University of Alaska Fairbanks Women's Basketball
University of Alaska Fairbanks fields a women's basketball team in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $680,436, above the median of $576k — $48,602 per roster spot, top quarter of Division II women's basketball programs. The school gave $781,530 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,405 per roster spot.
Among Division II women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 294 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$680,436 for the year
- Operating expenses$227,502 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$48,602 division median $35,547
- Athletic aid, women's teams$781,530 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,405 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$23,715 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Ricks head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players356,240 2024-25
- Division II roster spots4,983 294 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 71 1.4% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division II; 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 →- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 33%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $680,436 $48,603 per roster spot · upper half of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $781,530
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $23,715
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,016 in-state · $26,404 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 55 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Alaska Fairbanks
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.
Other women's basketball programs in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alaska Anchorage | 15 | $1.1M | $76,099 | — | vs | |
| Western Washington University | 14 | $1.1M | $75,334 | — | vs | |
| Northwest Nazarene University | 15 | $805k | $53,659 | — | vs | |
| Montana State University Billings | 14 | $773k | $55,225 | — | vs | |
| Saint Martin's University | 14 | $767k | $54,753 | — | vs | |
| University of Alaska Fairbanks | 14 | $680k | $48,602 | — | vs | |
| Seattle Pacific University | 13 | $625k | $48,048 | — | vs | |
| Western Oregon University | 14 | $586k | $41,835 | — | vs | |
| Central Washington University | 14 | $580k | $41,429 | — | vs | |
| Simon Fraser University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked