Division I · Southland Conference
University of the Incarnate Word Women's Basketball
San Antonio, TX · the Cardinals · University of the Incarnate Word overview
23
Roster
8 over the D-I cap of 15
$1.5M
Team budget
20th percentile in Division I
$65,578
Per roster spot
median $141,297
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
963
APR
94% of players retained
93%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
University of the Incarnate Word fields a women's basketball team in the Southland Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, well above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,508,307, below the median of $2.2M — $65,578 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 8 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 963, about the median of 986, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,280,061 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $23,363 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#288Team budgetof 360 · Division I#341Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#55Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#307APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster23 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 8 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$1,508,307 for the year
- Operating expenses$177,587 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$65,578 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate963 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,280,061 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$23,363 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$68,742 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jhasmin Player head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kelsey Johnson | Associate Head Women's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Amber Cunningham | Assistant Women's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Danielle Sanderlin | Assistant Women's Basketball 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 →4,726undergraduates · 7,251 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →93%admitted · of 11,162 applicants
SAT middle 50%900 – 1140
ACT middle 50%17 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →23on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1523
8 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate963
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,508,307 $65,579 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,280,061
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $68,742
Cost
Full picture →$21,246net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $35,660
Campus safety
Full picture →0.71violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →28%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of the Incarnate Word
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 program23 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions93% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,246 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 28%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 4,726Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.71 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 1 | 25 | $425k | — | 28% | |
| St. Mary's University (Texas) Division II · Lone Star Conference | 6 | 15 | $760k | — | 89% | |
| University of Texas at San Antonio Division I · American Conference | 12 | 29 | $2.6M | 986 | 88% | |
| Texas Lutheran University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 30 | 21 | $150k | — | 95% | |
| Texas State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 43 | 13 | $2.9M | 985 | 89% | |
| Schreiner University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 56 | 19 | $187k | — | 88% | |
| St. Edward's University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 68 | 14 | $1M | — | 84% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 71 | 32 | $10M | 991 | 29% | |
| Concordia University Texas Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 76 | 18 | $220k | — | 91% | |
| Southwestern University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 94 | 17 | $195k | — | 39% | |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference | 126 | 18 | $287k | — | 95% | |
| Texas A&M University-Kingsville Division II · Lone Star Conference | 139 | 12 | $597k | — | 92% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Southland Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 8 over cap | 23 | $1.7M | $74,976 | 969 | vs | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University room for 1 | 14 | $1.6M | $112,368 | 981 | vs | |
| East Texas A&M University room for 1 | 14 | $1.5M | $108,153 | — | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word 8 over cap | 23 | $1.5M | $65,578 | 963 | vs | |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 1 over cap | 16 | $1.5M | $92,962 | 959 | vs | |
| Lamar University room for 3 | 12 | $1.5M | $123,465 | 978 | vs | |
| Houston Christian University room for 1 | 14 | $1.4M | $100,053 | 988 | vs | |
| LSU New Orleans at cap | 15 | $1.2M | $82,073 | 968 | vs | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University at cap | 15 | $1.2M | $81,524 | 986 | vs | |
| McNeese State University at cap | 15 | $1.1M | $73,941 | 969 | vs | |
| Northwestern State University 2 over cap | 17 | $1.1M | $64,616 | 976 | vs | |
| Nicholls State University 1 over cap | 16 | $837k | $52,313 | 957 | vs |
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