Division I · Big West Conference
Utah Valley University Women's Basketball
Orem, UT · the Wolverines · Utah Valley University overview
14
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 15
$1.4M
Team budget
13th percentile in Division I
$97,922
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
973
APR
95% of players retained
Utah Valley University fields a women's basketball team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,370,919, below the median of $2.2M — $97,922 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's basketball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 973, about the median of 986, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,050,436 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $7,947 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#312Team budgetof 360 · Division I#286Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#232Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#266APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's basketball program
Roster sizes (cap 15)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,370,919 for the year
- Operating expenses$473,804 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$97,922 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate973 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,050,436 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,947 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$140,551 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Nielson head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| McKenzie Lai | Associate Head Coach, Women's Basketball | On file · sign in |
| Danja Collins | Assistant Coach, Women's Basketball | On file · sign in |
| Keith Lai | Assistant Coach, Women's Basketball | On file · sign in |
| Kylee Mabry | Assistant Coach / Director of Basketball Operations, Women's Basketball | 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 →43,794undergraduates · 44,651 students in all
Women 50% Men 50%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 37%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1514
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate973
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,370,919 $97,923 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,050,436
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $140,551
Cost
Full picture →$8,650net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $6,270 in-state · $17,830 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.26violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 25 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 28 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Research Utah Valley University
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 program14 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions—SAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$8,650 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 43,794Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.26 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigham Young University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 4 | 16 | $5.1M | 983 | 69% | |
| Westminster University (Utah) Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 32 | 15 | $423k | — | 69% | |
| University of Utah Division I · Big 12 Conference | 34 | 14 | $5M | 986 | 87% | |
| Weber State University Division I · Big Sky Conference | 64 | 19 | $1.3M | 949 | — | |
| Utah State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 101 | 31 | $3.1M | 973 | 94% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Big West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Irvine 1 over cap | 16 | $2.9M | $180,251 | 962 | vs | |
| University of California, San Diego 1 over cap | 16 | $2.9M | $179,304 | — | vs | |
| California Baptist University room for 2 | 13 | $2.6M | $196,358 | 981 | vs | |
| University of California, Santa Barbara 1 over cap | 16 | $2.5M | $154,206 | 958 | vs | |
| University of California, Riverside 1 over cap | 16 | $2.3M | $144,848 | 953 | vs | |
| California Polytechnic State University 15 over cap | 30 | $2.1M | $70,300 | 980 | vs | |
| California State University, Sacramento at cap | 15 | $2.1M | $138,124 | 983 | vs | |
| Long Beach State University 7 over cap | 22 | $1.9M | $84,516 | 977 | vs | |
| California State University, Northridge room for 2 | 13 | $1.8M | $137,922 | 987 | vs | |
| California State University, Bakersfield room for 1 | 14 | $1.8M | $125,195 | 991 | vs | |
| California State University, Fullerton room for 3 | 12 | $1.5M | $125,123 | 971 | vs | |
| Utah Valley University room for 1 | 14 | $1.4M | $97,922 | 973 | vs |
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