Division I · Southeastern Conference
University of Tennessee, Knoxville Women's Basketball
Knoxville, TN · the Volunteers · University of Tennessee, Knoxville overview
30
Roster
15 over the D-I cap of 15
$7.6M
Team budget
94th percentile in Division I
$251,994
Per roster spot
median $141,297
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
971
APR
97% of players retained
46%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of Tennessee, Knoxville fields a women's basketball team in the Southeastern 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 $7,559,834, well above the median of $2.2M — $251,994 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 971, about the median of 986, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $11,447,980 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $26,499 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#22Team budgetof 360 · Division I#71Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#16Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#276APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster30 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 15 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$7,559,834 for the year
- Operating expenses$2,421,480 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$251,994 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate971 multi-year; 977 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$11,447,980 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$26,499 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,391,691 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Caldwell head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Isoken Uzamere | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Bill Ferrara | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Jenna Burdette | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Angel Rizor | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Lexie Barrier | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Denise Jilka | Executive Director of Basketball Operations | On file · sign in |
| Maggie Stanley | Assistant Director of Women's Basketball Operations / Special Assistant to the Head Coach | not on file |
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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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →28,883undergraduates · 36,304 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →46%admitted · of 50,488 applicants
SAT middle 50%1190 – 1340
ACT middle 50%25 – 31
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →30on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1530
15 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate971
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $7,559,834 $251,994 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $11,447,980
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,391,691
Cost
Full picture →$20,885net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $13,484 in-state · $31,974 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.37violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 17 burglaries · 93 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 27 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →28%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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 program30 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions46% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,885 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 28%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 28,883Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.37 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryville College (Tennessee) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 14 | 13 | $204k | — | 66% | |
| Carson-Newman University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 27 | 13 | $646k | — | 68% | |
| Lincoln Memorial University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 46 | 18 | $789k | — | 59% | |
| Western Carolina University Division I · Southern Conference | 61 | 12 | $1.2M | 985 | 87% | |
| Tusculum University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 67 | 20 | $461k | — | 60% | |
| Young Harris College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 71 | 18 | $502k | — | 64% | |
| Lee University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 76 | 17 | $727k | — | 72% | |
| Mars Hill University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 77 | 16 | $411k | — | 78% | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville Division I · Big South Conference | 80 | 15 | $1.1M | 1000 | 94% | |
| Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 83 | 18 | $156k | — | 40% | |
| Warren Wilson College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 86 | 15 | $82k | — | 78% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 89 | 13 | $1.8M | 991 | 83% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Carolina, Columbia 16 over cap | 31 | $13M | $423,205 | 990 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University room for 2 | 13 | $12M | $930,709 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Austin 17 over cap | 32 | $10M | $325,008 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Oklahoma 9 over cap | 24 | $8.8M | $364,846 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Mississippi at cap | 15 | $8.5M | $565,288 | 965 | vs | |
| Vanderbilt University 13 over cap | 28 | $8.3M | $297,135 | 989 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky room for 2 | 13 | $7.7M | $589,198 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville 15 over cap | 30 | $7.6M | $251,994 | 971 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville room for 1 | 14 | $6.7M | $480,783 | 965 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station room for 4 | 11 | $6.6M | $604,157 | 995 | vs | |
| Mississippi State University 11 over cap | 26 | $6.3M | $243,277 | 978 | vs | |
| Auburn University 6 over cap | 21 | $5.8M | $276,772 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia 1 over cap | 16 | $5.7M | $359,274 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Florida room for 1 | 14 | $5.5M | $394,094 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Georgia 8 over cap | 23 | $5.5M | $237,920 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Alabama 15 over cap | 30 | $5.4M | $181,119 | 978 | vs |
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