Division I · Big West Conference
University of California, Santa Barbara Women's Basketball
Santa Barbara, CA · the Gauchos · University of California, Santa Barbara overview
16
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 15
$2.5M
Team budget
57th percentile in Division I
$154,206
Per roster spot
median $141,297
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
958
APR
95% of players retained
28%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of California, Santa Barbara 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 $2,467,300, above the median of $2.2M — $154,206 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 958, about the median of 986, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,360,459 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,422 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#156Team budgetof 360 · Division I#154Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#100Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#322APRof 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$2,467,300 for the year
- Operating expenses$322,948 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$154,206 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate958 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,360,459 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,422 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$244,999 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Renee Jimenez head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Chelsea Carlisle | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tina Samaniego | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kelsey Forrester | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kalen Eddings | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Pat Chung | 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
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 →23,232undergraduates · 26,068 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →28%admitted · of 110,871 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
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 Rate958
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,467,300 $154,206 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,360,459
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $244,999
Cost
Full picture →$15,283net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,965 in-state · $45,742 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.14violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 36 burglaries · 93 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 149 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of California, Santa Barbara
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 divisionAdmissions28% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,283 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 23,232Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.14 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westmont College Division II · Pacific West Conference | 11 | 14 | $637k | — | 80% | |
| California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 57 | 20 | $240k | — | 89% | |
| Pepperdine University Division I · West Coast Conference | 70 | 20 | $3.5M | 1000 | 50% | |
| California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference | 76 | 13 | $1.8M | 987 | 93% | |
| California Polytechnic State University Division I · Big West Conference | 76 | 30 | $2.1M | 980 | 30% | |
| California State University, Bakersfield Division I · Big West Conference | 77 | 14 | $1.8M | 991 | 88% | |
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference | 84 | 29 | $9.7M | 989 | 9% | |
| Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference | 87 | 15 | $4.4M | 981 | 40% | |
| University of Southern California Division I · Big Ten Conference | 93 | 30 | $9.6M | 980 | 10% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 95 | 16 | $308k | — | 40% | |
| California State University, Dominguez Hills Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 99 | 17 | $617k | — | 91% | |
| California State University, Los Angeles Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 99 | 16 | $786k | — | 92% |
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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