Division I · Mid-American Conference
University of Massachusetts, Amherst Women's Basketball
Amherst, MA · the Minutemen · University of Massachusetts, Amherst overview
48
Roster
33 over the D-I cap of 15
$3M
Team budget
69th percentile in Division I
$63,053
Per roster spot
median $141,297
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
973
APR
94% of players retained
58%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of Massachusetts, Amherst fields a women's basketball team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 48 players, well above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $3,026,548, above the median of $2.2M — $63,053 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 33 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 973, about the median of 986, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,591,712 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $16,156 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#112Team budgetof 360 · Division I#345Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#2Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#266APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's basketball program
Roster sizes (cap 15)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster48 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 33 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$3,026,548 for the year
- Operating expenses$864,107 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$63,053 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate973 multi-year; 979 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$6,591,712 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,156 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$301,930 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Leflar | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Yolanda Cole | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Dayna Smith | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Val Klopfer | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Chantell Alford | Director of Player Development | On file · sign in |
| Brittany Shields | Director of Player Development | On file · sign in |
| Kate Bulger | 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
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 →23,936undergraduates · 31,810 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →58%admitted · of 50,424 applicants
SAT middle 50%1300 – 1480
ACT middle 50%29 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 83%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →48on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1548
33 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate973
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,026,548 $63,053 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $6,591,712
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $301,930
Cost
Full picture →$22,954net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $17,357 in-state · $39,293 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.84violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 15 burglaries · 57 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 26 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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 program48 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions58% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$22,954 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 23,936Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.84 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 1 | 11 | $310k | — | 10% | |
| Smith College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 7 | — | — | — | 20% | |
| Mount Holyoke College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 9 | — | — | — | 38% | |
| Elms College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 17 | 15 | $106k | — | 88% | |
| Western New England University Division III · Conference of New England | 19 | 19 | $267k | — | 83% | |
| American International College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 19 | 17 | $637k | — | 97% | |
| Springfield College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 20 | 15 | $287k | — | 70% | |
| Westfield State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | 18 | $143k | — | 81% | |
| Worcester State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 36 | 11 | $219k | — | 90% | |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 36 | — | — | — | 92% | |
| Assumption University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 36 | 15 | $842k | — | 87% | |
| Franklin Pierce University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 36 | 18 | $613k | — | 90% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst 33 over cap | 48 | $3M | $63,053 | 973 | vs | |
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York 1 over cap | 16 | $3M | $188,429 | 987 | vs | |
| University of Toledo at cap | 15 | $2.6M | $171,624 | 996 | vs | |
| Ball State University room for 1 | 14 | $2.2M | $157,034 | 986 | vs | |
| Bowling Green State University room for 1 | 14 | $2M | $139,739 | 1000 | vs | |
| Central Michigan University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.9M | $116,137 | 996 | vs | |
| Eastern Michigan University 7 over cap | 22 | $1.8M | $80,496 | 982 | vs | |
| Western Michigan University at cap | 15 | $1.8M | $117,066 | 985 | vs | |
| University of Akron 1 over cap | 16 | $1.7M | $103,274 | 990 | vs | |
| Kent State University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Miami University (Ohio) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Ohio University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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