Division I · American Conference
University of Alabama at Birmingham Women's Basketball
Birmingham, AL · the Blazers · University of Alabama at Birmingham overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$2.4M
Team budget
55th percentile in Division I
$162,351
Per roster spot
median $141,297
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
88%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
University of Alabama at Birmingham fields a women's basketball team in the American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $2,435,278, about the median of $2.2M — $162,351 per roster spot, upper half 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 1000, about the median of 986, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,593,526 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,971 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#161Team budgetof 360 · Division I#145Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#146Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#1APRof 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, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$2,435,278 for the year
- Operating expenses$509,648 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$162,351 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,593,526 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,971 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$266,442 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Randy Norton head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Taren Martin | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ty Margenthaler | Associate Head Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Miyah Barnes | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Hunter Simpson | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Zakyia Weathersby | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Janae Duffy | Director of 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 →12,382undergraduates · 21,160 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →88%admitted · of 10,919 applicants
SAT middle 50%1130 – 1400
ACT middle 50%22 – 30
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 62%
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 Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,435,278 $162,352 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,593,526
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $266,442
Cost
Full picture →$17,413net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,832 in-state · $21,864 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.83violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 27 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Alabama at Birmingham
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 divisionAdmissions88% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,413 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 12,382Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.83 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samford University Division I · Southern Conference | 3 | 13 | $1.4M | 1000 | 82% | |
| Miles College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 7 | 16 | $526k | — | — | |
| University of Montevallo Division II · Gulf South Conference | 28 | 16 | $508k | — | 54% | |
| University of Alabama Division I · Southeastern Conference | 48 | 30 | $5.4M | 978 | 76% | |
| Jacksonville State University Division I · Conference USA | 63 | 12 | $1.6M | 987 | 76% | |
| Alabama State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 84 | 17 | $1.1M | 967 | 96% | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 85 | 16 | $621k | — | 74% | |
| Huntingdon College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 85 | 27 | $264k | — | 71% | |
| Auburn University at Montgomery Division II · Gulf South Conference | 87 | 17 | $590k | — | 93% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 89 | 20 | $1.2M | 934 | 66% | |
| Mississippi University for Women Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 93 | 18 | $167k | — | 100% | |
| Tuskegee University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 98 | 17 | $563k | — | 31% |
Other women's basketball programs in the American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Florida at cap | 15 | $5.4M | $363,101 | 982 | vs | |
| Temple University at cap | 15 | $5.1M | $342,972 | 981 | vs | |
| The University of Tulsa 1 over cap | 16 | $4.4M | $276,721 | 983 | vs | |
| Rice University at cap | 15 | $4.3M | $288,407 | 996 | vs | |
| Tulane University at cap | 15 | $3.7M | $247,245 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Memphis at cap | 15 | $3.5M | $235,931 | 995 | vs | |
| University of North Texas at cap | 15 | $3.3M | $222,355 | 974 | vs | |
| East Carolina University at cap | 15 | $3M | $200,704 | 961 | vs | |
| Wichita State University 8 over cap | 23 | $2.9M | $126,732 | 977 | vs | |
| University of Texas at San Antonio 14 over cap | 29 | $2.6M | $91,123 | 986 | vs | |
| Florida Atlantic University 5 over cap | 20 | $2.4M | $122,432 | 990 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte room for 1 | 14 | $2.4M | $174,300 | 960 | vs | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham at cap | 15 | $2.4M | $162,351 | 1000 | vs |
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