Division I · Pac-12 Conference
Washington State University Women's Basketball
Pullman, WA · the Cougars · Washington State University overview
13
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 15
$3.7M
Team budget
75th percentile in Division I
$286,057
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
991
APR
98% of players retained
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Washington State University fields a women's basketball team in the Pac-12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 13 players, below the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $3,718,741, well above the median of $2.2M — $286,057 per roster spot, top 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 team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 991, about the median of 986, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,794,337 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,023 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#91Team budgetof 360 · Division I#58Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#300Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#106APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's basketball program
Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster13 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$3,718,741 for the year
- Operating expenses$967,865 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$286,057 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate991 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,794,337 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,023 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$420,358 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kamie Ethridge head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Laurie Koehn | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Camille Williams | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ula Motuga | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Deb Patterson | Director of Player Personnel and Program Analytics | 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 →21,923undergraduates · 26,490 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →85%admitted · of 26,166 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 62%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →13on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1513
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate991
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,718,741 $286,057 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,794,337
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $420,358
Cost
Full picture →$18,155net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,997 in-state · $29,073 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.09violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 49 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 18 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Washington State 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 program13 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions85% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$18,155 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 21,923Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.09 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Idaho Division I · Big Sky Conference | 7 | 14 | $1.5M | 986 | 79% | |
| Edward Waters University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 56 | 16 | $1.8M | 996 | 92% | |
| Eastern Washington University Division I · Big Sky Conference | 56 | 16 | $1.8M | 996 | 92% | |
| Gonzaga University Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 66 | 16 | $5.7M | 1000 | 76% | |
| Whitworth University Division III · Northwest Conference | 72 | 12 | $271k | — | 87% | |
| Whitman College Division III · Northwest Conference | 72 | 12 | $329k | — | 50% | |
| University of Montana Division I · Big Sky Conference | 150 | 16 | $2.3M | 968 | 96% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Pac-12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga University 1 over cap | 16 | $5.7M | $356,222 | 1000 | vs | |
| Oregon State University 12 over cap | 27 | $5M | $185,551 | 990 | vs | |
| San Diego State University 17 over cap | 32 | $3.7M | $117,143 | 991 | vs | |
| Washington State University room for 2 | 13 | $3.7M | $286,057 | 991 | vs | |
| Colorado State University 4 over cap | 19 | $3.3M | $173,318 | 1000 | vs | |
| Utah State University 16 over cap | 31 | $3.1M | $99,297 | 973 | vs | |
| Boise State University 3 over cap | 18 | $3M | $166,424 | 1000 | vs | |
| California State University, Fresno 15 over cap | 30 | $2.9M | $98,131 | 983 | vs | |
| Texas State University room for 2 | 13 | $2.9M | $219,957 | 985 | vs |
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