West Virginia University Women's Basketball
West Virginia University fields a women's basketball team in the Big 12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $5,476,114, well above the median of $2.2M — $365,074 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's basketball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 996, about the median of 986, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,372,259 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $16,816 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
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$5,476,114 for the year
- Operating expenses$928,118 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$365,074 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate996 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,372,259 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,816 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$623,843 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Kellogg head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| JC Carter | Associate Head Coach | not on file |
| Erin Grant | Assistant Head Coach | not on file |
| Jessica Grayson | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Kasondra McKay | Director of Recruiting / Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Caden Roberts | Video Coordinator / Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Kayla Scott | Director of Basketball Operations | On file · sign in |
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
- 60%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $5,476,114 $365,074 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,372,259
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $623,843
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,648 in-state · $27,360 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 31 burglaries · 68 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research West Virginia 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairmont State University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 15 | 14 | $541k | — | 99% | |
| Waynesburg University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 22 | 22 | $195k | — | 92% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, California Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 30 | 45 | $1.5M | — | 94% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 30 | 45 | $1.5M | — | 94% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 30 | 45 | $1.5M | — | 94% | |
| Washington and Jefferson College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 40 | 17 | $166k | — | 82% | |
| Salem University (West Virginia) Division II · Independent | 41 | 21 | $410k | — | — | |
| West Virginia Wesleyan College Division II · Mountain East Conference | 47 | 25 | $430k | — | 95% | |
| Davis & Elkins College Division II · Mountain East Conference | 49 | 20 | $297k | — | 58% | |
| Wheeling University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 49 | 23 | $673k | — | 75% | |
| University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 50 | 14 | $58k | — | 98% | |
| West Liberty University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 50 | 14 | $486k | — | 72% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Big 12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Christian University room for 1 | 14 | $9.6M | $684,806 | 995 | vs | |
| Baylor University 19 over cap | 34 | $9.3M | $274,382 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Arizona at cap | 15 | $8M | $533,424 | 991 | vs | |
| Texas Tech University at cap | 15 | $7.1M | $473,347 | 985 | vs | |
| Arizona State University 13 over cap | 28 | $6.7M | $240,486 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Kansas room for 1 | 14 | $5.5M | $392,294 | 975 | vs | |
| West Virginia University at cap | 15 | $5.5M | $365,074 | 996 | vs | |
| Iowa State University at cap | 15 | $5.3M | $352,187 | 985 | vs | |
| University of Colorado Boulder 9 over cap | 24 | $5.2M | $215,717 | 985 | vs | |
| Brigham Young University 1 over cap | 16 | $5.1M | $317,678 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Utah room for 1 | 14 | $5M | $358,269 | 986 | vs | |
| Kansas State University 18 over cap | 33 | $4.9M | $148,859 | 970 | vs | |
| Oklahoma State University room for 1 | 14 | $4.7M | $337,039 | 969 | vs | |
| University of Cincinnati room for 2 | 13 | $4.4M | $338,478 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Central Florida at cap | 15 | $4.2M | $279,711 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Houston room for 1 | 14 | $3.7M | $263,252 | 978 | vs |
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