University of West Florida Women's Basketball
University of West Florida fields a women's basketball team in the Atlantic Sun Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 13 players, below the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $640,492, well below the median of $2.2M — $49,268 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's basketball programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The school gave $1,273,520 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,269 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
- Roster13 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$640,492 for the year
- Operating expenses$135,078 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$49,268 division median $141,297
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,273,520 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,269 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$37,244 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Stephanie Lawrence Yelton | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ashley Brown | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Moriah Taylor | Assistant Coach / Player Development | not on file |
| John Motherwell | Assistant Coach / Chief of Staff | not on file |
| Amelia Bell | Director of Basketball Operations | 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
- Rural
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 62%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $640,492 $49,269 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,273,520
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $37,244
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $5,776 in-state · $18,658 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of West Florida
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Hill College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 56 | 14 | $560k | — | 59% | |
| University of South Alabama Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 58 | 15 | $1.9M | 968 | 65% | |
| Troy University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 114 | 13 | $1.9M | 979 | 93% | |
| Huntingdon College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 136 | 27 | $264k | — | 71% | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 136 | 14 | $1.9M | 962 | 99% | |
| Alabama State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 137 | 17 | $1.1M | 967 | 96% | |
| Auburn University at Montgomery Division II · Gulf South Conference | 140 | 17 | $590k | — | 93% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Atlantic Sun Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Gulf Coast University at cap | 15 | $2.7M | $179,842 | 1000 | vs | |
| Stetson University at cap | 15 | $2.2M | $148,224 | 979 | vs | |
| Jacksonville University at cap | 15 | $2M | $132,852 | 982 | vs | |
| Lipscomb University room for 4 | 11 | $1.8M | $167,921 | 995 | vs | |
| Bellarmine University room for 2 | 13 | $1.7M | $127,706 | — | vs | |
| University of North Florida 1 over cap | 16 | $1.5M | $95,948 | 980 | vs | |
| Queens University of Charlotte room for 1 | 14 | $1.5M | $104,378 | — | vs | |
| University of West Florida room for 2 | 13 | $640k | $49,268 | — | vs |
Every Atlantic Sun Conference women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked