University of Southern California Women's Basketball
University of Southern California fields a women's basketball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 30 players, well above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $9,610,324, well above the median of $2.2M — $320,344 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 15 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 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $13,525,051 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $37,569 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
- Roster30 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 15 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$9,610,324 for the year
- Operating expenses$2,112,376 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$320,344 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate980 multi-year; 980 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$13,525,051 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$37,569 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$856,710 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Lindsay Gottlieb head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Beth Burns | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Willnett Crockett | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Nikki Blue | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Courtney Jaco | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jonathan Yim | Assistant Coach | 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
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 92%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $9,610,324 $320,344 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $13,525,051
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $856,710
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $68,237
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 27 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 36 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Southern California
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California State University, Los Angeles Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 7 | 16 | $786k | — | 92% | |
| Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference | 8 | 15 | $4.4M | 981 | 40% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 8 | 16 | $308k | — | 40% | |
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference | 10 | 29 | $9.7M | 989 | 9% | |
| California State University, Dominguez Hills Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 11 | 17 | $617k | — | 91% | |
| California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 12 | 12 | $186k | — | 3% | |
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 15 | 12 | $141k | — | 85% | |
| Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 17 | 14 | $744k | — | 60% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference | 19 | 22 | $1.9M | 977 | 47% | |
| California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference | 21 | 13 | $1.8M | 987 | 93% | |
| Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 24 | 13 | $655k | — | 79% | |
| Pepperdine University Division I · West Coast Conference | 24 | 20 | $3.5M | 1000 | 50% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked