University of New Haven Women's Basketball
University of New Haven fields a women's basketball team in the Northeast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $879,446, well below the median of $2.2M — $62,817 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's basketball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The school gave $2,302,723 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,079 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
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$879,446 for the year
- Operating expenses$95,733 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$62,817 division median $141,297
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,302,723 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,079 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$42,721 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Debbie Buff head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ariana Koivisto | Assistant Women's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Olivia Tucker | Assistant Women's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Bianca Pendleton | Graduate Assistant Women's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
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
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 59%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $879,446 $62,818 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,302,723
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $42,721
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $45,730
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of New Haven
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale University Division I · The Ivy League | 2 | 13 | $1.4M | 1000 | 5% | |
| Southern Connecticut State University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 3 | 13 | $733k | — | 81% | |
| Albertus Magnus College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 3 | 17 | $94k | — | 64% | |
| Quinnipiac University Division I · Metro Conference | 9 | 16 | $2.5M | 1000 | 77% | |
| University of Bridgeport Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 15 | 19 | $565k | — | 64% | |
| Sacred Heart University Division I · Metro Conference | 15 | 14 | $2M | 995 | 68% | |
| Fairfield University Division I · Metro Conference | 18 | 16 | $3.4M | 1000 | 45% | |
| Post University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 18 | 16 | $426k | — | — | |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 24 | 11 | $266k | — | 17% | |
| Western Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference | 26 | 13 | $175k | — | 81% | |
| Stony Brook University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 27 | 14 | $2.4M | 1000 | 49% | |
| Central Connecticut State University Division I · Northeast Conference | 30 | 14 | $1.2M | 995 | 76% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Northeast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University 1 over cap | 16 | $2M | $125,220 | — | vs | |
| Stonehill College 13 over cap | 28 | $1.9M | $68,902 | — | vs | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus 1 over cap | 16 | $1.7M | $104,204 | 964 | vs | |
| Wagner College room for 1 | 14 | $1.6M | $112,848 | 990 | vs | |
| Le Moyne College room for 2 | 13 | $1.4M | $106,984 | — | vs | |
| Central Connecticut State University room for 1 | 14 | $1.2M | $85,642 | 995 | vs | |
| Chicago State University room for 1 | 14 | $1.2M | $83,867 | 931 | vs | |
| Mercyhurst University at cap | 15 | $1.1M | $75,095 | — | vs | |
| University of New Haven room for 1 | 14 | $879k | $62,817 | — | vs |
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