University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Women's Basketball
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities fields a women's basketball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $6,587,319, well above the median of $2.2M — $313,681 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 6 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 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,264,581 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $24,509 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
- Roster21 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 6 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$6,587,319 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,716,228 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$313,681 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$9,264,581 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$24,509 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$747,584 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dawn Plitzuweit head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Jason Jeschke | Associate Head Coach / General Manager | On file · sign in |
| Aaron Horn | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ariel Braker | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Chloe Lamb | Director of Player Development / Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tyler VanWinkle | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Corey Green | Director of Basketball Operations | 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
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $6,587,319 $313,682 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $9,264,581
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $747,584
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $16,488 in-state · $36,402 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 22 burglaries · 91 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augsburg University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 1 | 15 | $132k | — | 77% | |
| North Central University Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 1 | 24 | $192k | — | 91% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Division I · The Summit League | 3 | 17 | $2.2M | — | 85% | |
| Hamline University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 3 | 21 | $170k | — | 90% | |
| Macalester College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 4 | 16 | $259k | — | 28% | |
| St. Catherine University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 4 | 21 | $174k | — | 94% | |
| Concordia University, St. Paul Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 4 | 16 | $605k | — | 75% | |
| University of Northwestern-St. Paul Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 5 | 16 | $90k | — | 92% | |
| Bethel University (Minnesota) Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 7 | 18 | $159k | — | 91% | |
| Crown College (Minnesota) Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 26 | 13 | $139k | — | 63% | |
| University of Wisconsin-River Falls Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 31 | 20 | $144k | — | 82% | |
| St. Olaf College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 35 | 14 | $195k | — | 52% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked