Division I · Big South Conference
University of South Carolina Upstate Women's Basketball
Spartanburg, SC · the Spartans · University of South Carolina Upstate overview
16
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 15
$1.2M
Team budget
11th percentile in Division I
$77,985
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
980
APR
97% of players retained
70%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of South Carolina Upstate fields a women's basketball team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,247,773, well below the median of $2.2M — $77,985 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 1 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 980, about the median of 986, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,907,481 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $11,090 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#320Team budgetof 360 · Division I#320Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#100Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#222APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,247,773 for the year
- Operating expenses$186,149 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$77,985 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate980 multi-year; 981 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,907,481 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,090 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$65,875 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Williams head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Jennifer DeGraaf | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Bryanna Brady | Assistant Coach / Director of Basketball Operations | not on file |
| Molly Glick | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | not on file |
| Isaac Mills | Assistant Coach | 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 →4,471undergraduates · 4,946 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →70%admitted · of 3,557 applicants
SAT middle 50%1000 – 1170
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 42%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1516
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate980
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,247,773 $77,986 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,907,481
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $65,875
Cost
Full picture →$13,794net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,583 in-state · $23,085 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.68violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research University of South Carolina Upstate
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 program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions70% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,794 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 4,471Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.68 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 3 | 12 | $1.6M | 970 | 59% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 4 | 18 | $417k | — | 64% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 23 | 15 | $532k | — | 63% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 24 | 13 | $1.2M | 980 | 87% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 27 | 15 | $2.3M | 975 | 53% | |
| Presbyterian College Division I · Big South Conference | 37 | 14 | $1.4M | 984 | 72% | |
| Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 46 | 18 | $156k | — | 40% | |
| Southern Wesleyan University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 49 | 17 | $347k | — | 100% | |
| Warren Wilson College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 50 | 15 | $82k | — | 78% | |
| Anderson University (South Carolina) Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 51 | 15 | $781k | — | 53% | |
| Erskine College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 52 | 23 | $303k | — | 61% | |
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 53 | 24 | $538k | — | 75% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point University 3 over cap | 18 | $2.9M | $160,343 | 976 | vs | |
| Longwood University room for 2 | 13 | $1.7M | $133,503 | 978 | vs | |
| Winthrop University 2 over cap | 17 | $1.6M | $91,556 | 953 | vs | |
| Radford University at cap | 15 | $1.4M | $95,122 | 1000 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College room for 1 | 14 | $1.4M | $101,039 | 984 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University at cap | 15 | $1.3M | $85,563 | 960 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate 1 over cap | 16 | $1.2M | $77,985 | 980 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University room for 2 | 13 | $1.2M | $92,996 | 980 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville at cap | 15 | $1.1M | $75,726 | 1000 | vs |
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