Division I · Big West Conference
University of California, Riverside Women's Basketball
Riverside, CA · the Highlanders · University of California, Riverside overview
16
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 15
$2.3M
Team budget
54th percentile in Division I
$144,848
Per roster spot
median $141,297
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
953
APR
95% of players retained
63%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of California, Riverside fields a women's basketball team in the Big West 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 $2,317,582, about the median of $2.2M — $144,848 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 953, about the median of 986, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,621,353 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,249 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#168Team budgetof 360 · Division I#168Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#100Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#327APRof 360 · Division I
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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$2,317,582 for the year
- Operating expenses$441,249 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$144,848 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate953 multi-year; 962 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible94% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,621,353 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,249 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$61,989 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brad Langston head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Natasha Smith | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lorenzo Griffin | Assistant Women's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Chyanne Butler | Assistant Women's Basketball Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Maggie Cornelius Scully | Assistant Women's Basketball Coach | 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 →22,646undergraduates · 26,426 students in all
Women 50% Men 50%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →63%admitted · of 62,807 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 77%
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 Rate953
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,317,582 $144,849 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,621,353
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $61,989
Cost
Full picture →$13,533net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,170 in-state · $44,947 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.78violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 44 burglaries · 37 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of California, Riverside
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 divisionAdmissions63% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,533 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 22,646Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.78 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Baptist University Division I · Big West Conference | 6 | 13 | $2.6M | 981 | 74% | |
| University of Redlands Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 11 | 25 | $419k | — | 81% | |
| California State University, San Bernardino Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 15 | 14 | $956k | — | 98% | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 24 | 13 | $236k | — | 11% | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 24 | 15 | $146k | — | 7% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 27 | 18 | $211k | — | 48% | |
| California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 29 | 14 | $676k | — | 74% | |
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 33 | 16 | $303k | — | 56% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 33 | 12 | $1.5M | 971 | 87% | |
| Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 34 | 13 | $655k | — | 79% | |
| Concordia University Irvine Division II · Pacific West Conference | 35 | 14 | $616k | — | 60% | |
| University of California, Irvine Division I · Big West Conference | 37 | 16 | $2.9M | 962 | 26% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Big West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Irvine 1 over cap | 16 | $2.9M | $180,251 | 962 | vs | |
| University of California, San Diego 1 over cap | 16 | $2.9M | $179,304 | — | vs | |
| California Baptist University room for 2 | 13 | $2.6M | $196,358 | 981 | vs | |
| University of California, Santa Barbara 1 over cap | 16 | $2.5M | $154,206 | 958 | vs | |
| University of California, Riverside 1 over cap | 16 | $2.3M | $144,848 | 953 | vs | |
| California Polytechnic State University 15 over cap | 30 | $2.1M | $70,300 | 980 | vs | |
| California State University, Sacramento at cap | 15 | $2.1M | $138,124 | 983 | vs | |
| Long Beach State University 7 over cap | 22 | $1.9M | $84,516 | 977 | vs | |
| California State University, Northridge room for 2 | 13 | $1.8M | $137,922 | 987 | vs | |
| California State University, Bakersfield room for 1 | 14 | $1.8M | $125,195 | 991 | vs | |
| California State University, Fullerton room for 3 | 12 | $1.5M | $125,123 | 971 | vs | |
| Utah Valley University room for 1 | 14 | $1.4M | $97,922 | 973 | vs |
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