University of Wisconsin-Madison Women's Basketball
University of Wisconsin-Madison fields a women's basketball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 28 players, well above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $5,120,630, well above the median of $2.2M — $182,879 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 13 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 987, about the median of 986, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,924,356 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $17,688 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
- Roster28 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 13 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$5,120,630 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,181,177 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$182,879 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate987 multi-year; 966 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,924,356 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,688 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$641,352 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Robin Pingeton head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Chris Bracey | Associate Head Coach | not on file |
| McGhee Mann | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Ariel Massengale | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Evan Johnston | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Emili Leyden | Director of Operations | not on file |
| Julia Ford | 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
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 89%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $5,120,630 $182,880 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,924,356
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $641,352
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $11,205 in-state · $40,603 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 64 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Wisconsin-Madison
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewood University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 2 | 20 | $220k | — | 95% | |
| Maranatha Baptist University Division III · Independent | 35 | 14 | $29k | — | 71% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 37 | 19 | $243k | — | 83% | |
| Beloit College Division III · Midwest Conference | 44 | 16 | $97k | — | 57% | |
| Rockford University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 59 | 13 | $129k | — | 57% | |
| Carroll University (Wisconsin) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 60 | 18 | $200k | — | 58% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Platteville Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 60 | 20 | $269k | — | 87% | |
| Ripon College Division III · Midwest Conference | 60 | 21 | $154k | — | 84% | |
| Marian University (Wisconsin) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 69 | 16 | $113k | — | 67% | |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 70 | 21 | $244k | — | 79% | |
| Alverno College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 73 | 13 | $87k | — | 93% | |
| Marquette University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 75 | 12 | $4.8M | 990 | 87% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked