University of Georgia Women's Basketball
University of Georgia fields a women's basketball team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, well above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $5,472,173, well above the median of $2.2M — $237,920 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 8 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 995, about the median of 986, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,116,334 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $22,001 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 15)
The program
- Roster23 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 8 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$5,472,173 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,184,833 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$237,920 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$6,116,334 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$22,001 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,123,481 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ayla Guzzardo head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Kenneth Lee | Associate Head Coach / Defensive Coordinator | not on file |
| Justin Payne | Associate Coach | not on file |
| Amber Gregg | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | not on file |
| Ronneka Robertson | Assistant Coach / Assistant Recruiting Coordinator | not on file |
| Brianna Patton | Assistant Coach / Director of Recruiting | On file · sign in |
| Megan Herboth | Executive Director of Basketball Operations and Administration | On file · sign in |
| Aja Ochie | Director of Player Development | not on file |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 87%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $5,472,173 $237,921 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $6,116,334
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,123,481
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $11,180 in-state · $30,220 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 19 burglaries · 38 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Georgia
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel University (Georgia) Division II · Conference Carolinas | 26 | 17 | $523k | — | 53% | |
| Piedmont University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 43 | 16 | $226k | — | 93% | |
| University of North Georgia Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 53 | 16 | $700k | — | 72% | |
| Agnes Scott College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 54 | — | — | — | 67% | |
| Oglethorpe University Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 55 | 14 | $187k | — | 60% | |
| Emory University Division III · University Athletic Association | 56 | 14 | $395k | — | 11% | |
| Anderson University (South Carolina) Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 57 | 15 | $781k | — | 53% | |
| Clemson University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 59 | 17 | $6.6M | 977 | 38% | |
| Georgia State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 60 | 15 | $2M | 970 | 62% | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 60 | 28 | $6.7M | 982 | 16% | |
| Clayton State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 60 | 18 | $410k | — | 71% | |
| Georgia College Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 61 | 16 | $403k | — | 88% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Carolina, Columbia 16 over cap | 31 | $13M | $423,205 | 990 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University room for 2 | 13 | $12M | $930,709 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Austin 17 over cap | 32 | $10M | $325,008 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Oklahoma 9 over cap | 24 | $8.8M | $364,846 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Mississippi at cap | 15 | $8.5M | $565,288 | 965 | vs | |
| Vanderbilt University 13 over cap | 28 | $8.3M | $297,135 | 989 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky room for 2 | 13 | $7.7M | $589,198 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville 15 over cap | 30 | $7.6M | $251,994 | 971 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville room for 1 | 14 | $6.7M | $480,783 | 965 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station room for 4 | 11 | $6.6M | $604,157 | 995 | vs | |
| Mississippi State University 11 over cap | 26 | $6.3M | $243,277 | 978 | vs | |
| Auburn University 6 over cap | 21 | $5.8M | $276,772 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia 1 over cap | 16 | $5.7M | $359,274 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Florida room for 1 | 14 | $5.5M | $394,094 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Georgia 8 over cap | 23 | $5.5M | $237,920 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Alabama 15 over cap | 30 | $5.4M | $181,119 | 978 | vs |
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