Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
University of Louisville Women's Basketball
Louisville, KY · the Cardinals · University of Louisville overview
25
Roster
10 over the D-I cap of 15
$6.7M
Team budget
91st percentile in Division I
$268,031
Per roster spot
median $141,297
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
81%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
University of Louisville fields a women's basketball team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, well above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $6,700,777, well above the median of $2.2M — $268,031 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 10 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 1000, about the median of 986, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,003,358 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,049 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster25 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 10 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$6,700,777 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,811,658 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$268,031 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$7,003,358 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,049 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$802,214 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Walz head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jonneshia Pineda | Associate Head Coach | not on file |
| Joanna Bernabei-McNamee | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Mike Bradbury | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Roman Tubner | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Selim Aldag | Assistant Coach / Director of Video Analytics | not on file |
| Gina Cerezuela | Director of Player Development | not on file |
| Cortnee Walton | 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →16,194undergraduates · 22,139 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →81%admitted · of 14,821 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1250
ACT middle 50%19 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 61%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →25on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1525
10 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $6,700,777 $268,031 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,003,358
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $802,214
Cost
Full picture →$18,808net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,828 in-state · $29,174 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.07violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 36 burglaries · 25 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Louisville
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 program25 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions81% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$18,808 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 16,194Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.07 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spalding University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 2 | 17 | $128k | — | 99% | |
| Bellarmine University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 3 | 13 | $1.7M | — | 94% | |
| Hanover College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 38 | 19 | $309k | — | 84% | |
| Kentucky State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 49 | 18 | $450k | — | 93% | |
| Asbury University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 65 | 19 | $137k | — | 64% | |
| Centre College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 66 | 14 | $198k | — | 54% | |
| University of Kentucky Division I · Southeastern Conference | 69 | 13 | $7.7M | 1000 | 92% | |
| Transylvania University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 70 | 24 | $240k | — | 85% | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference | 78 | 37 | $9.3M | 980 | 80% | |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 81 | 13 | $649k | — | 67% | |
| Thomas More University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 85 | 18 | $534k | — | 97% | |
| Mount St. Joseph University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 86 | 16 | $184k | — | 57% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University 2 over cap | 17 | $12M | $723,542 | 973 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley 18 over cap | 33 | $11M | $325,762 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame room for 3 | 12 | $9.1M | $754,332 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) 1 over cap | 16 | $7.9M | $495,403 | 995 | vs | |
| Stanford University 9 over cap | 24 | $7.9M | $328,628 | 1000 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University room for 2 | 13 | $7.3M | $563,691 | 967 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 17 over cap | 32 | $6.8M | $211,862 | 974 | vs | |
| University of Louisville 10 over cap | 25 | $6.7M | $268,031 | 1000 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology 13 over cap | 28 | $6.7M | $237,656 | 982 | vs | |
| Clemson University 2 over cap | 17 | $6.6M | $388,672 | 977 | vs | |
| Boston College at cap | 15 | $6.2M | $414,554 | 980 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University room for 2 | 13 | $6.2M | $477,125 | 986 | vs | |
| Syracuse University room for 2 | 13 | $6M | $461,083 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Virginia 23 over cap | 38 | $5.8M | $152,542 | 995 | vs | |
| Florida State University room for 3 | 12 | $5.7M | $478,001 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh 9 over cap | 24 | $5.1M | $213,826 | 991 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University 7 over cap | 22 | $4.7M | $213,766 | 1000 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University room for 4 | 11 | $4.5M | $405,453 | 947 | vs |
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