak | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Damon Jones | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Summer Hemphill | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| JoAnna Smith | Assistant Coach / Director of Basketball 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →20,463undergraduates · 31,889 students in all
Women 49% Men 51%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →69%admitted · of 38,210 applicants
SAT middle 50%1210 – 1380
ACT middle 50%27 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1516
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate987
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,014,871 $188,429 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,105,386
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $200,895
Cost
Full picture →$20,511net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,782 in-state · $30,572 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.37violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 33 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 18 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University at Buffalo, the State University of New York
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 program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions69% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,511 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 20,463Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.37 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daemen University Division II · East Coast Conference | 2 | 14 | $547k | — | 76% | |
| Canisius University Division I · Metro Conference | 6 | 15 | $1.7M | 995 | 82% | |
| Buffalo State, State University of New York Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 7 | 12 | $153k | — | 76% | |
| D'Youville University Division II · East Coast Conference | 9 | 13 | $350k | — | 82% | |
| Niagara University Division I · Metro Conference | 16 | 13 | $1.9M | 986 | 85% | |
| Hilbert College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 17 | 11 | $143k | — | 98% | |
| State University of New York at Brockport Division III · Empire 8 | 45 | 14 | $234k | — | 71% | |
| The State University of New York at Fredonia Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 47 | 16 | $184k | — | 79% | |
| Roberts Wesleyan University Division II · East Coast Conference | 51 | 30 | $331k | — | 78% | |
| State University of New York at Geneseo Division III · Empire 8 | 51 | 13 | $230k | — | 64% | |
| Houghton University Division III · Empire 8 | 51 | 13 | $97k | — | 93% | |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Division III · Liberty League | 57 | 19 | $273k | — | 71% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst 33 over cap | 48 | $3M | $63,053 | 973 | vs | |
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York 1 over cap | 16 | $3M | $188,429 | 987 | vs | |
| University of Toledo at cap | 15 | $2.6M | $171,624 | 996 | vs | |
| Ball State University room for 1 | 14 | $2.2M | $157,034 | 986 | vs | |
| Bowling Green State University room for 1 | 14 | $2M | $139,739 | 1000 | vs | |
| Central Michigan University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.9M | $116,137 | 996 | vs | |
| Eastern Michigan University 7 over cap | 22 | $1.8M | $80,496 | 982 | vs | |
| Western Michigan University at cap | 15 | $1.8M | $117,066 | 985 | vs | |
| University of Akron 1 over cap | 16 | $1.7M | $103,274 | 990 | vs | |
| Kent State University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Miami University (Ohio) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Ohio University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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